Community colleges have traditionally received funding based on student enrollment, which is usually considered an input in the educational process. Recently, however, legislation enacted at the federal and state levels specifies that funding is to hinge, as least in part, on student performance--an output measure. Performance standards improve…

This report introduces the issue of funding statewide initiatives for Arizona community colleges and suggests possible approaches that could be used to address the issue. This paper is intended to provide a starting point for a dialogue between the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona and other interested parties, including…

While Texas officials scramble to adopt race-neutral admissions and financial aid policies in the public higher education systems, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights has opened an inquiry into system compliance with civil rights legislation. Texas is the only state that prohibits affirmative action in higher education…

Identifies the strengths of North Carolina's community college system (i.e., community good will, high caliber faculty and staff, its willingness and ability to police itself, the long-range planning process, and the system's Commission on the Future). Looks at future directions and challenges. (DMM)

The strategic plan for higher education in New Mexico provided for a comprehensive statewide planning process involving all institutions and the Commission on Higher Education. The process includes 5-year institutional plans with annual updates according to guidelines established by the Commission. The guidelines provide information on timelines…

The report represents the objectives of Directions 1984, a comprehensive systemwide assessment and decision-making effort being undertaken by Alabama's two-year college system. Introductory material highlights the role of Alabama's two-year colleges in providing educational opportunities, explains the philosophy underpinning the Directions 1984…

The Articulation Agreement was developed by the Division of Community Colleges and the State University System of Florida and was approved by the State Board of Education in April 1971. The Agreement provides a basic framework within which students who complete programs under specified conditions are assured that their work will be accepted as…

The four volumes of the Alabama State Commission on Higher Education's 1988 Inventory of Academic Programs capsule an extensive variety of instructional programs offered by Alabama's 57 public institutions of higher education and the many private universities and colleges. Volume IV focuses on public technical colleges and technical college…

Strategic planning initiated by the recently created State System of Higher Education (SSHE) in Pennsylvania is examined. Components of the strategic approach found in the literature and dimensions generally considered critical for both strategic formulation and strategic understanding are considered. Attention is directed to the multicampus…

The report is the first of several that will comprise a comprehensive plan for postsecondary education in South Carolina. It is in part a revision and update of planning guidelines established in 1972. Goals are set forth toward which all efforts are directed, and enrollments are projected through 1985 that reflect a continued but more modest…

Formula budgeting procedures used in several states for allocating resources to public institutions of higher education are reviewed and criteria to be considered in developing a formula budget for public institutions in Pennsylvania is recommeded in this report. Section 1 summarizes the history of formula budgeting in Pennsylvania. Section 2…

Perspectives on issues in postsecondary education are presented with some reference to Oklahoma. Enrollment trends and the push toward cost effective educational programs are considered, and it is suggested that the important issue is often overlooked: the need to clarify the role of higher education institutions, or what society demands from the…

An articulation agreement is described that was developed between Florida's statewide community college system and statewide university system. The 1971 articulation agreement was a compromise between the two college systems. Listed are the specific transfer policy provisions of the articulation agreement and functions assigned to the Florida…

A law passed by the 1973 Minnesota Legislature required the development and implementation of an on-going budgeting process and standardized reporting format that is compatible among the University of Minnesota, The state colleges, the junior colleges, and the public vocational-technical schools. This report is divided into an introduction, a…

A questionnaire was sent to the 7 state agency directors, 61 college presidents, and 61 college board chairmen of public two-year colleges that had established statewide agencies since 1968, and had institutional boards in existence prior to the state agency, to determine their perceptions of the changes in the powers and duties of college boards…