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Full-time Equivalent Student (FTES)
A method to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's
enrollment at an educational institution. An FTES of 1.0 means that the person is
equivalent to a full-time student.
No Child Left Behind
A United States Federal Law authorizing a number of federal programs that
aim to improve school performance of America’s primary and secondary schools by
increasing the accountability for states, school districts and schools.
Object Code
Object classification relates to the commodity or service obtained in the
standardized accounting methodology of the California Community College system.
Activity classification relates to the purpose of the expenditure.
Proposition 98
Proposition 98 requires a minimum percentage of the state budget to be spent
on K-14 education, guaranteeing an annual increase in education in the California
budget. As a result of Proposition 98, a minimum of 40% of California's general fund
spending is mandated to be spent on education and the actual percentage of the general
fund spent on education is over 50%
Ratio Analysis
A tool used by individuals to conduct a quantitative analysis of information in
a company's financial statements. Ratios are calculated from current year numbers and
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 20 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 12 Full-time Equivalent Student (FTES) A method to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTES of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time student. No Child Left Behind A United States Federal Law authorizing a number of federal programs that aim to improve school performance of America’s primary and secondary schools by increasing the accountability for states, school districts and schools. Object Code Object classification relates to the commodity or service obtained in the standardized accounting methodology of the California Community College system. Activity classification relates to the purpose of the expenditure. Proposition 98 Proposition 98 requires a minimum percentage of the state budget to be spent on K-14 education, guaranteeing an annual increase in education in the California budget. As a result of Proposition 98, a minimum of 40% of California's general fund spending is mandated to be spent on education and the actual percentage of the general fund spent on education is over 50% Ratio Analysis A tool used by individuals to conduct a quantitative analysis of information in a company's financial statements. Ratios are calculated from current year numbers and |
