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Download full textLake, Dale B.; And Others – 1979
Designed to provide basic guidelines and examples that can be used by community colleges for organizing and conducting community impact studies, this booklet describes the experiences of Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), Eastfield College (EC), and Valencia Community College (VCC) in conducting their impact studies. Introductory material…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Community Development
Peer reviewedTownsend, Barbara K., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1989
The essays in this collection argue that community colleges have much to gain by seeking out and maintaining positive recognition of the features that distinguish them from other colleges in the region and state. In addition, the sourcebook contains articles discussing the process of conducting a search for institutional distinctiveness and ways…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Attitudes, Institutional Advancement
Rae, John; And Others – 1984
In fall 1983, a telephone survey was conducted by Macomb Community College (MCC) to assess community perceptions of the college's Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) and to aid in developing marketing strategies for the Center. Interviews were conducted with 500 randomly selected Macomb County (Michigan) residents to determine if they had…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Smith, Norman D. – 1985
In 1984, the San Bernardino Communty College District (SBCCD) conducted a survey of community leaders to assess the impact the colleges in the district had on these people and to determine their opinions on college mission and performance. Prominent individuals in business, communications, government, education, and political offices were asked to…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
Ault, A. Brian – 1987
A telephone survey of 286 Anne Arundel County residents was conducted to determine community perceptions of Anne Arundel Community College (AACC), as well as the respondents' plans for education and training in the near future. Study findings included the following: (1) the respondents rated the reputation of AACC higher than most state…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Needs, Community Surveys
Boughton, Roger W. – 1985
A study of rural community colleges in Minnesota and Michigan was conducted to determine to what extent the colleges were fulfilling their stated purposes, whether Minnesota's centralized state community college system is as responsive to community needs as Michigan's decentralized system, and the major criteria identified by community college…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
Chestnut, Erma Ruth – 1982
In 1981-82, a community needs assessment study was conducted to assist Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) in improving programs, meeting educational needs, evaluating promotional efforts, facilitating attendance, providing information to the community, evaluating program quality, and planning programs. A survey, sent to 1,173 SCCC…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Needs
Conklin, Karen A. – 1993
Every 5 years, Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in Overland Park, Kansas, conducts a study of community perceptions to measure the level of community satisfaction with the overall mission of the college. Specifically, the studies seek to measure constituents' awareness of JCCC's role, their support of the college's activities to fulfill…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
Fisher, Pamila – 1984
Designed as a resource and aid for faculty and administrators at Modesto Junior College (MJC), this report provides an assessment of the external environment of the college and of its mission and goals. Section I introduces the futurist perspective and assumptions serving as the basis for the report. Section II provides a summary of an extensive…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Planning, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
