Date of Award

Winter 2013

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Educational Foundations & Leadership

Program/Concentration

Community College Leadership

Committee Director

Dana Burnett

Committee Member

Christopher R. Glass

Committee Member

Alan Schwitzer

Abstract

The community college, like all of higher education, has been significantly impacted by the Great Recession and coincidental increased enrollment. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the decision making processes of community college presidents as related to resource allocation and the impact of these decisions on the comprehensive community college mission. Declining state funding and increased enrollments have greatly impacted how community college leaders make decisions with leaders incorporating shared governance and informed decision-making. Community college leaders have also been proactively seeking out alternative revenue streams in order to help offset decreased state funding. Findings of this study show that there is no single best practice that community college leaders can employ in order to weather difficult times faced by their institution. Community college leaders continue to forge new ground in unknown times as they continue to search for a sustainable revenue source.

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DOI

10.25777/0xng-1544

ISBN

9781303775161

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