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2. What accounts for the variation of instructional expenditures among these
peer community colleges?
Importance of the Study
This study will give stakeholders in the community college system, including
leaders, legislators, and policymakers a cost benchmark that can be used to compare
resource allocations for instructional costs across districts. This study will fill a void in
the literature and provide data that districts can use to determine the appropriate level
of instructional expenditures. The study will also enable campus leaders to make more
objective and rational decisions for resource allocations to instructional programs by
comparing their resource allocations to other like-colleges utilizing a common
workload measure. Finally, this study adds to a pool of literature that can be used for
future research, such as combining the fiscal analysis with student outcomes in order
to identify whether a necessary level of funding exists that promoted student
achievement.
Limitations
This study encompasses a pool of comparable peer institutions within the 72
public community colleges in the state of California. The validity of the study is
limited to the reliability of the fiscal data provided by the Chancellor’s office, as well
as additional data from the districts offices and other sources. The data gathered from
these sources will not be compatible with other institutions such as four-year
Object Description
| Title | Finance in the California community college: Comparative analysis and benchmarking of instructional expenditures |
| Author | Karamian, Martin |
| Author email | martinsfsu@netzero.com; karamim@piercecollege.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-17 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-04-26 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Picus, Lawrence O. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Melguizo, Tatiana Vega, William |
| Abstract | The goals of this empirical study of community colleges are to 1) create a benchmark for per student instructional expenditures; and 2) account for variations in instructional expenditures among a peer group of community colleges in Southern California. The peer group sample included 22 single campus community college districts in the Los Angeles area. Using data for three fiscal years a refined mean benchmark value for instructional expenditures of $2,676.71 per full-time equivalent student (FTES) was estimated with a standard deviation of $326.54. Using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, 11 variables were correlated with instructional costs per FTES. The largest and only statistically significant determinant included the number of part-time instructors (-0.424). While other variables were correlated, none were statistically significant at the 95% confidence interval. The results from the sample suggest that larger colleges have lower instructional costs per FTES despite higher faculty pay. Expanding credit student enrollment within the funding growth limits set by the State, along with additional part-time instruction within the limits set by the State will likely result in lower instructional costs per FTES and an economy of scale effect. The effect of increased institutional size on quality of education was not assessed. |
| Keyword | finance; California; community college; comparative analysis; benchmarking; instructional expenditures; economics; higher education; spending; instruction; education; economy of scale |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 1990/2010 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3775 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Karamian, Martin |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Karamian-4454 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Karamian-4454.pdf |
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| Title | Page 18 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 10 2. What accounts for the variation of instructional expenditures among these peer community colleges? Importance of the Study This study will give stakeholders in the community college system, including leaders, legislators, and policymakers a cost benchmark that can be used to compare resource allocations for instructional costs across districts. This study will fill a void in the literature and provide data that districts can use to determine the appropriate level of instructional expenditures. The study will also enable campus leaders to make more objective and rational decisions for resource allocations to instructional programs by comparing their resource allocations to other like-colleges utilizing a common workload measure. Finally, this study adds to a pool of literature that can be used for future research, such as combining the fiscal analysis with student outcomes in order to identify whether a necessary level of funding exists that promoted student achievement. Limitations This study encompasses a pool of comparable peer institutions within the 72 public community colleges in the state of California. The validity of the study is limited to the reliability of the fiscal data provided by the Chancellor’s office, as well as additional data from the districts offices and other sources. The data gathered from these sources will not be compatible with other institutions such as four-year |
