Community colleges account for a substantial share of American higher education. Nearly
one-half of all undergraduates in postsecondary institutions in fall 1997 were enrolled in …

Community colleges are complex institutions serving a multitude of constituencies with
dozens of programs and activities. However, this was not always the case; community …

In the decades following World War II, a significant expansion of community colleges
occurred throughout the United States. As the baby boom generation came of age, demand …

Community colleges are complex institutions with a broad range of education, social, and
economic functions. Community college advocates suggest that the comprehensive nature …

Community colleges are the great American education success story of the 20th century.
This account of their origin, the vision of the Truman Commission, and the enduring role …

The 21st century community college is an institution that espouses the values of open-
access and high quality education. The literature is filled with research that documents the …

This chapter describes the dramatically changed external landscape in which community
college leaders pursue state dollars and details how other spending priorities in health care …

Using the case study method, this research investigated how the community college is
perceived by high school counselors and advisors. The research considered how high …

Building on a 2015 national landscape research study of state-level community college
governance systems, the purpose of this study was to determine if there were correlational …

Using data for 108 colleges in the California Community College System, this paper poses
two questions. First, do California community colleges differ in their missions? Second, if …