A Matter of Facts: The North Carolina Community College System Fact Book.

This five-part report offers background information and current data on the programs, finances, facilities, students, and personnel of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). Section I presents an overview of the system, including general information on the NCCCS's mission, history, programs, governance, funding, the NCCC Foundation, service area assignments, statewide plan, and the planning process. This section also contains a map and organizational chart. Section II provides program briefs covering the following: technical/vocational curriculum programs; academic curriculum programs and accrediting agencies of curriculum programs; basic skills; occupational extension; community service; human resource development; Educational Network (EDNET); professional development; New and Expanding Industry Program; focused industrial training centers; small business center network; in-plant job training; Job Training Partnership Act; Carl Perkins Act; correctional education; proprietary schools licensure; and fire training. Section III examines finances, facilities, and equipment, including a budget overview and information on the disposition and source of funds, regular program costs by purpose, state-level expenditures, and average cost per full-time equivalent (FTE) student by institution. Section IV provides data on students, including information on enrollment by program area, sex, race, residency status, and employment status; student completions; and average annual FTE by program area and by credit hour load. The final section provides data on faculty and staff, including 1992-93 system totals by position category, race, sex, years of service, educational level, and months of employment. A bibliography and glossary are appended. (PAA)