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EL 704 - Community College Administration and Operation

(3 units)
Organization and administration of the community college in the context of its mission and role in American higher education.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate understanding of the American community college history, mission, philosophy, and goals.
2. describe a minimum of three community college governance models, finance structures, and organizational patterns.
3. identify core competencies for community college leaders as developed by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
4. demonstrate a familiarity with the community college curriculum and its relationship to mission, the state economy, and community.
5. demonstrate an awareness of the community college student demographics, their needs, and institutional responses to student access and success.
6. describe state and federal policies and their relationship to community college operations and student success using the Achieve the Dream: Community Colleges Count project.
7. analyze research on the effectiveness of community colleges.


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