Community colleges have changed dramatically over the past decade. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC, 2012) defined this change and called for “community college leaders to breathe life into the vision outlined by the Commission, in which students’ educational experiences are redesigned, institutional roles are reinvented, and the system itself has been reset to meet the needs of students, their communities, and the nation.” (p. vi). In addition, the traditional model of college is changing. The Chronicle Research Services published a report named The College of 2020: Students in 2009 and stated that more students learning method will change in the future – they will attend classes online, study part time, or take courses from different institutions. So students will need more options in terms of attending colleges and look for lower-cost alternatives because of economic reasons.
Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) is facing both challenges and opportunities in this plan. In Reclaiming the American Dream, AACC (2012) emphasizes on the necessity in using data metrics that emphasizes “transparency, inclusion, and accountability” (p. v). According to Goldstein (2012), institution budgeting is related to the …show more content…
In March 2015, the Pew Charitable Trusts reported that there are still 400,000 Philadelphians (26.3%) living blow the poverty line, which requires a large demand for government services and drag on the city’s economics. Opportunities are that the high school graduation rate was improved, so did the educational attainment level of adult population, according to the report. Numerous researchers have studied the relationship between education and poverty and found that more educated people will contribute to the communities if more of them are employed. Therefore, CCP needs make efforts to expand developmental education and professional training (CCP,
Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) is facing both challenges and opportunities in this plan. In Reclaiming the American Dream, AACC (2012) emphasizes on the necessity in using data metrics that emphasizes “transparency, inclusion, and accountability” (p. v). According to Goldstein (2012), institution budgeting is related to the …show more content…
In March 2015, the Pew Charitable Trusts reported that there are still 400,000 Philadelphians (26.3%) living blow the poverty line, which requires a large demand for government services and drag on the city’s economics. Opportunities are that the high school graduation rate was improved, so did the educational attainment level of adult population, according to the report. Numerous researchers have studied the relationship between education and poverty and found that more educated people will contribute to the communities if more of them are employed. Therefore, CCP needs make efforts to expand developmental education and professional training (CCP,