Differential Tuition: A Community College Budgetary Strategy
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| Title: | Differential Tuition: A Community College Budgetary Strategy |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Friedel, Janice Nahra, Thomas, Gregory |
| Source: | Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 2013 37(3):147-152. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 6 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Two Year Colleges Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Community Colleges, Budgets, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Tuition, Administrators, Interviews, Budgeting |
| Geographic Terms: | Alaska, Arizona, Illinois |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10668926.2013.739504 |
| ISSN: | 1066-8926 |
| Abstract: | Community colleges are currently facing the perfect fiscal storm: historical reductions in state appropriations while at the same time experiencing significant enrollment growth. Community college leaders are pondering how to effectively compensate for unprecedented budget cuts while meeting the demands of student access and increasing levels of pressure and accountability with regards to improving student completion. If community colleges are to maintain or exceed their current level of performance and accommodate student access, they need to generate alternative sources of funding. In a national study of state community college systems, six state community college directors indicated that their state's community colleges would utilize a differential tuition model in order to compensate for the loss of state funds. The purpose of the study was to follow-up with those six states to learn how differential tuition models are being utilized among the public community colleges. The lessons from these states provide recommendations for policy and practice. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 9 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1009916 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Community colleges are currently facing the perfect fiscal storm: historical reductions in state appropriations while at the same time experiencing significant enrollment growth. Community college leaders are pondering how to effectively compensate for unprecedented budget cuts while meeting the demands of student access and increasing levels of pressure and accountability with regards to improving student completion. If community colleges are to maintain or exceed their current level of performance and accommodate student access, they need to generate alternative sources of funding. In a national study of state community college systems, six state community college directors indicated that their state's community colleges would utilize a differential tuition model in order to compensate for the loss of state funds. The purpose of the study was to follow-up with those six states to learn how differential tuition models are being utilized among the public community colleges. The lessons from these states provide recommendations for policy and practice. |
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| ISSN: | 1066-8926 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10668926.2013.739504 |
