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Haugen, Roger E. – 1982
A study was conducted to assess the additional monies in circulation within Douglas County due to the existence of Umpqua Community College (UCC). Direct and indirect economic impact was calculated for the 1980-81 fiscal year based on UCC records and staff and student surveys conducted during February 1982. Study findings included the following:…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Economic Research, Educational Economics
Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1988
A study was conducted to estimate the economic impact of the State University of New York's (SUNY's) community colleges on their individual service areas, and, as a system, on the state as a whole. The methodological model used in the study examined three major expenditure components to estimate direct economic impact: college budgetary…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Economic Factors, Economics
Stevenson, Mike – 1982
A statewide study was conducted in 1982 to describe the impact of Oregon's 15 community colleges on the state's economy as well as the impact of each college on the economy of its district. Economic impact was defined for the study as the money in circulation within the state or college district due to the existence of the college; i.e.,…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Economic Factors
Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1991
In 1987, a study was conducted to estimate the economic impact of the State University of New York's (SUNY's) community colleges on their individual service areas, and, as a system, on the state as a whole. In light of changing economic conditions and fiscal trends, the study was replicated in 1991. The methodological model used in both studies…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Jeacock, Robert L. – 1983
The impact of Malaspina College, British Columbia, on the local economy was investigated to update a 1977 study. The variables used to assess the college's impact were: (1) income injected into the local economy as a result of expenditures of the colleges, its employees, and its students; (2) college-related revenues received by local governments,…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, College Students, Community Benefits
Chestnut, Erma Ruth – 1983
This report on the economic impact of Schenectady County Community College (SCCC) uses a modification of the Caffrey and Isaacs model to assess SCCC-related local business volume, SCCC costs and benefits to the Schenectady County government, and the likely impact on the county if SCCC did not exist. Part I provides background to the study,…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Costs, Economic Research
Download full textStrang, William A.; And Others – 1982
Results of a study of the economic impact of Madison Area Technical College and the District 4 Area Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) programs on the local economy are presented in this report. Chapter 1 outlines the purpose, scope, and methodology of the study, and assesses the productivity/income, financial, and economic…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Economic Research, Expenditures, Full Time Students
