Nearly all states in the United States (45) currently have a postsecondary attainment goal to improve the average education levels of their residents and develop a highly-educated workforce. During a time of accelerated COVID-19 related postsecondary enrollment declines, the question as to how states will meet these goals could be particularly…

In 1989, a survey was conducted of community college presidents in Kansas to assemble information on community college practices concerning board of trustee meetings and communication. Seventeen of the 19 college presidents surveyed returned usable questionnaires. Study findings included the following: (1) only four of the responding presidents…

This document analyzes a study done by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), which examined transfer rates in the VCCS. The document provides definitions for transfer rate, academic performance, and completion rate as they are used in the study. The study answers the following questions: (1) which pool of students were used in the…

In spite of recommendations of the Commission on the Future of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), faculty salary increases in the NCCCS have not moved the system to the median level of community colleges in the southeast or nationally. To examine this situation, a study was conducted comparing NCCCS faculty salaries with salaries…

This document analyzes the Virginia Community College population participation rates in the Fall 2002. The population estimates are based on the U.S. census Bureau 2000 counts and average annual change rates. The participation rate equals headcount as a percentage of population. The results of the study are divided into the following five…

In response to concerns about the high turnover of California community college chief executive officers (CEOs), the California Community College Trustees' (CCCT) board of the League conducted a study to determine the extent of the turnover problem and its possible consequences. In the first phase of the project, information was gathered on chief…

In response to a request from the Board of Governors, the California Community Colleges' Office of the Chancellor undertook a study to determine the extent and characteristics of faculty internship programs in system colleges. In April 1995, surveys were mailed to human resource directors and chief instructional officers at all 106 community…

This document addresses a study that aimed to better understand the historical development of British Columbia community college, university college, and institute system with special attention given to recent changes in inter-institutional collaboration in relation to provincial coordination. The study also addresses centralization and…

In recent years, community colleges have developed innovative assessment programs to respond to more explicit state guidelines and mandates for greater accountability. In California, for example, the State Assembly began requiring community colleges to address specific educational and fiscal performance issues in assessments in 1989, while…

This document reports on part-time faculty compensation in California Community Colleges, based on a literature review of bargaining contracts and salary schedules, data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and the California Community College Chancellor's Office. Also, a statewide…

The progress of Iowa public elementary and secondary schools and community colleges made in 1992 toward the National Education Goals is described in this report. The first section describes selected initiatives designed to reach major goals of the state's strategic educational plan: increasing student achievement; transforming the education…

A study was conducted by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) to examine transfer rates for state community colleges using methodology developed by the national Transfer Assembly (TA) and analyses conducted by the SBCTC. While the TA examines outcomes for students with no previous college credit who complete at…

This statewide fact book contains general statistical information about public community, technical, and state colleges in Texas. The book is divided into 11 sections: (1) annual enrollment; (2) fall enrollment; (3) first-time-in-college enrollment; (4) remediation; (5) first-time-in-college-cohort tracking analysis; (6) transfer and retention;…

Since 1990, the California Community College (CCC) Council for Staff Development has conducted an annual survey of CCC staff development coordinators (SDC's) to gather and disseminate data on coordinators' characteristics and responsibilities. The 1994 survey received responses from 67% of the CCC's, the highest to date. An analysis of responses,…

Faculty salaries in the 1980's at comprehensive two-year colleges in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states (i.e., Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia) increased significantly but did not keep pace with…