Executive-level administrators must provide strategic leadership of the institutional mission if their community colleges are to adapt and respond to learner needs in a rapidly changing environment. Through a content analysis of mission statements from 102 community colleges in the United States, this study reveals 7 salient themes regarding the mission priorities of contemporary community colleges in the southern United States. Confidence intervals indicate the probable proportions of community college mission statements reflecting each salient theme.
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