Adapting to the 21st century, community colleges are not adding brick and mortar to meet enrollment demands. Instead, they are expanding services through online learning, with at least 61% of all community college students taking online courses today (Pearson, 2011). As online learning is affording alternate pathways to education for students, it…

The author feels that it is necessary to reconsider the makeup of "communities" that form community college districts and to reorganize the boards of trustees that govern the colleges. The boards should more truly represent the people whom the colleges serve, in fact including the students, faculty, and administrators of the colleges. Communities…

Oakton Community College (Illinois) opened in 1970 with the proviso to have five or six groupings of professionals directly concerned with the learning process. To meet stated goals, two basic departures from the usual academic practice were (1) to hire a minimum of line administrators, and (2) to abandon subject area departments and organization.…

In this report measurable institutional objectives recommended by the faculty, students serving on faculty committees, and the administrative staff of Mt. San Jacinto College (California) are presented. The objectives are based on discussions with members of the Board of Trustees, advisory committees, community groups such as the Patrons…

This report represents the third year that faculty committees and the administrative staff have recommended a set of measurable institutional objectives to the Board of Trustees of Mt. San Jacinto College (California). The authors feel that these objectives are more comprehensive and challenging than those presented the previous year (see JC 720…

The administrative structure, organization of the faculty, and the student government at Harrisburg Area Community College (Pennsylvania) are explored in this monograph, which is the first of five studies written around the theme, "meeting the changing needs of students." Since its inception in 1964, the college has attempted to develop…

The report, prepared by the Academy for Educational Development as part of an extensive review of California's 1959 Master Plan for Higher Education, contains recommendations for the future governance of public higher education in California. Eight alternative systems of governance (including the present system) are examined in an attempt to…

Outlines strengths and weaknesses of public upper-division institutions. (IR)

Current problems in institutional organization are often those directly associated with the degree of autonomy allowed local administrators, the amount of centralization or decentralization of authority and the lack of communication. This review focuses on the development and presentation of a pattern for decentralizing the decision making process…

The Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, in compliance with the State Legislature's requirements, issues a yearly report detailing executive compensation in the community colleges. There are three major organizational configurations in the state: (1) 20 multi-college districts administered by chancellors; (2) 56 colleges in…

This Strategic Plan for Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC), New Jersey, identifies 13 strategic goals divided into the following categories: Quality and Excellence, Community Partnerships, Civic Engagement and Service, and Student Success. RVCC serves Somerset and Hunterdon Counties in Central New Jersey. The combined 2000 population of both…

The document contains the strategic plan for Pellissippi State Technical Community College (Tennessee). The previous five-year strategic plan, "The Pathfinder Project," was prepared in 1994 but was out of date before the end of the five-year planning cycle. To secure information for projecting new five-year strategic directions and goals…

Examines the leadership perspective of three community college board chairs that were examined in a three part study using qualitative data. Themes of facilitation, communication, information, participation, expectation, and collaboration emerged from the data. Author summarizes the chair's perspective and offers a guide to board chair leadership.…