Nonprofit Corporate Colleges: a Description of Their Curricula, Faculty, and Students

• Main Author: Parker, Karen, 1960-
• Other Authors: Kingery, Dwane
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1988
• Subjects: non-traditional education; alternative education; educational demographics; college administration; nonprofit; Employer-supported higher education > United States.; Employees > Training of > United States.; Business education > United States.; Professional education > United States.; Non-formal education > United States.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332067/

The purposes of this study were (1) to describe and analyze the organization and content of nonprofit corporate curricula, (2) to describe and analyze the background and status of nonprofit corporate college faculty, and (3) to describe and analyze the demographics, educational background, and employment characteristics of students in nonprofit corporate colleges. Institutional demographics on student enrollment, number of graduates, admission policy, tuition cost, types of financial aid programs, student housing, and schedule of classes were gathered as well. Data were collected from survey instruments returned by 12 nonprofit corporate college administrators. The data were treated to produce frequencies and percentages. The study revealed that the majority of nonprofit corporate colleges are specialized institutions which primarily offer graduate degree programs. Faculty are most likely full-time, non-tenured employees. White males between the ages of 25 and 40 constitute an overwhelming majority of the student population. Two major findings unrelated to the purposes of the study were revealed during this investigation. They are (1) the term corporate college and the definition are sometimes misunderstood and (2) three corporate colleges identified last year have ceased operating as post-secondary degree-granting institutions.