Few things can impact the success of students at community colleges more than budget and planning. Faculty must therefore have a basic comprehension of budget processes and of faculty roles in them. This paper aims to serve various purposes. It provides a primer on how the system-wide budgeting process works prior to colleges receiving monies from…

California community colleges are under pressure to increase core student attainment outcomes such as graduation rates, transfer rates, and certificate completion rates. This study examined whether, or how, the allocation of institutional expenditures for instructional, student support, administrative, and total educational and general activities…

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…

A Master Development Plan for Brevard Community College, projected up to 1983, emphasizes a multi-campus institution. The purpose and goals of the college are discussed as to long-range goals related to planning, instruction, student personnel services, employee relations, management, business services, staff development, institutional services,…

The assessment process outlined in this guidebook was designed to provide an overall plan and structure for the ongoing review and updating of all undertakings in the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD). First, an overview of the assessment process outlines its three major elements: the basic information system; periodic reviews conducted…

The concept of community services has become one of the newest and most exciting dimensions of the community college. However, the concept presents problems of definition, delineation, financing, management and intervention. The articles in this sourcebook discuss the definition and objectives of community services; ways of developing better…

This document examines the position of the Peralta Community College District as defined by the Budget Division-240 (B.D.-240), a statistical projection prepared annually by the California Department of Finance which measures the current and future student load on California community college districts. This load is used as an index of the demand…

This address by the Chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) discusses recent and long-term changes in the district's programs, educational quality, and financial standing, and suggests means for future improvements. First, the paper highlights the district's achievements in improving transfer education and developing new…

A review is provided of the flow of students to and from colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). First, background is provided on the agreements between the LACCD and coterminus districts regarding interdistrict enrollments in effect prior to or during 1983-84; the effect of the initiation of free-flow policies in 1983-84;…

This report presents findings and recommendations of the California Postsecondary Education Commission concerning compensation for executives of the University of California, California State University, and California community colleges. The report focuses on changes in the policy or compensation levels from 1997-98 to 1998-99 and addresses each…

Reviewing the period from 1966 to 1983 (the author's tenure as the first Chancellor), major changes and accomplishments at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). Following introductory remarks on the colleges' history and commitment to an open door philosophy, information on CCC students is provided, including figures on enrollment growth, student…

Designed to provide information of value in establishing a base for decision making in the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD), this assessment atlas graphically presents statistical data for the District as a whole, its two campuses, and YCCD Central Services for 1983-84. After an introduction to the use of the assessment atlas and…

Prepared in response to a proposal by the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) for state funds for the construction of a permanent site for Los Angeles Mission College (LAMC), this report offers historical background, evaluates the request, and presents recommendations. Chapter 1 chronicles the history of LAMC and the LACCD's attempts to…

This document describes a crisis in enrollment, funding, and governance that occurred in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) between 1981 and 1987. Following introductory materials, chapter 1 reviews the history of the LACCD and the effect of funding reductions caused by 1978's Proposition 13. The next two chapters review the…

Strategic priorities for the Alamo Community College District (ACCD) are identified based on conclusions drawn by the ACCD Community Advisory Council from studies of: (1) Bexar County population characteristics and trends; (2) community economic and social priorities; (3) college enrollment potential; (4) needs and characteristics of the ACCD's…