This report documents actions taken and data gathered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) as required by statute to report annually on students taking basic skills courses at Colorado's public higher education institutions. DHE has prepared this report which summarizes: (1) actions by DHE and the Commission on Higher Education…

Findings of a Southern Regional Education Board study of management flexibility and state regulation in higher education are discussed in five chapters. James R. Mingle in "Management Flexibility and State Regulation: An Overview" outlines the scope of the study, which focused on administrators' and board members' views on management…

The historical pattern of resource allocation in American higher education as exemplified by public colleges in Colorado was examined. The reliance upon average cost information in making resource allocation decisions was critiqued for the special problems that arise from student enrollment decline or steady state. A model of resource allocation…

This compendium of statistical data is a companion to the document entitled "Scorecard on Colorado Public Higher Education--How the Public Higher Education System and Its Students Perform on Selected Measures," which examines selected performance measures for Colorado public higher education institutions. Data in this document are…

This report is the fifth in a series that measures performance of Colorado college students and the state's higher education system. The data are presented at the system level, and cover finances, students, and graduates, and are broken down into the following sectors: public institution totals; a state summary, and then separately by research…