This study used an expected utility framework with a mean-lower partial moment specification for investor utility to determine the asset allocation and the allowable contribution limits for qualified state-sponsored tuition savings plans. Given the assumptions about state policymakers' perceptions of investor utility, the study determined the…

The United States no longer leads the world in college completion rates. Inequality in college access rates by income have barely narrowed over the last 25 to 30 years and inequality in college completion rates have narrowed even less. The groups in the population that are growing the most rapidly are those that have historically been…

The relationships among state appropriations to colleges, tuition and fees, and enrollment were studied at comparable institutions in 15 southern states. The 1982-1983 tuition and fees structures were assessed for institutions belonging to the Southern University Group. Changes in enrollment and tuition at both the graduate and undergraduate…

Information about higher education in California is presented with suggestions for Florida. Cooperation between the public and private sectors in California exists in many forms, including the support or opposition of legislation. For instance, private university presidents have publicly criticized as inadequate budget recommendations for state…

To determine the effects of changes in state funding on patterns of spending among institutions within the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), an analysis was performed of audited operating expenditures, enrollment, and staffing for the decade between 1980 and 1990 for each of the 23 VCCS colleges. The analysis found that from 1981-82 to…

The impact of federal funds on private, historically black institutions was studied. The focus was whether funding under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 made a difference to the survival or stability of 45 four-year and 5 two-year colleges. The following information was used to analyze fiscal years (FY) 1977 and 1982: current funds…

This paper explores the ways in which community colleges in the United States are financed. It offers a historical overview of community college financing in the U.S., arguing that from their inception, they have operated on the premise of providing wide access to higher education through public funding at little or no cost to students. The paper…

The potential value of marketing principles to help solve educational problems in higher education is addressed. Four variables that are within the decision power of those in higher education and those in the commercial world are the product, distribution, promotion, and price. The marketing concept demands that policies be built on a base of…

Selected panel discussions and papers presented during the 14th annual forum of the Association of Institutional Research present analytical approaches--if not solutions--to imperatives identified in 1973. The articles build upon the six major policy reports on higher education released during the academic year: Carnegie Commission, Committee for…

To examine the accuracy of myths of state higher education finance trends, this study used data from 50 states to explore recent patterns in funding allocation, state policies, and system characteristics. Data were gathered through development of a database on state system characteristics and trends and through two surveys sent to state higher…

The process of economic retrenchment and institutional decline that occurred within the City University of New York (CUNY) in 1975-1976, a time of New York City fiscal crisis, is analyzed. Attention is directed to the public policy conflict between the policies of free tuition and direct student aid; the relative roles of state, city, and federal…