Change is inevitable in technical and community colleges. Escalating demands for accountability in education by stakeholders is on the forefront of the education agenda. Faced with less funding, declining enrollments, stagnant retention and completion rates, increased competition with non-profits, technological advances, and spiraling infrastructure expenses, decision-makers often use mergers to address these issues.
This study describes the effects of a State-mandated merger of a traditionally White two-year technical college with a historically Black two-year technical college. The...

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