Daniel P. Nadler

Athletic Identity of Community College Student Athletes: Issues for Counseling

Community college student athletes are unique in their setting in the world of college student athletes. Many compete for the love of their sport, while others have aspirations for transferring to major colleges to continue their participation. The current study made use of the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale with a sample of nearly 400 community college student athletes to begin to understand some of the unique counseling needs of these students. These needs are highlighted by the need for student athletes to have a mentally healthy perspective on the role of sport in life and the relationship of sports to academic pursuits. Community college administrators need to use caution in balancing student development with mental health concerns.

Community College Vocational Student Expectations of Institutional Exit Support

ABSTRACT Community colleges have a role to play in providing support for students as they exit vocational or career preparation programs. As colleges have been challenged by an expanding transfer function, it is important that colleges understand student expectations. Such understanding helps to both serve students enrolled in programs and to meet the unique needs of local business and industry. Through an examination at two community colleges, students in vocational programs agreed most strongly that they wanted to be able to evaluate teachers and have support for finding a job. Additionally, most students believed that they would stay in the jobs they received immediately after graduation for the remainder of their career. However, they recognized that they will need to return for additional training in the very near future.