The measurements that were used
to collect data were the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) and archival data for
2012-2013 college performance as measured by student retention and graduate
employment rates. The sample consisted of 24 campus managers (n=24) from accredited
two-year, for-profit colleges in United States. Descriptive analyses on the mean,
minimum and maximum, median as well as mode were performed; percentages were also
provided. The descriptive statistics for college performance rates revealed that 95.83%
(student retention) and 65.22% (graduate employment) of the institutions were greater
than the established benchmark at the institutional level where the total ALQ scores for
campus managers were greater than the midpoint (3.00). Findings from the adjunct
analysis on school culture in the context of authentic leadership are presented. While this
pilot study only revealed descriptive relationships among the variables, further research
on context-specific leadership to improve college performance is recommended.