Argues that community colleges must be able to incorporate information about themselves and their clientele into delivery systems, operational strategies, and strategic planning. Underscores the importance of program evaluation in institutional planning and of needs assessments as a vital communications process between service area and college.…

IN A CONFERENCE OF 107 PRESIDENTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS FROM 42 JUNIOR COLLEGES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO (1) THE OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE, (2) THE PURPOSES, OPERATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, (3) INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, (4) MANAGEMENT, WITH EMPHASIS ON FINANCES,…

Considers leadership development and research as two ways of improving institutional decision making. Proposes an agenda for future development to strengthen the financial management of the nation's community, technical, and junior colleges. (AYC)

This report investigates proprietary school activity in Dade County, Florida. Aggregate data for 1994-95 show 105,374 students enrolled and 36,312 graduates/completions from proprietary schools statewide. The subset for Dade County was 19,995 enrollments and 9,075 completions. When program-level data from the state are summarized for Dade County,…

This report contains budgetary and financial information from Wisconsin's 16 technical colleges for the 1998-99 fiscal year. During this fiscal year, the Technical College System enrolled 442,274 students by headcount and 57,667 FTE students. The total operational cost was $604 million with an average cost per student of $1,366 and an average cost…

This report summarizes enrollment, financing, programs, and staff data in the 16 colleges of the Wisconsin Technical College System. Total headcount enrollment for fiscal year 1998-99 was 442,274 and total FTE enrollment was 57,667. During this fiscal year, 15,365 degrees and diplomas were awarded. Total operational cost was $604 million. The WTCS…

This report is intended to provide information to answer questions most frequently asked about Florida's public community colleges by members of the legislature, state agencies, external agencies, citizens, administration, faculty and students. The data are presented in two sections: (1) a description of the history, organization, goals and…

Community colleges generally conduct little research. Further, there is no generally accepted national research agenda for community colleges, no consistently funded national agency charged with studying the institutions as unique entities, and few educational researchers directing their attention toward them. The research that is undertaken on…

The essays in this collection examine the outcomes or benefits of community colleges with respect to specific constituencies; discuss the impact of the policies, programs, and needs of external agencies on the colleges; and consider methods by which educational outcomes can be improved and measured within the institutional setting. After…

The Fact Book is an annual publication of the Office of Research, Assessment and Planning at Central Virginia Community College (CVCC). It includes data and trends from 1994-1998 and is divided into six parts: (1) "The College" includes information on the College Board, institutional history, facilities, mission and goals, revenues and…

The "Institutional Research Bulletin" is a collection of research summaries relating to Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) in Hawaii. Highlights from the 1996 volume (February-December) include: (1) spring 1996 enrollment summary, grouped by demographics and major; (2) vocational program graduate trends; (3) reasons for non-continuance…

A prevailing common notion regarding fund-raising success in higher education is that institutions with "more" of certain important characteristics achieve higher totals in voluntary support than institutions with "less." The corollary, which also prevails, is that if there are not high levels of these characteristics, the…

This paper looks at the job of the community college president in light of new trends and developments affecting administrative leadership. American higher education is entering a new era in which the community college president may expect intensified pressures in the areas of finance, governance, public confidence, employees' search for security,…

This report provides summary and statistical information on the Florida Community College System. All statistical information reported originates from Florida's 28 public community colleges which reported to the Division of Community Colleges. The report contains 12 sections: (1) foreword; (2) table of contents; (3) State Board of Community…

The "Institutional Research Bulletin" is a collection of research summaries relating to Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) in Hawaii. Highlights from the 1994 volume (February-December) include: (1) the Health Science Entry survey; (2) learning from student writers in developmental English; (3) factors affecting academic performance in…