The traditional funding model of the Cooperative Extension System has been stretched to its limits by increasing demand for information and programs without concurrent increases in funding by the public sector. As the social, economic, and political environments have evolved and become more complex, extension is often asked to apply the expertise…

The transfer of students in Missouri is multi-directional; that is, some level of transfer activity occurs between and within each major sector of higher education. The number of student transfers has risen from 15,500 in fall 1979 to 18,000 in fall 1982, with a peak of 20,000 transfers reported in fall 1981. The majority of student transfers…

Females comprise less than 25 percent of the student enrollment in Connecticut's state technical colleges, and more than 70 percent of them are clustered in data processing technology. For this reason, a sex equity workshop was held for a total of 28 representatives of the state's technical colleges. All of the participants felt that they gained a…

A description is provided of the history, organization, goals, and objectives of the Florida community college system. First, the history of the system is traced from the founding of Palm Beach Junior College in 1933 through the establishment of the Community College Council in 1955, the implementation of a master plan for the state's community…

Recommendations for appropriations to each public college and university in Alabama are presented by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in its 1984-1985 unified budget report. After explaining the basis of the recommendations, attention is directed to operating needs for 1984-1985, higher education appropriations for 1983-1984, and funding…

In response to a desire for an additional, low-cost program of faculty and staff development, Buffalo State College has developed a series of workshop/seminar sessions presented during the break between the fall and spring semesters. Called Winterim, the program offers sessions on a wide variety of academic, professional, and instructional topics…

As part of an evaluation of the Missouri master plan for higher education, data comparing Missouri public four-year institutions with their peer institutions was collected and analyzed. Comparisons were made on the percentage distribution of revenues and expenditures per student over a range of categories. Comparisons were also made on various…

Results of a study of student fee policies at the California Maritime Academy are presented, along with recommendations for setting and adjusting student fees. A description of the academy covers its levels, sources of budgetary and financial aid support, and educational costs. The long-term policy is based on the unique fiscal and academic…

An essay on the study of religion at the college level and descriptions of nine programs of religious studies are presented. The essay by David C. Smith suggests that while traditional goals continue to be important, especially in church-related colleges, religious studies has expanded to include insights and materials from such disciplines as…

The Ohio Board of Regents was established as a mechanism to coordinate the growth of higher education institutions in Ohio during the period when enrollments in K-12 school systems suggested large increases in college attendance. During the 1960s 23 states took similar actions to centralize state authority to coordinate or govern higher education.…

This annual report tells of educators and administrators in Missouri working through serious economic challenges to achieve the most important goals of higher education: increased economic growth, more educational opportunity, and achievement and improved quality. Data in this report show that public colleges and universities have reduced expenses…

This report provides information about the 26,697 degrees and certificates granted by Connecticut colleges and universities between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999. Data are included on the gender and race or ethnicity of the recipients, and data are broken into academic disciplines following the Classification of Instructional Programs. The 29,697…

This report examines trends in resources available, past funding policies, and the need for a funding policy for Virginia public higher education that can minimize the impact of peaks and troughs of economic cycles. It reviews trends from 1988-89 to 2003-04 by: identifying primary revenue sources of higher education, examining institutional…

This paper discusses fostering a sense of unity across multiple campuses of a community college. It defines multi-campus community colleges (M3C) as a community college district composed of more than one site where learning is to take place. Unity is considered the state at which the students, faculty, and staff on the various college campuses and…

This document explores Nebraska's current public policies and practices that impact the funding of postsecondary education. These policies and practices have developed over time in response to the needs of the state. Many of the policies are statute and have not been formally adopted, but are reflective of legislative practice, past patterns…