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Download full textJENSEN, ARTHUR M. – 1965
IN AN ANALYSIS OF THE TREND OF URBAN JUNIOR COLLEGES TOWARD MULTICAMPUS DISTRICTS, THE ADVANTAGES OF VARIOUS MULTICAMPUS ORGANIZATIONAL PLANS ARE COMPARED. EACH OF THE 10 DISTRICTS STUDIED FOLLOWED ONE OF THREE BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS--(1) MULTICOLLEGE, IN WHICH THE DISTRICT OPERATES TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUAL COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGES, (2)…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Multicampus Districts, Two Year Colleges
Block, Murray H. – Junior Coll J, 1970
One solution for the problem of increasing student population is the multi-unit junior college district with a governing central office. (MS)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Multicampus Districts, Two Year Colleges
Ramstad, William K. – Junior Coll J, 1969
Descriptors: Administration, Campus Planning, Multicampus Districts, School Districts
Peer reviewedHolt, H. Deon – Community and Junior College Journal, 1976
Profiles the Dallas County Community College District, which by 1978 will have built seven campuses in twelve years, and records the growth of its services and student enrollment. (NHM)
Descriptors: Campus Planning, Educational Facilities, Enrollment Trends, Multicampus Districts
Peer reviewedWeakley, Jim – Community and Junior College Journal, 1977
Reviews the history of St. Petersburg Junior College from its founding as a private nonprofit two-year college in 1927, through its expansion into a multi-campus public institution, and briefly cites some of the college's achievements. (JG)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational History, Multicampus Districts, Private Colleges
Alt, Weston M. – 1968
This series of eight briefs on the California junior college comprises (1) an argument in favor of the name "community" over "junior" college and remarks on a college campus vs. college district and on extended-district vs. single-campus functions, (2) what makes the junior college unique and the reasons for its increasing rate…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, Multicampus Districts, School Community Relationship, Two Year Colleges
Yosemite Community Coll. District, Modesto, CA. – 1983
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,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Information Needs
Kintzer, Frederick C.; And Others – 1969
To gather information about the administrative relationship between the district office and the various campuses of a multi-institution junior college district, administrative officers in 21 districts were studied. In addition, opinions of 45 district chief executives and 75 institutional chief administrators representing 17 states were sought to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, College Planning, Decentralization
Direct linkCorcoran, George C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1976
From 1970 until 1974, the Seattle Community College District was directed by a four-member executive committee, rather than by one chief executive officer. The history of this period is recounted, and advantages and disadvantages of the management system are identified. In sum, the system is satisfactory only in the short-run. (NHM)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, Committees, Management Systems
Peer reviewedPriest, Bill J. – Junior College Journal, 1972
Dallas County Community College District, seven years old and the largest district in Texas, responds to its fast-moving metropolitan area by anticipating needs of employers, offering programs for underprivileged youth and combining top-notch professionals with excellent facilities. (MN)
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Services, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities
ZION, CAROL L. – 1967
SINCE SOME FORMS OF EXPERIMENTATION ARE NOT ADAPTABLE TO THE TYPICAL COLLEGE OPERATION, A MULTICOLLEGE SYSTEM, IN ADDITION TO ENCOURAGING INNOVATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH, SHOULD CONTAIN ONE EXPERIMENTAL COLLEGE. WHILE LOCATED ON ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S CAMPUSES, IT WOULD HAVE ITS OWN FACILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE INDEPENDENCE. A DISTRICT…
Descriptors: Experimental Schools, Experimental Teaching, Innovation, Instructional Innovation
Jones, Milton O. – 1968
This paper surveys the trend in junior college organization toward the multi-unit system. It has evolved to meet the needs of both crowded metropolitan areas, where many physical facilities are required, and of extended rural districts, whose small population and tax support require consolidation of administration. Depending on whether authority…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Planning, Master Plans, Multicampus Districts
Jones, Richard L. – 1968
The effectiveness of instruction at the Jordan and Lakewood Extension Campuses of Long Beach City College (LBCC) was examined by questionnaire and interview. A 4-item questionnaire was used for the extension students and a 7-item one for the evening high school graduates. Interviews were conducted with 25 former students (on the quality and…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evening Programs, Extension Education
Peer reviewedJohnson, Ray – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1976
Describes the conflict between the pull toward greater centralization due to the increase in multi-institutional governance systems in community colleges, and the pull toward decentralization in order to make community services responsive to local needs. Presents a management model designed to resolve this conflict. (NHM)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, Community Services, Decentralization
Jensen, Arthur M. – 1984
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…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Trends
