Managing the Enrollment Boom

Autor/in	Carr, Coeli
Titel	Managing the Enrollment Boom
Quelle	In: Community College Journal, 80 (2009) 1, S.22-25 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-1803
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Enrollment Trends; Educational Finance; Financial Support; School Business Relationship; Partnerships in Education; Class Size; Alumni; Veterans; Idaho; Maine; New Jersey; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Klassengröße; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran
Abstract	As the nation works through a lingering recession, community colleges are pulled in two very different directions. On one hand is opportunity, as skyrocketing numbers of students--some right out of high school, others eager to retool old skills or immerse themselves in new job-enhancement training--beat a path to their doors. On the other is frustration, as anemic state budgets make it tough to keep pace with rising demand. Despite these and other challenges, many colleges are forging ahead, looking for ways to capitalize on a higher national profile. Where traditional funding has dried up, institutions are reaching out to local businesses, exploring new enrollment strategies, or tapping alumni for help--whatever it takes to keep the momentum going. Maine Community College System president John Fitzsimmons says colleges must not overthink the process as they search for ways to accommodate new students. They need to talk to leaders at other community colleges, evaluate best practices in the industry, and determine if those strategies might work for them. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: http://www.aacc.nche.edu/bookstore
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10