The report shows the performance of Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) (Florida) on the measures stipulated for the 2000-01 allocation of Performance Based Budgeting (PBB). Of the total state funds allocated for Performance Based Budgeting, a certain percentage is designated for each of the measures. Colleges earn "points" according to…

This document discusses the Florida Community College System's Long Range Program Plan (LRPP) for the fiscal years 2002-2003 through 2006-2007. The document begins by addressing the mission statement of the college, which strives for "high student achievement, seamless articulation and increased access, workforce skills and economic…

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…

This document presents the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona Statistical Annual Report to the Governor for fiscal year 1998-99. Section 1 presents Student Enrollment Data. It includes information on: annual audited full-time equivalent student report; unduplicated headcount; headcount by full- or part-time enrollment;…

This document is a report on a comparison of unrestricted Education and General (E&G) expenditures at the City University of New York (CUNY) and other select universities, colleges, and community colleges between the 1990 and 1998 fiscal years. Unrestricted funding revenue is limited to public support and tuition. Revenue from private gifts,…

Responses to a study indicate that educational purchasing agents feel that they are performing relatively important functions within the institutional organization. The primary role of the purchasing agent, regardless of organizational structure, vertical or horizontal interaction, bureaucracy and personalities involved, is to enhance the…

Lists some developments in educational finance and stresses the need for community and junior college educators to understand the problems of educational economics and to ensure that their opinions are heard by the state and federal government. (Author/RK)

Outlines the strategic (i.e., demographic, economic, political, social, and technological) conditions that influence resource allocations to community colleges. Argues that assessment of these conditions as well as of the outcomes and benefits of college programs are critical to improving the colleges' funding base. (DMM)

After providing background information on Kenya, examines the history of the country's educational system. Describes the administrative and pedagogical organization and goals of the Harambee Institutes of Technology, designed to train middle-level technicians. Discusses the institutes' financial support problems and issues faced in adapting the…

Presents results of interviews conducted at six California community colleges to determine what constraints would be imposed in the wake of Proposition 13 cuts. Assuming that salaries will increase and enrollments will stabilize or decline, forecasts that colleges will have to reduce services or seek legislative permission to begin charging…

Reviews the effects of Proposition 13 on staffing and programs in California's community colleges. Describes a long-term finance plan that recommends: (1) no major changes in mission, goals, or priorities; (2) a marginal cost concept of support; (3) maintaining similar support patterns; and (4) overhauling the accountability system. (AYC)

Serving five counties, John Wood Community College (Quincy, Illinois) operates on a contractual common market approach to community college education through the use of existing colleges and proprietary schools in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa that provide instruction and selected support services to district residents. (JG)

Presents findings related to program characteristics from a 1995-96 survey of community college media programs and their advisers. Provides information on the number of colleges that fund student newspapers, yearbooks, magazines, and television and radio stations. Describes budgets and funding patterns for each type of publication. (AJL)

Reviews the origins of Florida's community college system and traces trends from 1983 to 1996. Addresses such topics as enrollment; financial support from taxes, the state lottery, and student fees; college-level skills testing; technical education; and performance-based incentive funding and budgeting. Discusses forces that will shape the…

Discusses the development of Georgia's 15 two-year colleges and 32 technical institutes and describes a 1994 formal agreement to resolve differences between the systems and increase collaboration. Highlights factors, such as the use of lottery funds for scholarships, that will increase the state's traditionally low participation rates in…