IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION ALL STATES EXCEPT SOUTH DAKOTA AND WISCONSIN HAVE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES. THESE COLLEGES ARE INSTITUTIONS WHICH OFFER LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. JUNIOR COLLEGES GENERALLY OFFER ONLY LIBERAL ARTS COURSES WHILE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ALSO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND…

UNDER THE GENERAL DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF A STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN VIRGINIA ARE COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTIONS OFFERING POST-HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS OF NOT MORE THAN TWO YEARS, TO INCLUDE OCCUPATIONAL AND TECHNICAL FIELDS, LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION, PRECOLLEGE OR PRETECHNICAL…

IMPROVED LEGAL FOUNDATIONS FOR PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES ARE NEEDED IN MOST STATES. BASIC LEGISLATION SHOULD (1) BE PHRASED IN BROAD TERMS, SETTING STATE POLICY AND GENERAL PROCEDURES, (2) ESTABLISH AN AGENCY FOR STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT, SUPERVISION, AND COORDINATION, (3) PROVIDE FOR STATEWIDE AND LOCAL AREA…

THE COLORADO BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL SERVE AS THE STATE AGENCY IN COORDINATION AND REGULATION OF THE COLLEGES. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, CONTROL IS TO BE LEFT WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. THE STATE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 16 DISTRICTS, INCLUDING ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE STATE, AS LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS. THERE ARE TWO…

CALIFORNIA HAS ACCEPTED THE CONCEPT THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS. THIS STUDY DETERMINED WHAT EFFECT ANY CHANGE IN THE TERRITORY NOW INCLUDED IN THE CITRUS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT WOULD HAVE UPON THE SCHOOL'S ENROLLMENTS, BUILDING PROGRAM, AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE. TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN THE COLLEGE, 1963-64,…

Educational foundations for raising and allocating private funds have a legitimate place in the community college. They allow a college to chart its growth, anticipate emergencies, and meet the needs of all sectors of the institution. Foundations must utilize an active development program for planning and executing a conscious, continuous effort…

CONCLUSIONS IN THREE AREAS WERE DERIVED FROM TABULAR PRESENTATIONS OF UNIT COST DATA FROM COLORADO, DELAWARE, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, NORTH CAROLINA, OKLAHOMA, AND OREGON--(1) SMALL COLLEGES COST MORE TO OPERATE THAN LARGER COLLEGES. COSTS INCREASE AS MORE STUDENTS ENROLL IN A COLLEGE BUT NOT IN PROPORTION TO THE ENROLLMENT. (2) VOCATIONAL AND…

A detailed proposal for a public junior college district in central Illinois. Preliminary study areas focus on population characteristics, assessed valuation, and the geographic location of the proposed facilities with respect to other colleges and to the recommended district. Special studies within the proposed district are concerned with…

Since the bulk of Muskingum Area Technical College's income stems from state subsidy based on each Fall quarter's FTE enrollment, it is imperative that enrollment projections for the budgeting process be as realistic as possible. In December 1973, it was decided to use a modified Delphi technique to project enrollment (and subsequent income) for…

All liberal arts courses at Macomb County Community College where teacher contact with students exceeded the hours for which students obtained academic credit were examined, and comparisons were made with five neighboring universities and eight neighboring community colleges. Macomb's practice of paying for additional teaching time out of general…

The broad range of information presented in this study suggests the current status and potential directions of community-junior colleges' community services programs. Data was obtained from 301 responses to a questionnaire sent to all 784 junior colleges listed in the AAJC 1970 directory as having such programs. The areas of concern and some of…

This report includes standards, administration, financing, curriculum, and relationships to other levels of education. A plan for establishing a state system of community junior colleges is presented. (FS)

This document details the effects of various state programs and proposals which seek to aid the private schools including contracting by the Ohio Board of Regents for instructional services with private institutions, grants for capital improvements and special services, direct payments to students and long-term loans to students to recover…

The author, a colleague of Ivan Illich, suggests a radical alternative to the present school system--namely, educational accounts. The accounts could be restricted to use in schools while junior colleges retain their present role in the system, or they could be used without being restricted to schools and the junior colleges could be freed from…

This paper, designed as a guideline for administrators, considers the relationships between local community colleges and external funding sources, both governmental and private. Descriptive examples of how to obtain funds from such agencies are given as well as working outlines for preparing the requisite grant applications. To clarify the matter…