Lynette Brown-Snow, vice president of marketing and government relations for the Community College of Philadelphia, is one of several community college leaders across the country who have taken up one of the challenges proffered by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in its 2012 report, "Reclaiming the American Dream:…

"Accountability" has become something of a 2008 buzzword, tossed about in all kinds of contexts and all sorts of industries. Sparked partially by politics and partially by a business environment peppered with scandal, the accountability bug is everywhere, from local banks to technology firms to, most recently, the nation's institutions of higher…

Describes how Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD), California, the major provider of nursing graduates to the Sacramento area, addressed the issue of the nursing shortage crisis. LRCCD faced the dual issues of student/faculty ratio restrictions of 10/1 and funding that accommodated a 40/1 ratio. Describes LRCCD's new off-campus,…

Examines the underlying forces prompting fundamental change in community colleges to meet the requirements of the Information Age. Recommends that community colleges direct institutional energy toward thinking holistically, streamlining governance, redefining faculty roles, diversifying funding, increasing student options, assuring educational…

Presents three essays describing the relationship between education and resource management. Examines the community college mission and its place in the educational community, the necessity of adequate funding, the history and future of the institutional advancement process, and building assets through the use of fund-raising teams and effective…

Twelve rural North Carolina colleges facing decisions regarding campus technology investments chose to form a technology alliance to share information, identify critical needs, rethink budget development and funding formulas at local and state levels, leverage resources, and cooperate in new ventures. Includes recommendations for other colleges…

Discusses the Florida legislature's attempts to promote accountability for educational outcomes in its community colleges. Describes Florida's Performance-Based Training and Performance-Based Budgeting, designed to increase college performance while adapting to tightening budgeting requirements. Suggests that there is considerable risk that these…

Presents guidelines for colleges on selecting employee health insurance carriers and retirement investment programs. Reviews types of insurance programs, presenting examples from several states. Discusses mechanisms for reducing insurance premiums, including claim reduction, self-funding, mail-order pharmaceuticals, and forming consortia with…

Workforce demands are pressing community colleges to adapt the certificate and degree programs they offer. Currently, colleges in Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and West Virginia as well as Canada offer the community college baccalaureate degree which, according to the authors, has moral, social, economic, and…

Examines the current state of technological access to campus resources in light of tighter community college budgets across the country. Focuses on the objective measurement of technology costs that can be used efficiently in this new era of accountability. Describes the Technology Costing Methodology (TCM), which is available for downloading. (NB)

Examines the increase in private funding for community colleges based upon the results of the 1993 National Council for Resource Development study of two-year college foundations. Indicates that larger foundations raised funds through annual fund campaigns, private foundation proposals, and endowments. Highlights the importance of benefactor…

Presents an excerpt from the book, Help Wanted...Credentials Required: Community Colleges in the Knowledge Economy. States that credentials are now highly sought after by many employees, and community colleges must balance between providing a good education/training and the economic strain of doing so. Discusses changes in the trends of higher…

Describes a model five-tier education system designed to provide an educated, world-class workforce. Suggests that funding for the five tiers (primary schools, secondary schools, two-year colleges, baccalaureate institutions, and graduate colleges) would come from local, state, and federal sources based on their direct interest in the particular…

Discusses the role of corporate support of, and partnerships with, community colleges in providing workforce development programs. Provides information on soliciting corporate support and describes several college-corporate partnership programs. Indicates that the success of corporate proposals depends upon the articulation of the "return on…

Presents a guide for community college fund raising. Discusses organizational principles and structural models; operational concerns such as stewardship of funds, information dissemination, and donor research; and the importance of presidential support, institutional reputation and environment, and experienced grants managers. Includes practical…