This book should be of special interest to community college planners and administrators. It tells them what options are viable in the planning process, and what results to expect from their choices. It provides the philosophical framework for integrating academic, fiscal, and facility planning into campus master planning, and it examines the…

The Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) (Oregon) Institutional Master Plan is divided into two sections: the education plan and the facility plan. The education portion presents the institutional mission, vision, and core values, along with key demographic and population projections for the next decade. The report then outlines the goals, action…

This document provides an overview of the Yavapai College (Arizona) master plan. The plan reflects feedback from and discussions with various business, governmental, and education leaders in the community. It largely consists of recommendations for construction and renovation of college facilities. Many of the buildings at Yavapai are aging,…

This document outlines the Wyoming Community College Commission Strategic Plan for 2002-2006. The organization's mission, vision, and philosophy statements are presented, along with an analysis of the internal and external factors affecting the agency. External factors include workforce issues, economic conditions, population shifts, and statute…

This seminal 1951 report presents the facts about the city of Lethbridge in Canada and the region surrounding it, which are pertinent to the main inquiry, namely, the need for and feasibility of a community college in the locality. The first major section of the report is concerned with the evidence of need for educational opportunity beyond Grade…

A chronology of the events leading up to the beginning of campus construction for the new Rock Creek Center of Portland Community College. All planning events from June 1968 to January 1976 are listed. The Center is designed as an educational shopping center that maximizes the college-community interface. (DC)

A comprehensive master plan is presented for Midwest City Junior College in Oklahoma. In the presentation of an educational outline, consideration is given to--(1) institutional philosophy, (2) enrollment projections, (3) educational programs, (4) degrees and certificates, (5) staff and faculty projections, and (6) space projections. The plan for…

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges' Basic Agenda for 1986 is presented. The Board's basic agenda is a proposed public policy statement that identifies major goals and policy-making activities which the state and the community colleges should initiate or complete during 1986. Five objectives are presented which establish…

In this report, the California Postsecondary Educational Commission responds to a request by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges that it review a proposal for a new community college--Folsom Lake College in Sacramento County within the Los Rios Community College District. The Commission offers eight conclusions and two…

To accommodate the complex needs of a large multi-campus district, the planning process used by Pima Community College in Arizona has five primary characteristics: planning is ongoing; it links strategic and program planning with budgeting and resource development; it is interactive among campuses; campus and district-level planning address master…

Having made physical and philosophical plans for Mission College, which will open in 1977, the West Valley Joint Community College District (California) sought advice from the founding presidents of seven innovative colleges throughout the nation. This article describes the two-day workshop and reviews the issues discussed. (DC)

This monograph outlines the problems (and possible solutions) of private junior colleges, as discussed at two regional conferences in 1968. The two meetings were attended by 108 representatives from 50 colleges. Both stressed the importance of long-range development planning and its accompanying need for funds. Particular points covered were…

Summarizes the strategic planning process and findings outlined in the final report of the Iowa Community Colleges @ 2000 research project, initiated by the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees. Addresses the continued importance of access, workforce preparation, quality and the identification of best practices. (Contains 10 references.)…

An introduction is provided to Vision 2000, a project initiated by Ontario's Minister of Colleges and Universities to review the mandate of the province's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT). Section 1 discusses the challenges facing Ontario's educational system, the minister's mandate to the CAAT Council of Regents, and the objectives…

With increased cooperation and coordination, it now is appropriate to review major changes that have led to an unprecedented level of interdependency among institutions. The current growth rate of interinstitutional cooperation is approximately 12 percent per year. This is inseparably linked in many respects to increased levels of statutory…