US community colleges see enrollment drop this year

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
New Faculty ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
College Tuition ◽  
Sustainable Employment ◽  
Education And Employment

Significance President Joe Biden included free community college tuition for all students in his original infrastructure spending bill, and falling numbers have bolstered efforts to link community college access to equity and justice, rather than just education and employment. Impacts Attracting new faculty with recent industry expertise to community colleges will require investment in teaching how to teach. A volatile labour market will increase the need for lifetime learning, especially for those now in the manual services sector. Two years of post-secondary education will be needed for sustainable employment as employers emphasise skills and credentials.

scholarly journals The Re-alignment of Post-Secondary Education Systems in Canada

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-49
Author(s):  
Alexander Gregor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Technical Institutes ◽  
New Community ◽  
Made In

This paper is concerned with the attempts that have been made in Canada during the 1960's and 1970's to define and develop systems of post-secondary education to include the various forms of institutions at that level (i.e., the universities, community colleges, technical institutes, etc.). Particular emphasis is placed on the attempts to define the appropriate relationships between the universities and the relatively new community college sector. Attention is given to the quite different nature of that latter sector in the various provincial jurisdictions, and to the more general issues that must be addressed in any attempt to co-ordinate institutions based on quite different goals and natures. The paper concludes that there are very clear limits that must be observed in any efforts to produce efficient and coordinated systems of higher education, if violence is not to be done to the basic nature and purposes of the constituent institutions.

Community colleges through the human resource organizational frame

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
W. Reed Scull ◽  
Cliff Harbour ◽  
Keonghee Tao Han
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
College Leaders ◽  
Community College Leaders

Purpose The purpose of this conceptual paper is to encourage community college leaders to make greater use of the human resources organizational frame in understanding their organizations and implementing measures to support its students. Design/methodology/approach The methodological approach: Concepts are drawn from key texts examining human resources organizational frame analysis and community college leadership to locate areas of community college policy development and operations that resonate with tenets of this organizational frame. Findings Connections between some of the typical operations and policies of community colleges and the analytical tenets and concerns of the human resources frame are explored. Research limitations/implications More in-depth literature analysis could well lead to the discussion of additional measures animated by the human resources frame that can be taken to better support students and their learning. Practical implications These connections between the human resources frame and community college policy and methods of operation lead to the authors’ recommendation that community college leaders should make particular efforts think and act with the human resources frame in mind. Emerging issues that are consistent with the concerns and tenets of this frame can be highlighted and recognized for further use in leadership and management practice. Social implications Community colleges are critical in human capital development for all societal sectors. A human resources perspective puts people and human values at the center of organizational analysis. Originality/value We add emphasis to leading recommendations for understanding and practice of community colleges through multiple frames. We suggest that the concerns of the human resource organizational frame can help leaders provide thought and action that has additional relevance and possibility.

scholarly journals College on the Cheap: Consequences of Community College Tuition Reductions

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey T. Denning
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
College Enrollment ◽  
First Year ◽  
College Tuition ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Experimental Variation ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Over Time

This paper examines the effects of community college tuition on college enrollment. I exploit quasi-experimental variation from discounts for community college tuition in Texas that were expanded over time and across geography for identification. Community college enrollment in the first year after high school increased by 5.1 percentage points for each $1,000 decrease in tuition, which implies an elasticity of —0.29. Lower tuition also increased transfer from community colleges to universities. Marginal community college enrollees induced to attend by reduced tuition have similar graduation rates as average community college enrollees. (JEL H75, I22, I23, I28)

Effects of Reduced Community College Tuition on College Choices and Degree Completion

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-71
Author(s):  
Riley Acton
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
College Credit ◽  
For Profit ◽  
College Tuition ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
College Choices ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees

Recent efforts to increase college access and completion concentrate on reducing tuition rates at community colleges, but researchers and policymakers alike have expressed concern that such reductions may not lead to long-term gains in college completion. In this paper, I use detailed data on students' college enrollment and completion outcomes to study how community college tuition rates affect students' outcomes across both public and private colleges. By exploiting spatial variation in tuition rates, I find that reducing tuition at a student's local community college by $1,000 increases enrollment at the college by 3.5 percentage points (18%) and reduces enrollment at non-local community colleges, for-profit institutions, and other private, vocationally-focused colleges, by 1.9 percentage points (15%). This shift in enrollment choices increases students' persistence in college, credit completion, and the probability that they transfer to and earn bachelor's degrees from four-year colleges.

