Introduction: What are Community Colleges For? Part One: Change on Campus 1. Political Culture: The Quiet Shift toward Job Training 2. Organizational Beliefs and Values: The Learning College Movement 3. Educational Practices: Competency-Based Education Part Two: External Forces and Their Impact 4. Government Agencies: The U.S. Department of Education 5. Professional Organizations: The American Association of Community Colleges Part Three: The Promise of the Arts and Sciences 6. Curriculum: Localized and Problem-Based 7. Mission and Purpose: The Community College Baccalaureate 8. Pedagogy: The Town Hall Meeting as a Teaching Method Epilogue: The Twenty-First-Century College References Index