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State Director Views on Community College Workforce Development
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Morgan, Grant B.; Katsinas, Stephen G.; Friedel, Janice N. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2015
Using multi-year data captured by annual national surveys of state community college directors, the study examined relationships among factors related to workforce education in community colleges. Variables of interest were related to the following categories: state and federal funding for workforce development, workforce development delivery in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Labor Force Development, National Surveys
Current Developments in Community College Performance Funding
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D'Amico, Mark M.; Friedel, Janice N.; Katsinas, Stephen G.; Thornton, Zoë M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Since the initiation of performance funding in Tennessee in the late 1970s, approximately 30 states have, at some point, attempted a funding model that includes performance on a set of indicators. The purpose of the present study was to capture the current status of performance funding in public statewide community college systems and to assess…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Funding Formulas, Educational Indicators, School Surveys
Public Higher Education Funding, Budget Drivers, and Related Issues: The State Community College Director Perspective
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Katsinas, Stephen G.; D'Amico, Mark M.; Friedel, Janice N. – Educational Considerations, 2014
This article presents results from the 2012 National Survey of Access and Finance Issues conducted by the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges (NCSDCC), an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges, and includes a comparison of survey results from previous years dating back to 2003, with the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Educational Finance, Community Colleges
Workforce Training in a Recovering Economy: Perceptions of State Community College Leaders
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Katsinas, Stephen G.; D'Amico, Mark M.; Friedel, Janice N. – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine policy issues from the unique viewpoint of state offices that are responsible for the supervision of community colleges and their role in developing the workforce. Using selected survey items from the 2012 Survey of Access and Finance conducted by the Education Policy Center at the University of Alabama, 50…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Taxes, Skilled Workers, Community Colleges
Uncertain Recovery: Access and Funding Issues in Public Higher Education. Findings from the 2010 Survey of the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges
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Katsinas, Stephen G.; Friedel, Janice N. – Online Submission, 2010
There are growing pressures for community colleges and regional universities to accommodate the rise in student enrollment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate access and funding issues across public higher education institutions in the United States. Responses to a survey, conducted by the Education Policy Center at the University of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Education, Community Colleges, Access to Education
Measuring the Accountability of CTE Programs: Factors that Influence Postcollege Earnings among Community College Students
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Maguire, Kenneth J.; Starobin, Soko S.; Laanan, Frankie Santos; Friedel, Janice N. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2012
In this study specific factors were examined to determine their ability to influence fifth-year earnings of community college students in the Manufacturing/Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) career cluster and the Arts/Audiovisual/Technology/ Communication career cluster. State and national data sets from Iowa's Management…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Community Colleges, College Students, Economic Status
Access and Funding in Public Higher Education--The 2011 National Survey
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Katsinas, Stephen G.; D'Amico, Mark M.; Friedel, Janice N. – Online Submission, 2011
With current tuition increases at more than double the rate of inflation and cuts in state funding and Pell Grant programs, students and their families are being squeezed financially. The purpose of this study was to uncover access and funding issues by displaying current year and future year predictions for all access sectors including community…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Education, Community Colleges, Access to Education