Community colleges are under pressure to increase completion rates, prepare students for the workplace, and contain costs. Colleges need to know the financial implications of what are often perceived as routine decisions: course scheduling, program offerings, and the provision of support services. This chapter presents a methodology for estimating…

School business officials are best equipped to lead in funding operating and capital needs because they understand the need for a methodical means of funding ongoing costs over time and the benefits of planning for future financial needs rather than letting emergencies dictate spending priorities. A capital-financing plan makes it possible to…

The best learning and development organizations support business initiatives tactically "and" help drive strategic change. Verizon did just that, earning it the No. 1 spot for the first time on the Training Top 125. Verizon and the other 2012 Top 125 winners continued to invest in training, collectively dedicating a mean of 4.52 percent of their…

The Oklahoma Indian education program is financed and operated under a contract between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior, and the State Department of Education. Supervision of the program is the responsibility of the State Department of Education as authorized by the Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Act of 1936. To qualify for JOM…

Selected statistics on student numbers, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances in the California community college districts are provided in this report for 1982-83 and projected for 1983-84. Part I provides enrollment data on total day, full-time, credit, and female students, by district. Part II contains annual ADA data and…

A master plan is proposed for developmental education at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Introductory material discusses basic questions related to developmental education in the areas of access and mission, program and resources, and guidance and placement. This section also establishes the goal of the college's developmental education…

Designed for use in calculating the distribution of state aid to colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) and in preparing financial and enrollment reports, this document provides a summary of projected cost allocations for the WTCS for 1998-99, derived from data submitted by the colleges on cost allocation schedules. Following a…

The pilot project described in this report was undertaken by the College of DuPage (CD) to increase the clerical efficiency of seven administrative offices through the installation of a computerized word processing and data transmission system. The first section of the report provides background information detailing: the history of computer…

This 2002 Unit Cost Study for the Illinois Community Colleges is part of an annual project involving the direct participation of all public community colleges in Illinois. The Study consists of basic enrollment and cost data: (1) midterm enrollments in student semester credit hours; (2) costs for direct instructional salaries; (3) direct…

Designed for use in calculating the distribution of state aid to colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) and in preparing financial and enrollment reports, this document provides a summary of projected cost allocations for the WTCS for 1997-98, derived from data submitted by the colleges on cost allocation schedules. Following a…

Comprised mainly of tabular data, this annual report on American Indian education in Eastern Oklahoma presents statistics, a brief narrative highlighting the year's accomplishments, and an appendix. The statistical information includes the following: (1) Johnson O'Malley (JOM) assisted graduates and dropouts, Indian enrollment, and total JOM…

A report to the Maryland Congress on operating budget guidelines of the Maryland State Board for Higher Education is presented. Information is presented on the development of the guidelines since their inception in 1976 and on all changes made to the original guidelines. The guidelines used each year since 1976 are listed. In the development of…

The Office of Program Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA), an office of the Florida Legislature, reports on the implementation by Florida's Division of Community Colleges of OPPAGA's recommendations in a 1999 report. This progress report defines the mission of Florida's Community College System as: (1) providing lower-level…

This report provides data on institutional outcomes as of 1996 for Tyler Junior College (TJC), in Texas. The first part provides background information on the college, including a list of the Board of Trustees, the TJC mission and philosophy statements, a brief history, and a map of the campus. The second part provides data on student…

This report is designed to serve as the basis for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges' proposed budget to be submitted to the state Department of Finance. It makes recommendations for Budget Change Proposals (BCP's) for the 1991-92 fiscal year. The BCP's are organized into five broad categories, corresponding to the Board…