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anything community colleges have ever seen in their history” (AACC, 2012, p. 1). Christopher Shultz, AACC researcher, further expands the leadership pipeline gap to not only include community college presidents, but also senior officers (p. 5) This is a critical time to develop intentional talent development and robust leadership development aimed to fill senior level administrative roles short and long term. Amey and VanDerLinden (2002b) identified six pipeline positions that lead to community college

every year. In a 2015 article written by Judith Keller, she stated that “… 60% of community college students require at least one developmental mathematics course…” (p. 4). Deficiencies in math skills occur for a variety of reasons. Today, more than 50% of all college students are over the age of 24 (Center, 2016) and need to improve or change their job skills. Those same students may never have had a college preparatory course. Many veterans returning to civilian life did not complete algebra

Community Colleges were developed with the purpose of providing an affordable and accessible education. By providing students with both academic and learning skills, community colleges continue to remain an essential part of today’s society. Throughout the years, community colleges have continued to develop and transform to provide resources to meet the needs of their students. As new community colleges began to develop, it is critical that they are aware of the political issues that community

in today’s political world. Based on implications community colleges have faced due to their open access policies, this paper will foreshadow what open access at four-year institutions may look like. First, the paper will define a public and private goods in the context of three defining goals for American education: democratic equality, social efficiency, and social mobility. Second, the paper will highlight a brief history of community colleges and how open access creates many challenges. Thirdly

Abstract This paper will provide a brief overview of some of the key areas associated with community college finances. As a public institution, the community college depends upon securing financial revenue from a variety of sources (Kenton, Schuh, Huba, & Shelley, 2004). Those sources include, but are not limited to: state and local appropriations, tuition generation, gifts and grants, auxiliary services, continuing education, and workforce development. Affordable tuition and adequate state funding

collaboration between the Illinois Community College Board and the Division of Humans capital development to improve adult literacy in the State of Illinois. In 2008, the two agencies entered an agreement with the aim of improving the literacy levels in the State and the objective of the agreement was to improve social literacy among the adults (Charles & Horwarth, 2009). The project was to be implemented under the guardianship of the Illinois community College Board (ICCB) that has the responsibility

The costs of a decent college education have risen significantly over the past 50 years and continue to climb at a rate that stands a threat to the future of college education. The most recent presidential election brought about a new round of discussion over the possibility of free state college tuition. President Barack Obama first mentioned the idea in 2015 and conflicting opinions have arisen surrounding the topic ever since. Many people think that free state college education would enable more

Is College Expensive? College is very expensive for many people these days – it is a nightmare. Upon graduation, many students will accrue a huge debt; like the old students, who are reeling with college debt. Most of the old students cannot afford a decent life because their income is not enough to sustain a living while paying a college debt. Some parents have enrolled their children in college investment funds; as an attempt to lessen the future college debt. However, the government claims

“No” to Free College Have you ever thought what would change if the United States Government were to pay for the first two years of college education? Many Americans believe the U.S. Government should not pay for the college education of students. The U.S. Government should not pay for the first two years of college education because of the possibility of higher tax rates, missed opportunity for students to learn the definition of discipline, and not to overlook the opportunities the government

Rosemary Okumu Prof. Peters Introduction to Psychology 1113 October,3,2016 Difference in Tobacco Use Among Two-year and Four Year College Students in Minnesota A study was conducted to compare tobacco use rate between two-year and four-year college students and also surveyed demographic variables that predicted their behaviors and it was revealed that tobacco use on two-years was higher than four-year mainly because of poor campus tobacco-use policies and lack of proper health services. Tobacco