Community Colleges Today

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corinne Crawford ◽  
Angela Jervis
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Community College System ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Proprietary Colleges ◽  
College System ◽  
One Step ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
First Time

Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Bidens wife, has been teaching in community colleges for the past 18 years. Dr. Biden believes that community colleges are uniquely American institutions where anyone who walks through the door is one step closer to realizing the American dream. This is an inspiring sentiment. However, of all the first time college students who enrolled in community college in 2003-2004, fewer than 36% earned a post-secondary credential within six years. In light of the low completion rate, one has to question whether community colleges are fulfilling their promise. In this article we will look at the recent demographics of community colleges, compare the role of community colleges to that of proprietary colleges in post secondary education and discuss promising research initiatives aimed at improving the community college system.

Community college minority female administrators as mentors of minority female students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Maureen Fonts
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Female Administrators ◽  
Mentoring Practices ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Purpose Minority female students are increasingly faced with issues such as financial instability, work-family imbalance, and few growth opportunities in their careers. Within the context of community colleges, the presence of minority female administrators may serve as a venue for the empowerment and attainment of academic and professional goals for minority female students through administrators’ mentoring practices. The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived experience of community college minority female administrators in their role as informal mentors to community college minority female students. Design/methodology/approach The author used a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore community college minority female administrators’ experiences as mentors of female minority students. Mullen’s (2009) alternative mentoring model guided the study as well as a feminist lens. The purposive sample included six minority female administrators from two Florida community colleges, with individual interviews based on 18 open-ended questions. Data were analyzed with Atlas.ti™ qualitative software. Findings The findings uncovered four common themes and seven subthemes regarding the experience of informal mentoring as a minority female administrator: facilitating empowerment with two subthemes – modeling and coaching; administrator-student relationship with three subthemes – encouragement, life experiences, and past mentors; personal growth; and formalized mentoring with two subthemes – create a support system and access to information. Research limitations/implications In any study, phenomenological or otherwise, the researcher’s biases may cloud the data analysis process, and the researcher may code the data incorrectly or leave out crucial information during the transcription of the interview. It was essential for the author to understand the concept of epochè to bracket the author’s own experiences as a minority female (Bloomberg and Volpe, 2012). The purposeful sample was small and only focused on one region in the US, and the study’s findings may not be transferable to other contexts. Originality/value Minority female administrators’ experiences mentoring minority female students have not been comprehensively explored in the scholarly realm; hence, their mentoring journey is unknown. The study sought to shatter that silence and create a dialogue that will hopefully continue in the field of mentoring.

Exploring stress management training provision for students in the context of post-secondary education: evidence from Greece

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Panagiotakopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Stress Management Training

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate the extent to which post-secondary educational institutions in Greece have incorporated into their curriculum modules related to occupational stress management in order to equip graduates with the required knowledge to cope with the stress caused by the precarious and intensified nature of contemporary jobs. Design/methodology/approach – In the present study, extensive secondary data analysis was undertaken, which was complemented by an empirical quantitative survey. Regarding the secondary data analysis, an in-depth examination of all the available core and elective modules was undertaken in 150 programs of 35 Greek post-secondary educational institutions. The analysis involved the detailed examination of the curriculum content across 20 disciplines. As for the empirical part of the study, a self-administered questionnaire survey was used involving 100 students across the 20 selected disciplines. Findings – The findings revealed that in Greek post-secondary education there is minimal systematic training provision for students around work-related stress management. The results show that stress management education is not incorporated in the curriculum as part of a key skills development scheme (either in the form of stand-alone modules or embedded in the curriculum) in most disciplines, which raises questions on the contribution of educational institutions in developing graduate employability. Research limitations/implications – The study argues that there is an immediate need for post-secondary educational institutions across the country to develop relevant modules around managing occupational stress in order to respond to society's contemporary needs. To this end, the study argues that stress management training should be introduced in all VET and HEIs in Greece in the form of compulsory, stand-alone modules across all disciplines. The module should cover at least three main thematic areas: symptoms of work-related stress; impact of stress on individuals and organizations; and ways to cope with occupational stress. Practical implications – The present study is particularly relevant to education policy makers throughout the world, due to the high levels of organizational change and uncertainty generated by the present global financial crisis and recession. Stress at work is likely to remain a “hot” topic in the agenda of government officials across the world, and finding ways to cope with occupational stress is likely to become a key challenge of post-secondary education. Originality/value – Despite the importance of stress management training for graduate employability, very few studies have been conducted around that topic. This work comes to fill a significant knowledge gap in relation to the nature and extent of occupational stress management training provision for students in the context of post-secondary education.

Information literacy needs of community college students in transition: a literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
College Library

Purpose This literature review aims to look at the unique role of community colleges as they address the information literacy needs of their students, who are by nature continuously in transition to and from the institution. Design/methodology/approach Library science databases and online sources were reviewed for relevant information. Findings Community colleges are addressing the needs of their various student populations in a variety of ways. Originality/value The role of the community college library is underrepresented in the literature. This review provides more information about the unique role that community colleges fill in the higher education ecosystem.

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