Phila. area community colleges try to meet demand

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, June, 2009 | by Susan Snyder Inquirer Staff Writer

"TGIF" could mean "Time to Get in Focus" for some students this fall at Camden County College, which will begin offering associate-degree programs on weekends.

The new "Weekend College" is a way to broaden access to students who have work or family commitments during the week, school officials said. It also will run on an accelerated schedule, allowing students to finish their degree work in 15 months.

Camden County will be the second area community college to offer such a program. Montgomery County Community College's has been in place since 2000.

Two other community colleges, in Delaware and Gloucester Counties, said they were contemplating such a program.

Nationally, weekend college appears to be another way that community colleges are trying to meet the...