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Rising Student Employment: The Role of Tuition Fees
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Neill, Christine – Education Economics, 2015
In 1979, less than 30% of full-time university students in Canada worked for pay during the academic year. By the mid-2000s, this had risen to 45%. This trend to increasing work among full-time students is also evident in other countries, and may be a concern if it reduces students' investment in human capital during their studies. I find that,…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Tuition, Fees, Full Time Students
First-to-Second-Year Persistence of Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Institutions in the United States
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Mamiseishvili, Ketevan; Koch, Lynn C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2011
The authors used the data from the "Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study" survey (BPS:04/06) to (a) examine the characteristics of the national sample of college students with disabilities and (b) identify the factors that influenced their first-to-second-year persistence in U.S. postsecondary institutions. Students with…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Grade Point Average, Social Integration, Academic Persistence
A New Look at College Costs: Where Does the Money Really Go?
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O'Keefe, Michael – Change, 1987
Expenditures by six colleges (Lynchburg College, Seattle University, the University of Chicago, the University of South Carolina, Western State College of Colorado, and Williams College) are analyzed. Many of the data used for the analysis are those supplied by the annual Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student
Instructional Costs at Public Community Colleges.
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Watkins, Thomas G. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1998
Uses regression analysis to examine the variation in instructional costs per full-time equivalent (FTE) student at 592 public community colleges during the 1991-92 academic year. Results suggest that instructional cost per FTE student tends to increase with the full-time faculty-to-FTE ratio. (AS)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Expenditure per Student
State Policies on Tuition and Fees for Public Higher Education.
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McKeown, Mary P. – Journal of Education Finance, 1982
A 50-state survey found that 22 states have policies for determining tuition and fees, based on state education costs, cost indexes, or peer institutions' charges. Tuition may vary by institutional level and students' graduate or undergraduate status, full- or part-time attendance, and residence in or out of state. (RW)
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Policy, Full Time Students, Graduate Students
Assessing the Costs of Postsecondary Education.
LeBoff, J. Peter – Career Training, 1985
An assessment was conducted to determine accurately the true cost of education at different types of institutions and to identify the degree of government support. The article discusses procedures for updating the data, cost components, data sources, indirect tax expenditures for postsecondary education, and how to obtain additional information.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Full Time Equivalency, Full Time Students
Status of Higher Education in Maryland, 1985.
Record: Maryland State Board for Higher Education, 1985
The status of higher education in Maryland in 1975 and 1985 is compared, with attention to enrollments, student qualifications, programs, faculty, funding, quality, accountability, and the role of higher education in society. Data on opening fall 1984 enrollments and changes from 1983 are provided for Maryland community colleges, state colleges…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty, College Students