There appears to be less agreement about the sources of community college financing than there was two or three decades ago. Without new departures in sound directions, the wayward drift to state and federal dominance will continue.

Shifting patterns of financial support

The graduate-level course on the two-year college described in this paper focuses on having students create a hypothetical college, Orange County Community College (OCCC), and apply futures research techniques in the strategic planning process. Following introductory comments, course objectives are enumerated; i.e., develop a perspective of the two-year college as an organisation and social institution; understand the nature of the two-year college; identify major issues facing the two-year college; and develop skill in using selected futures research methods. Methods for achieving these objectives are discussed next, including the formation of an in-class environmental scanning committee and OCCC planning committee; the use of probability-impact charts; the use of impact networks; the use ot environmental analyses; and the development of the plan for OCCC. Next, student evaluations of their e xperience are summarised. A 13-page bibliography of works on the two-year college is presented, organised by such topics as objectives and functions, history, instruction, students, faculty, administration, and the future of the two-year college. Appendices include a study guide of questions designed to give direction to the planning committee's activities; a sample OCCC plan; a scanning taxonomy; and the guide, "How To Se an Environmental Scanning Monitor." (LAL)

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The Two-Year College Course at UNC-Chapel Hill: An Experiment in Preparing Future Leaders.

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S. V. Martorana

Papers

Survey Confirms Trend Towards State Control.