An Analysis of Roles of Trustees and Presidents of Community Colleges

This study is an analysis of actual and desired roles of community colleges trustee and president linked to trustee-president relationship and its impact on college effectiveness. This study’s primary purpose was to examine whether or not there were differences in the roles community college boards of trustees and presidents said they currently perform and those they said they should perform. In addition, the study sought to determine whether or not the relationship between trustees and the president impacted the effectiveness of community colleges in California, USA.