Community College Student Analysis

According to Cohen, Brawer, and Kisker (2014), in The American Community College Book, colleges were established to train workers to operate the nation’s expanding industries. In addition, business people supported community colleges in order to ensure workers were trained at the public expense to work for their companies. Community colleges were committed from the beginning to serving the needs of their local communities (Cohen, Brawer, Kisker, 2014). However, O’Banian contends that although the community college still serves the community’s needs, the needs of the community has changed and the community colleges are evolving to meet the demands of a more complex community. In fact, since the paradigm shift of the community colleges

Engaging in cultural festivals, leadership development trainings, Students Government Associations, the study’s abroad, and other activities has preserved students involved and successful in their studies (O’Bainion, 1997). In closing, although students attend community colleges for their educational aspirations, many students come unprepared for college. Thus, it is the colleges’ obligation to prepare students for success. Involving students in learning communities and other activities is key. “Culture is the tie that binds the ‘invisible tapestry’ that connects and give meaning to activities and events” (Schuh, Jones, Harper and Associates, 2011, p. 266). Students aspire to feel that they belong to something larger than them. Belonging to a club, a basketball team, or an association brings students together for a meaningful purpose. It is the students that work together to provide purpose and direction for the group (Schuh, Jones, Harper, and Associates 2011). “The whole of the culture properties that comprise and contribute to students’ success is greater than the sum of the part” (Schuh, Jones, Harper, and Associates, 2011, p. 266). This would certainly indicate that activities and athletics have an enormous role in the community