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Download full textDennis-Rounds, Jan; Mayer, Michelle – 1987
During summer and fall, 1986, Cerritos College (CC) in California conducted a districtwide survey to assess the educational needs of the surrounding community. The survey was conducted by telephone, using trained interviewers. Randomly selected telephone numbers representing each city of the district served by CC were used to contact over 7,000…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Needs, Community Surveys
Moore, George R. – 1975
In order to assess the educational needs of residents in the Chemeketa Community College (Oregon) service area, a random sample of 1,322 residents in McMinnville, Woodburn, Stayton, and Dallas were interviewed by telephone. This sample represented 2.5 percent of the 1975 estimated population 16 years of age and older, or 10 percent of the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Needs, Community Surveys
Peer reviewedAndersen, Roger C. – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1977
Reports the results of a telephone survey designed to assess community awareness and perceptions of the local community college and to determine community needs. Also discusses survey methods and data analysis. (DC)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Study, Community Surveys
Pealer, Casius H., Jr. – 1978
During fall 1977, Central Florida Community College conducted a community assessment survey throughout its three-county service district in order to access residents' knowledge, perceptions, and opinions about the college. Seven objectives were identified: what information the community already has about the college; how people learn about the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Butler, Dennis G. – 1981
One aspect of a survey conducted in 1980 by the Coast Community College District (CCCD) focused on the educational interests and plans of CCCD residents. Specifically, the survey sought to determine the extent of community interest in college-level education, the extent to which respondents viewed CCCD as the best place to meet their educational…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Demand
San Diego Community Coll. District, CA. – 1975
This comprehensive, five-phased Needs Assessment Project brought together the collective input from the community, community leaders, current and former students, and the San Diego Community College District staff (faculty, administration, and support personnel). The purpose of the project was to develop valuable, objective input for the Board of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Pritchard, Betty – 1985
A study was conducted to assess the educational needs of adult learners in Macomb County. The study involved telephone interviews with 500 randomly selected Macomb County residents aged 25 or older in the fall of 1984. Study findings revealed: (1) 32% of the residents had taken courses at Macomb Community College (MCC), 11% were currently taking…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Daytona Beach Community Coll., FL. Mid-Florida Research and Business Center. – 1985
A study was conducted by Daytona Beach Community College's (DBCC's) Mid-Florida Research and Business Center to determine the market for the educational services which fall within the mission of DBCC, to identify target populations within that market, to explore educational needs and perceived desires, and to examine community opinions of DBCC and…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs
Voorhees, Richard A.; Hart, Sharon – 1985
In May 1985, a study was conducted by Arapahoe Community College (ACC) to determine the preferences of service area adults for educational opportunities. Questionnaires were mailed to 2,000 randomly selected households and distributed by local libraries, recreation centers, and other nonprofit organizations, soliciting information on interest in…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Bounds, Stuart M.; Vernon, Christie D. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to determine levels of citizen awareness of the mission and operations of Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC), to identify access barriers to potential TNCC attendance, and to assess the educational goals of local residents. A 15-item questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 1,000 local adults. The 381…
Descriptors: Adults, College Role, Community Attitudes, 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
Pealer, Casius Henry, Jr. – 1977
This paper describes the systematic approach utilized in the development of a survey instrument for use in a community assessment survey. The purpose behind the development of the survey instrument was to enable the Office of Research and Development at Central Florida Community College (CFCC) to determine by means of telephone interviews the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Study
Local Government Research Corp., State College, PA. – 1977
A study of the unmet postsecondary educational needs of residents of a five-county area in northeastern Pennsylvania was conducted by means of surveys of 10,000 high school students, 10,000 adults, and 76 area employers. In addition, educational statistics of the area populations and an analysis of constraining geographic and economic factors were…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Educational Finance
Spicer, Scot L.; Karpp, Edward – 1996
To gather data on attitudes related to the advisability of proposing a property tax increase to provide additional college support, Glendale Community College (GCC), in California, held four focus group meetings with classified employees. Following letters and electronic mail messages sent to all classified employees inviting them to participate,…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Brum, Joseph, Jr. – 1984
During January 1984, Fayetteville Technical Institute (FTI) conducted a community assessment survey throughout Cumberland County to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and opinions about FTI of community residents, businesses, and high school students. Three survey instruments were designed to answer eight research questions: (1) what are the…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Needs
