Many criticisms of the transfer function focus on the decline in numbers of students transferring from community colleges to four-year institutions. This criticism, insofar as it stems from the number or rate of students transferring in a study done in California, is unfounded. (Author/MLW)

In 1990, a telephone survey was conducted of health services offered by California's community colleges. Statewide, 42 of the 71 districts in California levied a health service fee, 18 districts offered services without charge, and 11 offered no service. Districts operating programs collected an average of $15.81 in student fees per credit average…

This report summarizes the most recent (December 1998) long-range statewide forecast of fall enrollment and average annual weekly student contact hours (WSCH) in California Community Colleges. The annual fall survey of college registrars shows that fall 1998 enrollment is up 1.8 percent over fall 1997. The office forecasting model projects an…

This report updates the revenue per student comparisons contained in the Chancellor's Office 1997 paper on "Funding Patterns in California Community Colleges: Technical Paper for 2005 Task Force. These revenue comparisons are benchmarked across 5 fiscal years, against community colleges in 10 other large states (10LS), and for different…

Faculty salary and workload data for 1978-1979 are presented as determined by a survey of the 70 California community college districts. Tables in Section I of the report provide district and statewide information on: (1) the number and percent of full-time and part-time faculty; (2) the salaries paid for full-time instructors in 1978-1979, the…

In 1990, a representative sample of 25 California community colleges was contacted by telephone to determine their parking policies and practices. The colleges were sampled on the basis of location and size. Study findings included the following: (1) 17 of the colleges reported that they had insufficient numbers of on-campus parking spaces; (2)…

This two-part analysis of enrollment trends in California's community colleges focuses on general trends during the past decade and on enrollment in 1984 (i.e., the year that mandatory student enrollment fees were first implemented). Following background information on the implementation of the first-ever community college fee in California, the…

Administrative and empirical factors affecting the relationship between changing workloads and concomitant budget adjustments are examined in this analysis of the funding structure by which state aid to each California community college is adjusted for increases or decreases in average daily attendance (ADA). The report first describes current…

A study was undertaken to determine the extent to which the California Community Colleges (CCC) helped the state's welfare recipients obtain employment, increase earnings, and decrease welfare dependence. A literature review indicated that, while relatively few studies exist, community colleges do play a role in redistributing resources from…

In 1988, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges (CCC) employed the Delphi Technique to gather opinions from individuals throughout the CCC system about the major issues confronting community colleges and about possible solutions to these issues. Undertaken to assist the Board of Governors in preparing its 1988-89 Basic…

The "funding gap" in public higher education in California represents the difference between state appropriations and the amount needed to fully support each segment's educational mission. This report identifies and defines the funding gap for the California Community Colleges (CCC); measures the consequences of this gap on program…