Forces Shaping Community College Missions

Editors’ Notes 5
Kristin Bailey Wilson, Regina L. Garza Mitchell

1. Three Functions of the Community College Mission Statement 9
David F. Ayers

This chapter describes the historical context of community college mission statements and proposes that these texts serve three functions: public relations, management, and sensemaking.

2. Social Justice and the Community College Mission 19
Cynthia M. Heelan, Gail O. Mellow

This chapter describes the community college challenge to support all learners to succeed in college and enter the middle class as citizens, parents, and workers.

3. National Shifts in Adult Basic Education: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Ability to Benefit, and High School Equivalency Tests 27
J. Cody Davidson

This chapter describes the unprecedented changes in adult basic education as a result of three nationwide shifts: the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Ability to Benefit, and high school equivalency tests.

4. The Evolving Transfer Mission and Student Mobility 37
Christopher A. Baldwin

This chapter explores the varying patterns of mobility, both vertical and horizontal, that have significant implications for students.

5. Changing the Economy One Family at a Time: Dual Aims of Workforce Development 47
Regina L. Garza Mitchell, James O. Sawyer, IV

This chapter explores how the workforce development mission has evolved over the past 10 years and raises questions for consideration of its future.

6. Noncredit Education: Specialized Programs to Meet Local Needs 57
Mark M. D’Amico

This chapter discusses an often neglected aspect of the community college mission: noncredit courses that address local service area needs.

7. Free Community College and Merit Scholarships 67
Lori Elliott Buchanan, Kristin Bailey Wilson

This chapter addresses the impact of free community college and state merit scholarships on college-going patterns of high school graduates, community college revenue contexts, and student access and completion at community colleges.

8. Supporting the Mission Through Dual Enrollment 75
Stephanie J. Jones

This chapter focuses on dual enrollment as a mechanism to support the mission of community colleges by increasing access to higher education for all students.

9. Meeting the Challenges of Expanding Missions Through Strategic Planning 85
David M. Hellmich, Greg J. Feeney

This chapter discusses how leaders have shifted from defining critical missions to balancing these missions with consistently declining resources and increasing external demands.

10. Making Sense of Multiple Missions 95
Marilyn J. Amey

This chapter highlights key ideas about multiple and competing community college missions and the leadership required to address them.

Index 99

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