Implications of Reduced Funding Upon the Open-Door Commitment

State Funding Limitations and Community College Open Door Policy: Conflicting Priorities?

“…Few suggested policies for modifying the open door through prioritizing services (Kaster, 1979 ) or developing selective admissions policies (Rippey & Roueche, 1977 ) were taken seriously enough to reach implementation or analysis. For example, California's 1993 attempt to utilize differential fee structures (Chen, 1993 ) was subsequently dropped in January 1996, "marking a return to the broader notion of educational access that the community college represents" (Burstein, 1996 , concluding remarks, p. 4).…”

Sources and information: Decision making in hard economic times

“…Matson (1978) notes that student personnel services-so badly needed by nontraditional students-are often threatened in times of retrenchment. Rippey and Roueche (1977) maintain that as funding is decreased, "nontraditional students . .…”

Reentry education revisited: Theory and practice

“…It is hard to determine the fate of reentry education in a period of economic uncertainty surrounding education. Rippey and Roueche (1977;p.…”