Community College Governance, Funding, and Accountability: A Century of Issues and Trends

Autor:	Terrence A. Tollefson
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Economic growth Government Poverty Higher education business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Corporate governance Subsidy Legislature Public administration Education State (polity) Political science Accountability business media_common
Zdroj:	Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 33:386-402
ISSN:	1521-0413 1066-8926
Popis:	Community colleges in America are now very visible and highly respected institutions of higher education. More than 1,000 community colleges in all 50 states now comprise nearly 25% of all colleges and universities in the U.S., with over 6.5 million students, or about 45% of all college students. State and local governance and coordination of community colleges vary from single-state governing boards to minimal state control and strong local governing boards. The relative degrees of state and local control of community colleges generally “follow the money,” in that accountability to state and local governing board and state legislatures is generally about proportional to the funds provided by each level of government. Funding for operational support of community colleges comes primarily from state and local governments, with considerable federal support for grants and subsidized loans to students. In 2000–2001, the largest proportional funding sources for community colleges were: state governments (44.6%)...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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