While the argument that community colleges are a class-based tracking system is unwarranted, there is room for improvement of the transfer function. Strategies for improving transfer to four-year colleges include transfer links between institutions in the same community, transfer centers, joint curriculum planning, and favorable state policies.…

This document traces the influence of governmental policies on American community colleges, focusing on how different levels of government have affected the colleges at various stages of their development with respect to college organization and governance, finance, enrollment, and curriculum. The community college's main contribution has been to…