Grounded in an economic perspective, Financing Community Colleges: Where We Are, Where We're Going helps college leaders make sense of the challenges they face in securing and managing the resources needed to carry out the community college mission. Finance has perpetually been an Achilles heel for leaders at all levels of management. With the premise that leaders are better at winning battles they know something about, this book equips leaders with an understanding of the fundamentals and the complexities of community college finance. It tackles current and emerging issues with insight that is analytic and prophetic-a must read for current and prospective leaders.
Autorentext
Richard M. Romano is professor emeritus and director of the Institute for Community College Research, Department of Institutional Research & Planning, SUNY Broome Community College.
Zusammenfassung
Grounded in an economic perspective, Financing Community Colleges: Where We Are, Where We're Going helps college leaders make sense of the challenges they face in securing and managing the resources needed to carry out the community college mission. Finance has perpetually been an Achilles heel for leaders at all levels of management. With the premise that leaders are better at winning battles they know something about, this book equips leaders with an understanding of the fundamentals and the complexities of community college finance. It tackles current and emerging issues with insight that is analytic and prophetica must read for current and prospective leaders.
Inhalt
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Public Finance and Community Colleges
Chapter 2: Revenue, Expenditures, and Affordability
Chapter 3: Productivity and Quality
Chapter 4: Outcomes
Chapter 5: Performance-Based Funding
Chapter 6: Issues on the Horizon
Chapter 7: Future Scenarios
References
Index