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

Autor/in	Tollefson, Terrence
Titel	Community College Governance, Funding, and Accountability: A Century of Issues and Trends
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 33 (2009) 3-4, S.386-402 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; College Students; Community Colleges; Governance; Federal Government; Governing Boards; Accountability; Scholarships; Tuition; Educational Trends; Financial Support; Poverty; Access to Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Community college; Community College; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Bundesregierung; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Verantwortung; Scholarship; Stipendium; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Bildungsentwicklung; Finanzielle Förderung; Armut; Access; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	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%), local governments (19.5%), tuition and fees (19.5%) and the federal government (5.4%). State lotteries in at least 38 states represent a relatively new source of funds for community colleges, often in the form of student scholarships.Many of the earliest public junior colleges charged no tuition, especially in California in the early 1900s. Now many community college students pay $3,000 or more per year in tuition and fees, and recent annual tuition increases in many states have been in double digits. This is a troubling trend that threatens to reduce access to higher education for poor people. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10