Looks at the financial stability of New York University and examines how well the merged engineering institution, Polytechnic of New York, is doing. (Author/DN)

Some private liberal arts colleges across the nation face an increasingly uncertain future as costs continue to rise and competition from expanding public institutions intensifies. Meanwhile, there is pressure-witness the recommendations of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education-to establish 2-year community colleges in areas not now served…

Describes how a private 2-year liberal arts college in New Jersey contracts to deliver public community college services. (A related document is EA 504 175). (DN)

Describes how a newly formed community college district proposes to contract with a private 4-year college to operate the community college program. If the plans are approved, the community college district stands to avoid the heavy capital expenditures involved in setting up the program and the financial future of the private college will be…