Community college finance : a guide for institutional leaders / Christopher M. Mullin, David S. Baime, and David S. Honeyman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mullin, Christopher M., author.

Baime, David S., author.

Honeyman, David S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community colleges--United States--Finance.

Community colleges.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, California : Jossey-Bass, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Smart financial management means more students served Community College Finance provides an introduction to best practices for community college leaders and their boards, with guidance on the complex regulations, processes, and considerations surrounding the financial management of these unique institutions. As community colleges continue to increase in importance, this book provides non-technical yet extensive information to guide current and future leaders toward the establishment of effective processes to secure and maintain the funding that is so crucial to the education and future of mil

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; About the Authors; Part 1 Sources of Revenue; Chapter 1 Factors Influencing Community College Finance; The Public Community College Movement; Community Colleges and Unemployment; The Origin of Public Resources; Competition for Public Resources; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 2 The Shifting Balance of Revenue; Balancing Interests; Harmonizing Financing Policy Actions; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 3 Institutional Support; Community College Revenues; Trends in Revenue; Types of Revenue; Conclusion

QuestionsChapter 4 Tuition and Fees and the Cost of Attendance; Tuition; Trends in Tuition and Fee Prices; Cost of Attendance; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 5 Student Financial Aid; Higher Education Act and the Federal Role; Applying for Federal Aid; The Pell Grant Program; The Federal Student Loans Programs and Student Borrowing; Campus-Based Student Aid Programs; Federal Tax Incentives for Higher Education Attendance; Veterans' Benefits; State Student Financial Assistance; Institutional Aid; Federal Student Aid, Institutional Policy, and Administrative Costs; Conclusions; Questions

Chapter 6 Infrastructure and Funding IssuesThe Concern for Educational Facilities; Problems with Community College and Higher Education Facilities; Funding Facility Needs; What Is Coming in College Construction?; Conclusion; Questions; Part 2 Expending Fiscal Resources; Chapter 7 Institutional Expenditures; Community College Expenditures; Expenditure Trends; Budgeting; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 8 Aligning Mission and Money; Community College Completion; Measuring the Mission; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 9 Costs, Efficiency, and Productivity; Institutional Costs

Efficiency and ProductivityConclusion; Questions; Chapter 10 College as an Investment; The Purpose of College; Students: Consumers or Investments?; Return on Investment; Strategic Investments; Conclusion; Questions; Part 3 Leadership Resources; Chapter 11 Funding Formulas; Enrollment-Based Funding Formulas; Performance-Based Funding Formulas; Toward a Typology of Performance Funding Formulas; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 12 Setting Prices; Tuition-Setting Authority; Tuition Pricing Models; Student Price Response; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 13 Managing a Fiscal Crisis

Governmental ResponsesInstitutional Responses; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 14 Tenets of Advocacy; Generating Allies; Advocacy at Different Levels of Government; Further Dimensions of Advocacy: Rewards and Risks; Conclusion; Questions; Chapter 15 Future Forces in Community College Finance; Federal Support; Practices and Innovations; Conclusion; Questions; Appendix: Principles of Taxation; References; Index; More from Wiley; EULA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 20, 2015).

ISBN:

9781118954935

1118954939

9781118954959

1118954955

OCLC:

904597989