Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Fincher, Mark Edward
Committee Member
Armstrong, Christopher C.
Committee Member
Coats, Linda T.
Committee Member
King, Stephanie B.
Date of Degree
5-3-2019
Document Type
Dissertation - Open Access
Major
Community College Leadership
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
College
College of Education
Department
Department of Educational Leadership
Abstract
This dissertation examined if community college governing board structure and trustee selection influence institutional and student outcomes. This study employed a causal-comparative design and one-way between subjects ANOVA to examine the effects of board structure and trustee selection on the average cost of attendance, graduation rate, and salary after attending. The participants were 894 public community colleges in the United States. The independent variables included board structure (local boards versus statewide boards) and board composition (elected boards versus appointed boards). The independent variable data were collected from a report, Public Community College Governing Boards: Structure and Composition, compiled by the Association of Community College Trustees. The 3 dependent variables (i.e., average cost of attendance, graduation rate, and salary after attending) was collected from pre-existing publicly available data from the United States Department of Education College Scorecard. The research indicated that a locally governed board does result in a lower cost of attendance. The results also signaled that community college boards with elected boards of trustees have a lower cost of attendance and a higher salary after attending.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/21035
Recommended Citation
Camp, Jason Lee, "Community College Governing Boards Effects of Structure and Composition on Student and Institutional Outcomes" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 1093.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1093