Community Colleges adaptation in rough waters
As colleges face decrease enrollment, faculty are concerned as to how long they will have their jobs. They see colleagues in departments get let go as their office gets eliminated, and their adjunct colleagues being offered fewer courses. Several private colleges have closed nationally and regionally. The demographic trend in the region is of a decreasing of the population. Faculty can see the trend reflected in the size of their classes and the course sections. The information, communication, and technology revolution is in full bloom and impacting higher education in fundamental ways. Brick and mortar colleges are not only competing with college in the geographical region in which they reside but all online in a global higher education ecosystem. The political climate at state and federal levels is always friendly to public education as they look for market-based solutions to the nation’s education problems. In this context, an adaptation mindset, and innovation...