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Romano, Richard M.; D'Amico, Mark M. – Association for Institutional Research, 2021
A commonly used metric for measuring college costs, drawn from data in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), is expenditure per full-time equivalent (FTE) student. This article discusses an error in this per FTE calculation when using IPEDS data, especially with regard to community colleges. The problem is that expenditures…
Descriptors: Noncredit Courses, Enrollment, Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics
Giegerich, Steve – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2013
Employers point to a large and growing "skills gap," saying thousands of jobs are already going unfilled because applicants lack the skills and knowledge they need. Forecasters say that, by the end of this decade, two-thirds of all jobs will require some form of high-quality postsecondary credential such as a degree or certificate. The…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Associate Degrees, Educational Innovation, High Schools