Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 837 non-profit, public and private two-year colleges in the United States and its territories, including statistics on 1965-66 enrollments, personnel, and student costs. Following material on the scope and compilation of the…

Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 912 non-profit, public and private two-year colleges in the United States and its territories, including statistics on 1966-67 enrollments, personnel, and student costs. Following material on the scope and compilation of the…

Based on a 1982 survey of all accredited two-year institutions in the United States and members of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) in other countries, this directory provides a comprehensive list of 1,219 community, junior, and technical colleges, as well as statistics on enrollments and staffing for each.…

Tables, graphs, and charts are provided in this report on trends in operational planning data in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) system for the period from 1979-80 to 1988-89. Four operational data sets are analyzed: full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount enrollments and cost per FTE; VTAE graduates; operational…

Results of the fourth annual survey of over 5,000 college faculty in all types of higher education institutions are reported. The information gathered is organized in eight categories: the goals of collegiate education; academic standards; attitudes about student life; teaching, research, and service; the status of the profession; views of the…

This profile of two-year college education in West Virginia (WV) contains statistics on enrollments, degrees conferred, faculty characteristics, and finances for the state's three community colleges, one two-year branch campus, and one private two-year college. After listing the five colleges and providing a map of their locations, chpater 1…

Beginning in 1985, freshmen enrolled on a part-time basis in associate degree programs in Indiana postsecondary institutions were tracked for eight semesters to determine rates of retention and attrition. In 1985, associate degree-seeking freshmen with a declared major constituted 12% of the total undergraduate population in the state, and 74% of…

In 1989, the Los Rios Community College District Office of Planning and Research analyzed data provided by the California Postsecondary Education Commission to compare district transfer rates to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems with statewide trends. Major findings were as follows: (1) statewide…

Trends on U.S. campuses as of 1986 are reported, with attention to campus actions on assessment and early campus responses to national reports calling for educational reform. Also considered are faculty hiring practices, perceptions about institutional status, changes in enrollment and finances, and international components of academic programs. A…

Enrollment trends for colleges and universities in Montana for fall 1985 and some previous years are summarized. While enrollment in degree credit programs decreased 3.3% from the previous fall, the breakdowm was: 81.3% of the enrolled students attended campuses of the Montana University System, 8.6% attended private colleges, and 10.1% attended…

The members of the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP) are surveyed annually to collect data on state and territory funded scholarship and grant programs to undergraduate and graduate students to attend public or private postsecondary institutions. The following are among the highlights reported in this year's…

The current status of education is presented in the form of education "indicators"--key data that measure the "health" of education or its trends. These indicators derive from studies carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics as well as from surveys conducted elsewhere, both within and outside of the Federal…

Data on New York's fall 1986 higher education enrollment and admissions, presented in 17 tables, includes: trends in degree-credit enrollment in public, independent, and proprietary institutions by institution type (fall 1970-1986); degree-credit enrollments by level of study, sector, and sex; percent distribution of degree-credit enrollment by…

A survey of officials in 52 cities in the United States gathered information on the conditions and issues relating to urban children, on how city governments are structured to respond to those needs, and on city programs and initiatives which benefit children. Information provided by the cities was supplemented by data from the Bureau of the…

This report in two volumes is the product of a year-long needs assessment undertaken by the Governor of Alabama's Commission for the Alabama Year of the Child. Volume I, which contains an overview and recommendations to the governor and the legislature, includes position papers and letters from the commission and interested citizens. These…