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Identification of the forces that led to the establishment of Tidewater Community College as a multi-campus institution, 1968-1978
Abstract
IDENTIFICATION OF THE FORCES THAT LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TIDEWATER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS A MULTI-CAMPUS INSTITUTION, 1968-1978.
Louis Monroe, Ed.D.
The C o l l e g e o f W illia m and Mary in V i r g i n i a , May 1979
Chairman: P rofessor Donald J. Herrmann
D issertation Advisor: Professor Paul Unger
The purpose o f t h i s d i s s e r t a t i o n was to stu d y the development and growth
of T idew ater Community College and i t s campuses from 1968 to 1978 and to ex amine the forces th a t led to th e ir phy sical, a d m in istra tiv e , organizational
and c u rric u la r c h a ra c te ris tic s . Primary sources included correspondence,
interview s, minutes, s e lf-s tu d ie s and reports.
The F r e d e r i c k Campus and c e n t r a l o f f i c e s o f T i d e w a t e r Community C o l l e g e
were co -lo c ate d on Frederick College pro p erty donated in 1968. Forces t h a t
influenced development included l e g i s la t iv e a u th o riza tio n of the community
college system, support by s ta te and local leadership and concerned c itiz e n s
appropriation of federal and s ta te funds, and donation of property.
The V i r g i n i a Beach Campus was e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1971 as t h e second campus.
Major forces in i t s development were en lig h ten ed a g g ressiv e le a d e rs h ip by
c ity o f f i c i a l s , chancellor of the community college system, and p resid en t
o f the c o lle g e ; support by c it y council and community leaders and provision
o f c o n s tru c tio n funds by th e General Assembly.
The Chesapeake Campus was e s t a b l i s h e d as t h e t h i r d campus in 1973 in
f a c i l i t i e s of Chesapeake College, purchased by the c it y and donated to the
s t a t e . Major f o r c e s i m p a c ti n g on developm ent o f t h e Chesapeake Campus i n
cluded i n i t i a t i v e and leadership of college and s ta te o f f i c ia ls . Major
im p etu s came from s o u r c e s e x t e r n a l t o th e c i t y , b u t l o c a l l e a d e r s h i p was
a ls o s i g n i f i c a n t . Approval o f the bond referendum was one o f the most s i g
n ific an t forces.
Norfolk was p r o je c te d as the l a s t a rea f o r a campus. N e g o tia tio n s f o r
e s ta b l is h m e n t o f the campus extended over the p e rio d o f t h i s s tu d y , but
f a i l e d to produce agreement. However, a s k i l l s t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t y was
leased to the c o lle g e by the c i t y to provide o c c u p a tio n a l-te c h n ic a l programs
Major f o r c e s t h a t p r e v e n t e d e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a N o r f o lk Campus i n c l u d e d l e g i s
la tiv e action r e s tric tin g use of funds and opposition from o f f i c ia ls of
N o rfo lk 's two f o u r- y e a r c o l l e g e s , lo ca l community and bu sin ess le a d e rs and
some members o f th e c i t y c o u n c i l . U n c e r ta in s u p p o r t and l a c k o f s o l i d a r i t y
among p r o p o n e n t s o f a N orfolk Campus were a l s o s i g n i f i c a n t .
Through an examination of those forces leading to the p a r t i c u l a r charac t e r i s t i c s o f each s e c t o r o f the T id e w a te r Community C o lleg e sy ste m , i t was
found th at with the exception of Norfolk, s ta te and local leadership played
a s i g n i f i c a n t r o l e i n t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t and d e v e lo p m en t o f T i d e w a t e r Com munity C ollege. In the case of N orfolk, i t was disco v ered t h a t local and
s t a t e le a d e rs tended to e x e r t a n e g a tiv e i n f l u e n c e on the development o f
th e Norfolk Campus.
Identification of the forces and influences important to the develop ment o f each campus sug g ests t h a t although th e r e were s i m i l a r i t i e s and d i f
f e r e n c e s among t h e f a c t o r s , th e f i n a l c o n f i g u r a t i o n o f T i d e w a t e r Community
College was a t t r i b u t a b l e to the fu sio n in varying degrees o f th e fo rces and
influences discussed in this study
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https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.25774/w4-ms7w-pa64