Background : evolving priorities and expectations of the community college
Students : diverse backgrounds, purposes, and outcomes
Faculty : building a professional identity
Organization, governance, and administration : managing the contemporary college
Finances : sustaining and allocating resources
Instruction : methods, media, and effects
Student services : supporting educational objectives
Vocational education : occupational entry, change, and development
Developmental education : enhancing literacy and basic skills
Community education : extending college services and training
Collegiate function : transfer and the liberal arts
Scholarship and assessment : research in and about the colleges
The social role : a response to the critics
Toward the future : trends, challenges, and obligations.
The American community college by Arthur M. Cohen. ISBN 9780470174685. Published by Jossey-Bass in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.