COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING: PRESIDENTIAL PERCEPTIONS OF STATE PLANS
Titel:
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUNDING: PRESIDENTIAL PERCEPTIONS OF STATE PLANS
Auteur:
Fonte, Richard
Verschenen in:
Community college journal of research and practice
Paginering:
Jaargang 16 (1992) nr. 2 pagina's 123-132
Jaar:
1992
Inhoud:
Presidential perceptions concerning the adequacy of funding supporting the community college mission of serving the educational needs of the local community were gathered using a mailed survey of 963 community, junior, and technical college presidents. A 62% response was received on the 30-question Local Community Orientation Survey, which detailed perceived current funding objectives, preferred priorities, and gaps in funding plans. Seven of the top 10 currently perceived funding priorities focused on two broad categories: (a) educational opportunity and access and (b) service to the local business community or individuals as workers. Presidents perceive the lowest funding priority is currently placed on programs to serve local residents through traditional continuing education and community service programming. The highest preferred funding priorities matched the current priorities. The largest funding plan gap was identified as the adequacy of funding to assist curriculum coordination between community colleges and secondary schools. This goal was only in the middle third of currently funded priorities, yet it was among the top 10 preferences. Three of the 13 major funding gaps related to issues of access. These gaps included perceived inadequacy in funding efforts to recruit students who have been unsuccessful in past formal education, maintaining low tuition, and maintaining an open admissions policy. The study identified as a major deficiency state funding of programming affecting the local business community. Worker training, retraining, and other direct educational services to the business community were considered to be underachieved objectives in state funding plans.
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