Overview Of The Community College –

edd516

(3 credits)

This course provides an overview of the history, development, mission and purpose, governance, curriculum and instruction, functions, trends, and issues of the community college. Additionally, this course will discuss funding sources and will identify essential and non-essential student services. National, state and local perspectives will also be reviewed and analyzed.

This graduate-level course is weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Instructional Curriculum and Degrees
- Compare and contrast community college instructional methodologies.
- Summarize assessment strategies and related challenges.
- Analyze community college curricula types.
- Compare functionalities of administrative and instructional technology tools.
Students and Student Services
- Describe the diversity in community college student populations.
- Identifty essential and nonessential services offered to community college students.
Faculty
- Identify roles and challenges of community college faculty.
- Describe community college qualification and certification processes.
Governance, Organizational Structure, and Funding
- Compare state and local community governance models and organizational structures.
- Analyze funding sources and their relationship to provided services.
Historical and Current Perspectives, Philosophy, and Mission
- Identify current trends and challenges for the community college.
- Summarize the philosophy, mission, and functions of the community college.
- Describe historical perspectives and the current role of the community college.
Emerging Issues and Trends
- Predict how emerging trends and challenges could affect the community college in the next decade.

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While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Overview Of The Community College –

edd516

Instructional Curriculum and Degrees

Students and Student Services

Faculty

Governance, Organizational Structure, and Funding

Historical and Current Perspectives, Philosophy, and Mission

Emerging Issues and Trends

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