Data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics on the survey instrument "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred," as part of the annual Higher Education General Information Survey are presented. The period covered by the report, 1971 through 1980, was one of considerable change for higher education. Enrollments…

Information on the geographic and institutional origins of students at Arkansas state and independent colleges and universities in the fall 1980 are presented in the first analytic report on these topics. Geographic origin is the legal residence of a student when admitted to an institution, and the institutional origin of undergraduate transfer…

Effective ways to handle program discontinuance were studied based on experiences at 10 campuses. Two variables that were considered to be institutional approaches to financial difficulties are the degree of financial difficulty and the degree of control exercised by the institutional leaders. The study sample was drawn primarily from large public…

Two reports are presented in this document prepared for the Colorado State Legislature. The first, a zero-base budget review, presents a summary of the characteristics of the student population served by Colorado's 11 junior colleges. The summary includes statistics on age range, state of residence, gender, ethnic background, types of financial…

This is the first of what is expected to be a regular series of reports from Arizona's community colleges to the citizens of Arizona regarding the effectiveness with which community colleges are achieving their goals. Initially the Task Force on Institutional Effectiveness Measures worked for most of an academic year and recommended the measures…

This report provides the Washington State legislature, the Governor, and other interested parties with an update on the accountability performance of each of the state's public baccalaureate institutions (Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Evergreen State College, Washington State University, Western Washington…

"Higher Education Counts" is the annual accountability report on Connecticut's system of higher education. Since 2000, the report has been the primary vehicle for reporting higher education's progress toward achieving six, statutorily-defined state goals: (1) To enhance student learning and promote academic excellence; (2) To join with…

This document analyzes Nebraska data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) concerning trends and significant changes in head count enrollment, degrees awarded, institutional finance, full-time faculty at Nebraska's 13 public and 17 independent colleges and universities, and enrollment and degrees at the state's private…

Each Maryland public campus submits annual minority achievement reports as part of the state-mandated accountability process. This is a report of the 1995 data. In 1995, Prince George's Community College had the largest number of African-American undergraduate students (7,623) followed by Morgan (5,337), Baltimore City Community College (4,877),…

This study examines whether the State of Louisiana showed good faith compliance with the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended. This audit examines the following areas in the State of Louisiana: (1) educational equity, equality, and adequacy; (2) equal ethnic and gender employment and educational opportunity;…

In this booklet the Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) provides answers to 10 difficult questions concerning issues of costs, accountability, and evaluation in the SUNY system. Questions concern the following issues: (1) the losses incurred in recent years by the State-operated campuses and the community colleges; (2) the issue…

This paper summarizes the findings of a case study designed to determine if differences exist in the higher education planning and policy making process in Missouri and Oklahoma. A background and perspective section develops the definitions of key concepts relying on definitions from the work of Daniel Elazar. A section describing the study itself…

This report presents Washington State's Master Plan for building a higher education system that addresses change in four fundamental elements: accessing education in urban areas; developing a new higher education funding process; evaluating institutional performance; and strengthening admissions standards. The Master Plan recommends the following:…

Implications of the demographic transformation of Arizona for the future of higher education in the state are examined. Since the changing size and character of the minority population figure prominently on the demographic changes, the major focus will be on changes in the minority population and the effect on future minority participation in…

Major factors causing tuition and other charges to rise faster than inflation are analyzed. Attention is directed to the effect of inflation on faculty salaries, federal need-based aid to private colleges, expenditures for capital equipment by state colleges, and state appropriations to higher education. Data are provided on average undergraduate…