Portrait of the rural community college
By: Jim Killacky ; James R. Valadez, editors.
Contributors: Killacky, Jim.; Valadez, James R.
Series: New directions for community colleges -- no. 90 (Summer 1995); New directions for community colleges -- no. 90.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Community colleges -- United States.; Education, Rural -- United States.; Rural schools -- United States.; Adult education -- United States.
Description: For thousands of people in rural areas of the United States, the rural community college is the only viable means of access to postsecondary education. The rural community college also is frequently the major educational organization in the area, and its roles often stretch far beyond the traditional boundaries of postsecondary education. This volume, written by rural community college educators, presents a series of issues and challenges and discusses ways in which they can be and have been addressed in a wide range of settings throughout the United States. Issues such as those facing women, minorities, Native Americans, and college presidents, and challenges such as budgets, resources, new models of leadership, environmental scanning, program development and implementation, and the place of the rural community college in a dynamic world are the essence of this volume. These efforts succeed in representing rural community colleges as the front line of postsecondary education and in illustrating their vital role in the future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.