College leaders serve important roles as guides for campus understanding during times of change. Within multicollege districts, campus members deal with several levels of leadership, ranging from department chairs, to the college president, to the system chancellor. These leaders may send conflicting messages regarding change, or have competing…

An overview is provided of the decisions, activities, and processes that resulted in Yosemite Community College District's (YCCD's) current method for conducting an assessment of the District's total operation. The account begins with the first informal and formal efforts to gather as much information as was available concerning evaluation,…

A study of the administration of multicampus community college districts was conducted to determine the type of organization being used; to identify major administrative policies and practices in the areas of curriculum and instruction, student personnel services, student personnel, plant and facilities, finance (business affairs), and community…

The implementation of an administrative on-line data-base system for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is explained in this report. The report begins by describing the SDCCD environment, a multi-campus district under the direction of a chancellor and a cabinet. District headcount in Fall, 1981 consisted of over 100,000 students and…

The administrative structures and functions of multi-campus colleges/districts of the same size as the Community College of Denver (CCD) were investigated to determine the positive and negative aspects of multi-campus colleges vs. separate independent colleges and of centralization vs. decentralization of 38 administrative functions. A survey of…

Presents findings of a survey of counseling practices in a large, multi-campus community college system, where the role of counselors was unclear and generally undervalued and the lack of strong central office leadership and support resulted in chasms between instructors and counselors and poor service to students. (AYC)

Describes the elements of a long-range planning process. (DC)

This article describes a method of fund allocation and administration for under-financed multi-college districts. The amount to be allocated to each college is determined according to specific criteria; each college then develops its own budget plan within the allocated amount, and is responsible for its administration. A consolidated district…

Based on responses to a survey of all California community college districts, this report provides 1990-91 compensation data for selected administrative positions to facilitate cross-district comparisons. Following introductory information on data collection and presentation, the report presents information on California's 19 multi-campus…

This compilation of highly condensed abstracts of the minutes of governing board meetings chronicles the 37-year history of the Contra Costa Community College District (CCCCD) from 1949 to 1986. First, introductory material describes the context and the character of the opening years of the district, and lists the previous and current members of…

This report provides guidelines for developing the centralized administration of a multi-unit community college district and describes the experiences of several community colleges as they expanded into multi-unit districts. The term "multi-unit" includes both multi-campus and multi-college districts. The former is a district which operates two or…

Reports on a study of perceptions about the roles played by community college presidents during the reorganization of administrative structures from the division level through the president's level. Focuses on the perceptions of chancellors, presidents, and key administrators at two Texas community college districts. (DMM)

This report proposes a comprehensive reorganization plan for the multi-campus San Mateo Community College District. Because of changing student characteristics and needs, requirements mandated by the state and federal governments, and financial constraints, it is felt that the district should seek district-wide comprehensiveness rather than…

This monograph reports the findings of a nationwide survey of the central or district-wide administrative functions of 25 multi-campus and multi-college junior college districts. A multi-campus district was defined as a district which operates two or more campuses under one governing board with each campus having a separate site administrator,…

A study was conducted to determine the location of authority in multi-unit two-year colleges. Inquiry forms listed 84 practices categorized as general (e.g., accreditation), business, curriculum, instruction, administrative personnel, teaching personnel, non-teaching personnel, research, services, student development services, and relationships…