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College enrollment suddenly surged in the 1960’s due to the arrival of the
baby-boom generation into college age, and new community colleges had to be built
in order to accommodate this sudden increase in college students.
History of the California Community Colleges
The first junior colleges in California were authorized in 1907 by the state
legislature as an extension of public schools. The first junior college to open in the
state was in the city of Fresno, an agricultural hub (Smith, 2010). The separation of
junior colleges from secondary schools was granted in 1921 and by 1960, the Master
Plan for higher education put into action the Stiern Act, which created the Board of
Governors of the California Community College. The creation of the board shifted
junior college oversight from the federal government (via the Department of
Education), to local district control. Local districts were now allowed to create their
own local boards, own facilities, establish curriculum, create budgets, and allocated
local tax collections for the colleges. These local board leaders are elected directly by
the local community; 72 separate boards currently exist in the state and they are
collectively governed by the state Board of Governors, which is appointed by the
governor.
The Current California Community College System
The master plan for higher education for the state of California calls for a
differentiation of functions among the public postsecondary education segments
(University of California, 2007). The University of California is designated as the
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 26 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 18 College enrollment suddenly surged in the 1960’s due to the arrival of the baby-boom generation into college age, and new community colleges had to be built in order to accommodate this sudden increase in college students. History of the California Community Colleges The first junior colleges in California were authorized in 1907 by the state legislature as an extension of public schools. The first junior college to open in the state was in the city of Fresno, an agricultural hub (Smith, 2010). The separation of junior colleges from secondary schools was granted in 1921 and by 1960, the Master Plan for higher education put into action the Stiern Act, which created the Board of Governors of the California Community College. The creation of the board shifted junior college oversight from the federal government (via the Department of Education), to local district control. Local districts were now allowed to create their own local boards, own facilities, establish curriculum, create budgets, and allocated local tax collections for the colleges. These local board leaders are elected directly by the local community; 72 separate boards currently exist in the state and they are collectively governed by the state Board of Governors, which is appointed by the governor. The Current California Community College System The master plan for higher education for the state of California calls for a differentiation of functions among the public postsecondary education segments (University of California, 2007). The University of California is designated as the |
