ABSTRACT

Community colleges reflect the unique needs of their communities, and as societal expectations of education and training change, so does the functioning of the college. A little studied yet critically important element of college leadership is the senior business officer, the individual responsible for the variety of services that allow instructors to be paid, buildings to be maintained, and among other activities, campuses to be safe, welcoming environments that offer the amenities that compliment student learning. With increasingly complex rules and regulations impacting community colleges, it is important to understand what these senior business operations positions have oversight for. The exploratory study was conducted to examine organizational structures among senior business officers’ divisions in community colleges. Using a content analysis of 60 different comprehensive community colleges similarities were identified across urban, suburban, and rural institutions, but there was also considerable variation in reporting units. Findings also identified areas for further research in order to gain a better understanding of the organizational structure of the senior business officer position.

摘要

社区学院反映了他们社区的独特需求，随着社会对教育和培训的期望发生变化，学院的运作也发生了变化。对大学领导力的一点研究但至关重要的元素是高级商务官，负责各种服务的个人，这些服务可以让教师获得报酬，维护建筑物，以及其他活动，让校园成为安全、温馨的环境，提供补充学生学习的便利设施。随着影响社区大学的规则和法规越来越复杂，了解这些高级业务运营职位的监督内容非常重要。这项探索性研究旨在检查社区学院高级商务官员部门的组织结构。通过对 60 所不同综合性社区学院的内容分析，确定了城市、郊区和农村机构的相似之处，但报告单位也存在相当大的差异。调查结果还确定了需要进一步研究的领域，以便更好地了解高级商务官职位的组织结构。