Although many factors discourage the movement to build a community college on Chicago's wealthy North Shore, a few leaders with political clout won state sanction for such an institution. A flaw in the state law denies the area's citizens a referendum on the issue, but corrective legislation is now pending. (NHM)

Defines community-based programing as a cooperative process in which the community college serves as leader and catalyst in effecting collaboration among community members, leaders, and groups. Recommends 15 tasks for community college leaders involved in community-based programing, including environmental scanning and coalition building. (DMM)

Identifies challenges confronting community colleges entering the twenty-first century, concluding that dramatic changes in demography, social structures, and technology promise to shape a vastly different educational environment. Urges community colleges to address community problems and issues and empower citizens through the development of…

Advocates interorganizational communication between church, fraternal, and cultural organizations to recruit illiterate adults to rural community colleges. Discusses a recruitment strategy at Carteret Community College (North Carolina) which included research on employee participation in community organizations and informal socials with leaders of…