The Role of Rural Community Colleges in Expanding Access and Economic Development

1998 ◽  
Vol 1998 (103) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
H�ctor Garza ◽  
Ronald D. Eller
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Community Colleges

The Role of Small Rural Community Colleges in Providing Access

1986 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Robert Sullins ◽  
Charles A. Atwell
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Community Colleges

The Role of Rural Community Colleges in Preparing a Twenty-First Century Workforce

2015 ◽  
pp. 32-52
Author(s):  
Andrew Koricich
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Rural Community Colleges ◽  
Rural Workforce ◽  
Rural Places ◽  
Rural Industries

Community colleges play an ever-increasing role in educating residents across the country, and this is certainly true in rural places. Rural community colleges provide critical educational opportunities to rural populations, and, as such, have an inextricable link to workforce development and economic prosperity in these communities. As rural industries continue to evolve, it is necessary for workers to obtain new or upgraded skills in order to remain competitive and for rural communities to survive. This chapter highlights the ways in which rural communities are changing and the critical role rural community colleges play in educating a modern and competitive rural workforce.

Succession Planning in Rural Community Colleges

2021 ◽  
pp. 285-295
Author(s):  
Ashley Aylett ◽  
Kit Kacirek ◽  
Kenda Grover
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Community Colleges ◽  
Senior Administrators ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Rural Community College ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Leadership Pipeline ◽  
Aging Infrastructure

Competent leadership is essential for institutions of any size to respond to the challenges facing post-secondary institutions. However, rural community colleges are especially vulnerable to the forces of change due to aging infrastructure, accelerated retirements, and geographic isolation that often limits competent and diverse applicant pools for future leaders. As senior administrators retire at rapid rates, geographic location and scarce resources can hamper leadership continuity. Few studies have explored how the leadership pipeline is established and maintained in rural community colleges and how institutional and community values shape that process. The study highlights the extent to which the co-dependent relationship between community stakeholders and the rural community college shapes its institutional culture and leadership development.

Connecting rural community colleges to their communities

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (137) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Miller ◽  
Daniel B. Kissinger
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Community Colleges
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