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PACE Climate Survey for Community Colleges

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Dec 15, 2021

About the Student Success Question Set

Community colleges play a vital role in U.S. higher education, enrolling nearly one-third of students in degree-granting institutions each year (Dougherty et al., 2017). In recent years, community colleges have faced increasing pressure to improve student outcomes (Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, 2017; Bailey, 2016). This emphasis on student success has been driven by a…

Dec 15, 2021

About the Part-Time Faculty Question Set

Since the inception of community colleges in 1960s, the status of faculty has undergone a dramatic change. Research has found that the number of part-time faculty has increased by 86% since this time (Schuster & Finkelstein, 2006). In 2012, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) reported that 70% of community college employees were part-time…

Dec 15, 2021

About the In-Depth Institutional Structure Question Set

The Institutional Structure climate factor focuses on the mission, leadership, structural organization, decision-making, and communication within the institution. Supervisory Relationship provides insight into the relationship between employee and their supervisors and employees’ ability to be creative and express ideas related to their work. Cooperation and effective coordination within work teams is explored within the Teamwork…

Dec 15, 2021

About the Identity and Belonging Question Set

While college campuses are more diverse than they were twenty years ago, concerns of “chilly” racial climates continue to exist and institutional leaders must remain engaged in a concerted effort to ensure that faculty, staff, administrators, and students of all races and ethnicities are comfortable on campus (Smith & Wolf-Wendel, 2006). Much of the literature…

Dec 15, 2021

About the Change Readiness Question Set

A changing landscape for higher education has increased efforts on creating efficiencies and innovations within post-secondary education. This focus coupled with the pressure on institutions to increase degree attainment, the need for graduates to compete in a global economy, the necessity to engage with an increasingly diverse student body, and a push toward corporatization while…