An "environmental scan" is designed to identify key issues of policy and practice in an area of interest so that action can be taken. By definition, an environmental scan focuses upon areas of concern. However, the results of an environmental scan are not designed to be either an indictment or endorsement of the current way of doing…

A guide to the development and operation of a college enrollment management system is presented for college administrators. After describing current issues that affect traditional student enrollments, the concept of enrollment management is defined, and its basic elements are introduced, along with broader organizational perspectives such as…

The IPSE (Incentive Program in Science and Engineering) was designed to increase the number of lower socioeconomic status students who major in engineering and science. This document is a progress report of the demonstration project. It focuses on the third year evaluation, changes observed in students over time, and a summary evaluation. Students…

While many U.S. corporate employers take their employees' education seriously and offer tuition benefit programs, few employees use them, presumably because of lack of interest among older workers, poor employee self-image, lack of time or funds for related costs, red tape, and lack of counseling. (MSE)

This document highlights notable findings to the report, "Making the Transition from High School to College in Ohio, 2003," through questions and answers. This Ohio Board of Regents report focuses on the preparedness and success of recent high school graduates who go on to college. Data is presented on secondary school preparation for college,…

In more than 90 percent of the American colleges the prevailing method of transfer from secondary school to college is by certification, based on the pupil's record in secondary school. In the large majority of cases a record of graduation from an accredited secondary school is required to every student admitted to college. When it is considered…

A distant-learning format that provides courses for students who are geographically or financially unable to commute to traditional campuses involves taped lectures, class meetings, and evaluations as well as course texts and study guides. (JMF)

Critics say federal rules for welfare programs have built-in biases against higher education, and financially pinched states also discourage postsecondary education by welfare recipients for political and economic reasons. Issue revolves around use of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program. States differ in their approaches…

Examines the expansion of public two-year colleges between 1942 and 1970. Tests hypotheses from organizational ecology, institutional theory, predicting that the population of two-year colleges is responsive to business elites, affluence, the labor force needs of a diversified economy, and Democratic Party pluralities. Findings suggest that…

Explaining that the U.S. Department of Education predicts a college enrollment increase of 1.6 million by 2015, with a majority being non-White and low-income, discusses whether higher education institutions are culturally and financially prepared to accommodate the influx of these students. (EV)

Outlines development of interest in student retention studies in Britain arising from concern about the appropriate use of public money. Describes retention strategies being used within the London Institute, a federation of five art- and design-focused colleges. The aim is an overarching and interlinking strategy across a whole college, what the…

Despite federal investments in student aid--plus tax credits exceeding $70 billion and state expenditures for institutions and students exceeding $65 billion--record high financial barriers erected by recent changes in tuition and financial aid have prevented hundreds of thousands of college-qualified high school graduates from enrolling in…

In this article, one particular complex of issues being considered by Congress as part of the Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization process is addressed. These issues have to do with the rising costs of college attendance, their consequent impact on accessibility, and the appropriate federal role, if any, in regulating price increases. As a…

The data in this report were obtained from the base-year and follow-up surveys of the National Education Longitudinal Study of the Eighth Grade Class of 1988 (NELS:88). NELS:88 began with a sample of 1,052 schools and 24,599 eighth graders. The results of this report apply to students who were eighth-graders in 1988 and graduated from high school…

Trends and projections for postsecondary enrollments in the United States are summarized. Between 1955 and 1970, degree credit enrollment more than tripled due to both a rapid rise in the population of college-age youth and an increase in the college participation rate. College attendance doubled between 1955 and 1965, and participation rates for…