Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Community College Review
ISSN
0091-5521
Volume
42
Issue
4
DOI
10.1177/0091552114534724
First Page
283
Last Page
306
Publication Date
October 2014
Abstract
This study examined community and institutional factors that influence offering online workforce development programs in community colleges. The study included a random sample of 321 community college in the United States. Findings conclude that colleges operating under statewide governance structures and in states with more highly centralized statewide practices have more online occupational programs than other types of institutions. In addition, student racial demographics factor into online course offerings. Institutions with higher percentages of White students are more likely to offer online occupational programs. These findings illustrate a potential need for additional online program development in colleges with larger percentages of students of color and raise questions about how states with decentralized systems can increase educational access by facilitating additional online workforce development programs.
Recommended Citation
Githens, R. P.,
Sauer, T.,
Crawford, F.,
Cumberland, D.,
&
Wilson, K.
(2014).
Online Workforce Development in Community Colleges Connection With Community, Institutional, and Governance Factors.
Community College Review, 42(4), 283–306.
DOI: 10.1177/0091552114534724
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ed-facarticles/97
