SSJ30289
COMMUNITY DEVELOP FINANCE
- Department
- Sustainability & Soc'l Justice
- Terms offered
- 3
- Data refreshed
- Jun 27, 2026
Description
This course introduces students to the field of community development, with a particular focus on finance. The class explores the roles of various "field actors," such as developers, community-based community-development corporations, other nonprofits, for profits, banks, local governments and low-income residents. Students learn about the use of governmental subsidies to achieve public purposes, hot and cold commercial and housing real-estate markets, the basics of identifying financial feasibility gaps in public-spirited projects, the financial analysis necessary to attract debt and stimulate equity investment, strategies to fill the gaps in community needs and funding and ways to sustain projects. Familiarity with Excel spreadsheets is useful. Formerly IDCE 30289. Students who have already passed IDCE 30289 cannot receive credit for SSJ 30289 and should not take this course.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2024–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 37% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 41% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 45% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 48% chance, low confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2024. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count falling about 20% per year. Department faculty is about 12% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 2 sections | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Thu, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM JC220 202620252024
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Timothy J. McGourthy | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 30 enrolled | 22999 |
| Fall 2025 | Timothy J. McGourthy | Lecture | 1 | 25 of 30 enrolled | 22999 |
| Fall 2024 | Lionel G. Romain | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 15 enrolled | 23418 |
| Fall 2024 | Lionel G. Romain | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 15 enrolled | 22999 |