Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the…

Data on degrees conferred by state and private Arkansas colleges and universities are presented, along with a narrative description of trends. Total degree production increased 7.3 percent over the 1977-1978 to 1981-1982 period, rising to 11,345 degrees. While total figures for the state-supported institutions increased annually, degree production…

Data on degrees conferred in 1982-1983 by the 31 higher education institutions in Arkansas are presented, along with a narrative description of trends. The data include second-summer, fall, spring, and first-summer terms. Degree production for 1982-1983 was 3.1% higher than 1981-1982. Most of the increase resulted from increases in associate…

This document offers a summary report of degrees granted at Arkansas state and independent higher education institutions for 1988-89 and highlights trends over a 5 year period. A summary section notes that total degrees conferred numbered 11,769, an increase of 326 from the previous year. The increase was caused by a rise in baccalaureate degrees…

Data on degrees conferred in 1983-1984 by the 32 higher education institutions in Arkansas are presented, along with a narrative description of trends. The data include second-summer, fall, spring, and first-summer terms. Total degrees granted in 1983-1984 fell by 2% from the previous year. At state-supported institutions, degrees granted as a…

This document offers a summary report of degrees granted at Arkansas state and independent higher education institutions for 1989-90 and highlights trends over a 5-year period. A summary section notes that 12,188 degrees were conferred, an increase of 419 from the previous year. Associate degrees rose sharply by 17 percent from the previous year.…

This document offers a summary report of degrees granted at Arkansas state and independent higher education institutions for 1990-91 and highlights trends over a 5-year period. A summary section notes that 12,533 degrees were conferred, a 2.8 percent increase from the previous year and a 11.7 percent increase from 1986-87. Associate degrees rose…

The Academic Common Market is an interstate agreement among southern states for sharing common programs at both the bachelor's and graduate levels. Participating states are able to make arrangements for their residents who qualify for admission to enroll in specific programs in other states for in-state tuition. A list of coordinators and their…

Types of degrees offered by Arkansas colleges and universities are described, and information on degrees conferred and output trends are examined. Data are presented from 1972-73 through 1979-80. In this time period, public institutions had overall increases of 15.3 percent in the number of degrees awarded, with the greater percentage of increase…

This document offers a summary report of degrees granted at Arkansas state and independent higher education institutions for 1987-88 and highlights trends over a 5 year period. A summary section notes that total degrees conferred numbered 11,443, an increase of 221 from the previous year. The increase was caused by an increase in baccalaureate…

The "Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fact Book on Higher Education" is one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of comparative data on higher education. For decades, state leaders, policy-makers, researchers and journalists have used the "Fact Book" to find useful data quickly--and to learn more about…

Comparative information on higher education in the southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia) compiled by the Southern Regional Education Board is presented. The report is divided into the following seven sections (with…