| Show Junior Colleges Coming For Utah Advanced Studies Utah citizens are confront confronted confronted con con- front fronted d with several highly controversial policy decisions decisions decisions deci deci- in meeting the growing growing growing grow grow- ing demand for educational opportunities beyond high school according to a re report report re- re po port rt just published by Utah Foundation the p private r i vat e governmental research or- or THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION- study outlines the major items of e r s sy y as follows 1 Should the demand for higher education in Utah be met primarily by the ex expansion expansion ex- ex of present university university university sity and nd senior college fa facilities facilities fa- fa duties or by the creation of a system of community colleges beginning with the establish establishment m ent of ofa a anew new two- two year college in the Salt Lake m metropolitan area 2 SHO SHOULD LD this community community community college idea be expanded expand expand- ed to other areas of the state 3 Should the proposed community college in the Salt Lake area be consolidated consolidated consolidated consoli consoli- dated with the Salt Lake Trade Technical Institute or constructed and maintained maintained maintained main main- as a separate institution institution institution 4 WHICH agency in the state should control Utah's junior college system Each of these controversial controversial sial questions is analyzed and discussed in the Utah Foundation report THE STUDY observes r v e s that the junior coil college e g e movement during recent years has been one of the most dramatic developments developments developments develop develop- ments in higher education during the century Since their beginning at about the turn of the century century century cen cen- tury junior colleges across the nation h have a v e grown to a point that they now enroll nearly one million million million mil mil- lion students in a wide range of academic technical technical technical cal vocational and avoca- avoca courses and classes Many leading educators s b predict that within a few years junior colleges will enroll 75 of the nations nation's young people who ent enter r college college college col col- lege for the first time FOUNDATION analysts point out that the modern junior or community college college college col col- lege extends educational 0 n a 1 services into new areas and to new groups and cannot cannot cannot can can- not b be regarded solely asan as asan an an Institution to care forthe forthe for forthe the overflow from the senior senior senior sen sen- colleges and tie ties s. s A decision to expand Utah's junior college system system system tem therefore entails a commitment to increase overall educational outlay ind cons cons' tax tax- taxes s The study takes note of the major arguments ad advanced advanced advanced ad- ad by those who favor or oppose consolidation of the proposed new junior college in the Salt Lake area with the Trade Technical Technical Technical Tech Tech- Institute According to the Utah Coordinating Council of Higher Education Education Education tion such a consolidation could save bet between wee n 43 million and 87 million mimon in original construction n costs IT IS ALSO contended that consolidation will provide provide pro pro- vide a superior educational program The State School Board and the president of the Salt Lake Trade Technical Technical Technical Tech Tech- Institute on the other hand contend that consolidation consolidation consolidation consoli consoli- dation would weaken and could submerge the trade a and nd technical aspects of the program The Foundation report points that the Coordinating ing Council and th the State Board also have differing opinions as to who should control Utah's Junior college college col cot lege system The Coordinating Coordinating Coordinating Council believes that thata a separate junior college commission should be es established established es- es to govern the public pub pub- lic lie Junior colleges and trade technical Institutes THE TilE STATE Board on u the he other hand r recommends e c o 0 mm mm m- m m mends ends that these institutions institutions institutions be placed under local com community m unity college governing governing govern govern- ing boards which in turn would be under the general control and supervision of the State Board of tion The relationship would correspond to that of present district s school c h 0 01 boards to the State Board of Education |
