In response to the rising costs of health care and large increases in insurance premiums, a study was conducted at Lakeshore Technical Institute (LTI) to investigate the feasibility of using a self-funded health insurance plan at the college. Data were obtained through a literature review; telephone and on-site discussions with a personnel…

The 1971 Iowa School Foundation Plan for Financing Education was created to achieve goals of quality education, equity in financing education, efficiency, evaluation of local districts and the state system, and local flexibility. To analyze Iowa's success in meeting those goals, information gathered from 18 rural school districts and data from the…

Designed to clarify issues related to the definition and implementation of strategic planning, this paper presents an an examination of several themes that are central to the practical side of planning and budget development. Introductory material considers the utility of the strategic planning approach and points to three areas of higher…

A project was undertaken to develop a model for establishing normative costs and budget guidelines for California's community colleges. The model was developed using adaptations of microcomputer software and tested using data from the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges and from the Marin Community College District (MCCD).…

This study was designed to develop and test a model which can be used to determine the operating costs by subject area for colleges in the Virginia Community College System. The model provides a graphic analysis of the cost of offering a subject and the income derived as enrollment in each section of the course is varied. By projecting the…