Information on existing sabbatical leave policies at 38 Illinois public community colleges was gathered in order to assess the current policy at the College of DuPage and to generate recommendations for revisions. Data were collected on years of service before eligibility for leave, permissible reasons for leave grants, maximum length of leave…

In spring 1988, a survey was conducted to examine the nature and scope of the professional development activities provided by the Illinois community colleges for full- and part-time teaching faculty, administrators, other non-teaching professionals, and classified staff. Study findings, based on responses from 36 (92.3%) of the districts, included…