Preface.

The Authors.

1. Background: Evolving Priorities and Expectations of the Community College.

2. Students: Diverse Backgrounds, Purposes, and Outcomes.

3. Faculty: Building a Professional Identity.

4. Governance and Administration: Managing the Contemporary College.

5. Finances: Sustaining and Allocating Resources.

6. Instruction: Methods, Media, and Effects.

7. Student Services: Supporting Educational Objectives.

8. Vocational Education: Occupational Entry, Change, and Development.

9. Developmental Education: Enhancing Literacy and Basic Skills.

10. Community Education: Extending College Services and Training.

11. Collegiate Function: Transfer and the Liberal Arts.

12. Scholarship: Research in and About the Colleges.

13. The Social Role: A Response to the Critics.

14. Toward the Future: Trends, Challenges, and Obligations.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.