Meyer, Harvey K., Jr.

Broward Community College was founded in 1959 as a
part of the public two-year community college system
of the State of Florida. Since its inception, no survey
of public opinion toward the College had ever been undertaken. The purpose of the present study was to find
out whether registered voters served by the College were
aware of its activities, and to learn of their opinions
of its philosophies, policies and programs.
A questionnaire was sent out to a stratified random
sampling of the registered voters of Broward County,
Florida. It was revealed that among the respondents, those in higher income brackets and those with a higher
level of education knew more about Broward Community
College than did those with lower incomes or less
education. Respondents with considerable knowledge of the
College offered more opinions and agreed more with the
philosophies, policies and programs of the institution
than did those who knew very little about the College.
The results showed that:
1. A majority of the respondents were able to
identify Broward Community College as the local
public two-year community college.
2. The respondents were generally aware of the
College's philosophies, policies and programs.
3. The respondents were in general agreement
with the College's philosophies, policies and
programs.
4. The respondents were in general agreement
that the College is fulfilling its goals through
its various parallel, occupational and community service
programs.