The scope of mass communications education at seven Tennessee community colleges : a case study

This research attempted to gather and organize data on the scope of mass communications education at seven of Tennessee's community colleges. Information was collected by examining catalogs and other literature printed by the schools, and a series of personal and telephone Interviews with the administrators and faculties of the schools Involved. Among the topics discussed were the organization of mass communications programs, the number and type of media related courses offered, and the number and type of faculty utilized In teaching such courses. It was concluded that each of the seven schools has a different approach to mass communications education, but that at any of the seven, students can receive a basic foundation for successful transfer to a four-year baccalaureate program.