The article below provides a summary of the history of the TYC physics community, and what's to come.
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AAPT Area Committee Models: uploaded on July 2019.
AAPT Strategic Plan: updated on January 2019.
Physics in the Two-Year Colleges: 2001-02
Physics in Two Year Colleges - a report from the AIP's statistical division.
"For many years, the American Institute of Physics has been gathering information on
physics education, but only recently have we filled in the last gap: two-year colleges. With 600,000 high school students enrolling immediately after graduation and another 500,000 enrolling within a few years after receiving their diploma, these institutions play a very
important part in the post-secondary education pipeline... ". The complete report is here.
Guidelines for Two-Year College Physics Programs
Over the past few years the committee and our community have diligently worked on revising the official AAPT guidelines for TYC Physics Programs. This effort was led by editor William Hogan. The new guidelines have been reviewed by the AAPT publications committee and accepted for publication by AAPT. Here is the final version:
SPIN-UP/TYC
Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics at Two-Year Colleges: The AAPT SPIN-UP/TYC initiative is the third project in a series since 1989 to tap the rich resources at two-year colleges to produce an increase in the number of STEM majors, particularly physics majors, and a better understanding of the contributions of TYC programs to physics education. Click here to find a variety of information related to this project at the AAPT website.
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Findings from the 2003 Background Survey of Two-Year College Physics Programs. A look at program priorities, recent curricular changes and student issues. (Supported by funding from the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation).
Physics in the Two-Year Colleges: 2001-02
Findings from the 2001-02 Survey of Two-Year College Physics Programs. An updated look at program size; faculty background and current appointment; faculty turnover, including retirements and new hiring; and physics course offerings.
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Two Year Colleges in the Twenty-First Century: Breaking down Barriers (TYC21)
Link to full report (PDF)
A Vision For Tomorrow: The Two Year College in the Twenty-First Century
Some documents generated by the TYC21 program are archived here. Here are the three TYC21 White Papers:
Other committee documents found here include the committees contribution to the official AAPT response to the "Shaping the Future" report:
Archived Newsletters
Credits: The material found on these pages is courtesy of their authors, the AAPT-CPTYC , the AAPT and the American Institute of Physics (AIP).