Describes steps and issues related to the grant application process for two-year college libraries and resource centers. Indicates that successful grantsmanship involves creating a project idea that matches the college's mission and strategic plan, locating potential funding sources that are compatible with the project, assessing the project's…

Describes a study conducted at a multicampus community college district in northern California to determine whether general education (GE) was structured and implemented for the primary purpose of generating large amounts of revenue and whether a disproportionately higher rate of return is generated from GE compared with non-GE curricula. (27…

Describes a study investigating primary budgeting strategies and the use of funding formulas in community colleges in Nebraska. Results indicated that college administrators place primary reliance on rationalist approaches to budgeting, use performance-based budgets, and identify composite funding formulas as the most prevalent type of formula.…

Offers a practical framework for dealing with budget reductions in community colleges. Describes horizontal cuts, which occur across the institution and affect programs and services proportionally, and vertical cuts, which target programs or services to achieve deeper reductions. Describes planning and revenue enhancement possibilities. (12…

Describes a national study of the relationship between the level of state-level financial regulation and control and the local community orientation of two-year institutions. Suggests that some fiscal regulatory policies hamper close cooperation between local institutions and businesses. (MAB)

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…

Reexamines the origins of America's community colleges to include the leadership contributions of local residents, members of civic associations, and elected school trustees. These new histories will emphasize the influence of broad national forces such as industrialization and egalitarianism in stimulating student demand and public support for…

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…

This paper presents the 2002 Junior College/Upper Secondary Review in Singapore in the context of the nation-state's commitment to human capital investment. It discusses how these changes have led to a radically altered upper secondary educational landscape through the implementation of the Integrated Programme, the establishment of Specialized…

Using data received from California's 71 community college districts, this report provides fiscal information and attendance records by district for fiscal year (FY) 1995-96. Introductory comments indicate that there were 898,399 full-time equivalent students (FTES) in the colleges during 1995-96, compared to 882,575 the previous year, and that…

To assist the California Community College's Board of Governors in a search for a new chancellor, the Chancellor's Office (CO) undertook a study of the compensation of the chief executives of system districts and colleges. Data were collected from the CO's Management Information System and telephone calls to district offices. Total compensation…

In April 1996, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) conducted a study to compare salaries for VCCS presidents to those for presidents of similar institutions across the nation. Data were obtained from a 1995-96 Administrative Compensation Survey conducted by the College and University Personnel Association (CUPA), a separate questionnaire…

Declining state support and insufficient increases in county contributions have created a severe fiscal challenge to Prince George's Community College (PGCC), in Maryland. Total state aid in fiscal year (FY) 1995 was $857,189 less than in FY 1990, while in FY 1994 PGCC also began assuming responsibility for social security payments previously paid…

The purpose of the study reported here was to determine whether or not salary expenditures may be driving the rapid increase in higher education expenditures overall. Using data from the Finance Survey of the Integrated Postsecondary Data System, the study examined figures for fiscal year 1988 through fiscal year 1991. The changing relationship…

Resulting from a 2-day conference held to discuss the most critical issues facing community colleges, this paper provides summaries of the participants' conclusions regarding finance, access, quality, and technology. The first section reviews the relationship between mission and finance, asserting that proper institutional support includes moving…