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universities (UC and CSU), for-profit schools and private institutions, and would
therefore not be an appropriate method of analysis for these institutions.
Delimitations
An abundance of data are available regarding the fiscal practices of community
colleges. However, the expenditures of non-instructional activities shall be excluded in
this study. The study is limited to fiscal activities for a three-year period. Student
outcome and institutional performance, such as transfer rates, rate of degree
attainment, student retention, and program completion are also outside of the scope of
this study.
Definitions
AB 1725
A California Assembly Bill that emphasizes the new role of California
community colleges as postsecondary institutions committed to transferring students,
offering remedial courses, and providing vocational training. Other issues addressed
by AB 1725 are the shift in power from the legislature back to the local board, and a
number of concerns related to faculty and the hiring of personnel.
Benchmark
An articulated expectation of performance.
Consumer Price Index
A program that produces monthly data on changes in the price paid by urban
consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
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 |
Description
| Title | Page 19 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 11 universities (UC and CSU), for-profit schools and private institutions, and would therefore not be an appropriate method of analysis for these institutions. Delimitations An abundance of data are available regarding the fiscal practices of community colleges. However, the expenditures of non-instructional activities shall be excluded in this study. The study is limited to fiscal activities for a three-year period. Student outcome and institutional performance, such as transfer rates, rate of degree attainment, student retention, and program completion are also outside of the scope of this study. Definitions AB 1725 A California Assembly Bill that emphasizes the new role of California community colleges as postsecondary institutions committed to transferring students, offering remedial courses, and providing vocational training. Other issues addressed by AB 1725 are the shift in power from the legislature back to the local board, and a number of concerns related to faculty and the hiring of personnel. Benchmark An articulated expectation of performance. Consumer Price Index A program that produces monthly data on changes in the price paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. |
