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16-687: Open College may refer to: Open College (Toronto) , a distance learning service that produced and broadcast on-air college credit courses on radio station CJRT-FM in Toronto from 1971 to 2003 Open College (UK) , a public distance learning college from 1987 to 1991 Open College of the Arts , a distance learning independent arts college based in Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England NOCN , National Open College Network,

32-520: A network of UK organisations developed to recognise informal learning achieved by adults Open Awards , a UK qualification awarding agency formerly known as the "Open College Network North West Region" AWQAF Africa Muslim Open College , an institution of AWQAF Africa's educational department in London 2005 Open admissions , a non-competitive college admissions process in the United States in which

48-709: A selective model for university admissions, mainland European nations have tended toward open admissions. Pressure for a more selective admissions model has only arisen in some of these countries as late as the 1970s, largely owing to the higher per capita rate of university participation in countries with selective admissions at that time. CUNY's introduction of open admissions to the United States sparked controversy both in politics and academia. Critics of open admissions included Vice President Spiro Agnew and right-wing journalists Robert Novak and Irving Kristol while its supporters included noted American writing scholar Mina P. Shaughnessy . The cases for open admissions cite

64-532: A way to reduce discrimination in college admissions and to promote education of the underprivileged . The first major application in the United States was at the City University of New York (CUNY). It later applied the policy only to two-year community colleges since they are better prepared for remedial education . While the United States and other nations in the Anglosphere have historically tended toward

80-403: Is used by many public junior colleges and community colleges and differs from the selective admission policies of most private liberal arts colleges and research universities in the United States, which often take into account standardized test scores as well as other academic and character-related criteria. The open admissions concept was heavily promoted in the 1960s and 1970s as

96-514: The Ryerson Polytechnical Institute divested itself of CJRT and the radio station became an independent government funded corporation with Open College as one of its departments. The service used the name "Open College" due to its open admissions policy. At its peak, Open College offered 28 credit courses, produced at the radio station and accredited by Ryerson and Atkinson College. An estimated 15,000 students took courses using

112-461: The administration of Open College was transferred to Ryerson. In 2003, as a result in the development of the internet as a mode of transmission for distance education and the resulting decline of interest in taking radio courses, as well as CJRT's transformation into an all-jazz radio station, radio broadcasts ended and the service was transferred to Ryerson's G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education which now offers distance education through

128-508: The college diploma as an asset. They characterized the move to open admissions, not as a genuine attempt at educational reform, but as a maneuver of racial politics and the gross politicization of the educational process. Other, less prevalent criticisms include the idea that, through open admissions, CUNY was, whether purposefully or not, depriving private colleges of students through the combination of open admissions and less expensive tuition. Another criticism of CUNY's open admissions model

144-458: The courses were accredited by Toronto Metropolitan University (then known as Ryerson Polytechnic Institute) and York University 's Atkinson College and broadcast throughout Toronto and much of southern Ontario on what was then Toronto Metropolitan owned radio station CJRT which produced and administered the courses. The service was conceived of by the Dean of Arts of Ryerson Polytechnic Institute who

160-482: The internet instead of by radio. In its last years, Open College broadcasts were aired Sunday mornings from 6am to 8am. Open admissions Open admissions , or open enrollment , is a type of unselective and noncompetitive college admissions process in the United States in which the only criterion for entrance is a high school diploma or a certificate of attendance or General Educational Development (GED) certificate. This form of "inclusive" admissions

176-619: The movement of the population from primarily rural to primarily urban, the shifting microeconomics in the United States from primarily goods-oriented to primarily services-oriented, and the country's rapid diversification of racial, ethnic, and class identities. Other cases for open admissions focused on academia's role as a gatekeeper for privilege, characterizing open admissions as a driving force for upward social mobility for American families. Opponents of open admissions raised concerns about credentialism and educational inflation , stating that opening colleges to anyone could potentially devalue

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192-467: The only criterion for entrance is a high school diploma or a General Educational Development certificate Open-door academic policy , a non-competitive college admissions process accepting all students without asking for evidence of previous education, experience, or references See also [ edit ] Open university (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

208-552: The service during its existence with student enrollment peaking in 1995. By the 1980s, Open College broadcasts were heard throughout Ontario as CJRT was added to the FM services offered by cable systems throughout the province. Alberta's public radio broadcaster, CKUA , purchased and broadcast several Open College courses which were broadcast in conjunction with credit courses at Athabasca University ; CKUA has continued to develop educational broadcasts in conjunction with Athabasca. In 1999,

224-534: The title Open College . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Open_College&oldid=1256399189 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Open College (Toronto) Founded in 1971,

240-622: Was inspired by the creation of Open University in the United Kingdom, which used radio and television to broadcast some of its credit courses. In 1969, CJRT began broadcasting a non-credit education series which led to the development of credit courses two years later. Ryerson sociology professor Margaret Norquay volunteered for the project and produced its first course, Introduction to Sociology, which commenced in January 1971. Norquay went on to become Open College's first director in 1972. In 1974,

256-537: Was simply that it would not effect sufficient change for the underprivileged. This was not an indictment of open admissions in itself, but a prediction that open admissions might do nothing to an already present prestige gap between more selective and less selective schools. The graduation rates of colleges are correlated with their admissions policies. Six years after beginning a four-year program, an average of 60% of students nationwide will have graduated. However, that rate varies from 89% at colleges that accept less than

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