Increasing Effectiveness of the Community College Financial Model: A Global Perspective for the Global Economy

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
A Changing World and Changing Community College....Pages 1-15
Global and National Context....Pages 17-32
Systemic Change, Approval Processes and Governance: The Role of the Board of Trustees....Pages 33-47
The Role of Leadership: Leaders’ Practice in Financing Transformation....Pages 49-64
Leadership, Multiyear Planning, and Budget Management....Pages 65-79
Linking Strategic Planning, Priorities, Resource Allocation, and Assessment....Pages 81-94
Budget Development Process for Community Colleges....Pages 95-114
Facilities Management Operations....Pages 115-125
Performance Metrics in a Results-Driven Environment: Use of Performance-Based Budgeting to Improve Accountability....Pages 127-141
Reducing Reliance on Public Funding: The Place Where Creativity and Practicality Converge....Pages 143-159
Maintaining an Agreement: The One-Third Funding Philosophy in Illinois and New York....Pages 161-174
Financing Community Polytechnics in Uganda....Pages 175-184
Applying Financial Analysis to Student Retention....Pages 185-192
Financial Innovation: The Iowa Case Study....Pages 193-203
Planning and Implementing a Voter-Approved Capital Bond Issue for the Alamo Community College District....Pages 205-214
Using Student Fees to Support Education Abroad....Pages 215-223
Revenue Generation through Training a Global Energy Workforce....Pages 225-239
Response to a Financial Crisis: Case Study of CCAC 2003–2008....Pages 241-250
The Expensive Dream: Financing Higher Vocational Colleges in China....Pages 251-263
The Unintended Consequences of Funding Policies on Student Achievement at Colleges of Further Education in Wales and England....Pages 265-274
Going Forward....Pages 275-284
Back Matter....Pages 285-296