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Download full textEducation Commission of the States, 2020
What do state policies say about how to fund postsecondary education? This 50-State Comparison answers this question by searching state statutes, state rules and regulations, enacted state budget bills, and state postsecondary education agency policies that address postsecondary education budgeting and funding. According to the content of the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Educational Policy, State Policy
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Direct linkFeldman, David H.; Romano, Richard M. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2019
The rising price of a year in college looms large on the American political landscape. Calls to make college free, or at least debt free, will figure prominently in policy and political debates going forward. To make sense of this debate, an understanding of the forces that have been driving the price of a year in postsecondary education upward…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Costs, Access to Education, Public Colleges
Christopher Robinson Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2023
The "South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract" is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the governor, legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2023 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Academic Degrees, Graduation Rate
Jackson, Jacob; Warren, Paul – Public Policy Institute of California, 2018
California had a long tradition of very low tuition for students enrolled in public higher education. The state broke with that policy in the 2000s, when recessions resulted in significant cuts to state funding for public colleges and universities--the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California's community…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Public Colleges, Tuition
Robinson, Christopher, Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2021
The "South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract" is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the governor, legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2021 edition of the "Statistical Abstract"…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Academic Degrees, Graduation Rate
Robinson, Christopher, Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2020
The "South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract" is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the governor, legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2020 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Academic Degrees, Graduation Rate
Johnson, Hans; Cook, Kevin; Murphy, Patrick; Weston, Margaret – Public Policy Institute of California, 2014
Over the past 20 years, in-state tuition at both the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) has more than tripled. These tuition increases have led many to believe that spending in the state's public higher education systems is out of control. However, a closer look reveals that institutional expenditures in the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Educational Finance, Costs
Frye, Joanna R. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The dynamics of state funding for public higher education in the United States are changing. Per-student state appropriations to higher education have decreased over the past few decades and have become increasingly volatile from year to year. As public higher education institutions seek ways to educate more students with fewer and less…
Descriptors: State Aid, Educational Finance, Public Colleges, Financial Support
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Van Der Werf, Martin; Quinn, Michael C.; Strohl, Jeff; Repnikov, Dmitri – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2018
Since 1980, the Black college-going rate has nearly doubled, while the Latino college-going rate has more than doubled. As a result, the Black and Latino share of public college enrollment has grown from 15 percent in 1980 to 35 percent in 2015. However, those impressive college-going gains are not being matched by gains in college completion.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, College Attendance
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Van Der Werf, Martin; Quinn, Michael C.; Strohl, Jeff; Repnikov, Dmitri – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2018
This is the executive summary for the report, "Our Separate & Unequal Public Colleges: How Public Colleges Reinforce White Racial Privilege and Marginalize Black and Latino Students." America's selective public colleges should be among the great equalizers in our society. Funded primarily by taxpayers and carrying a relatively low…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, College Attendance
Robinson, Christopher, Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2019
The "South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract" is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the Governor, Legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2019 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Academic Degrees, Graduation Rate
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2018
Advanced education contributes to greater individual and regional prosperity, including increased earnings, improved economic growth, greater levels of community engagement and improved health outcomes. Rising costs to students and families combined with a student body that may require additional resources to ensure its success, however, may make…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Budgets, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Roof, Andrew N., Ed.; Robinson, Christopher, Ed.; Thompson, Jeff, Ed.; Turner, Kenneth, Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2018
The "South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract" is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the Governor, Legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2018 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Academic Degrees, Graduation Rate
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, 2019
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL System), under the governance of its Board of Trustees, operates as a strong public university system with eight distinct, mission-driven universities, and enhances the quality of life of Mississippians by effectively meeting their diverse educational needs. Five-year Goals for the system have…
Descriptors: Profiles, Higher Education, Trustees, Governing Boards
Armour, Mim, Ed. – South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2015
The South Carolina Higher Education Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive, single-source compilation of tables and graphs which report data frequently requested by the Governor, Legislators, college and university staff, other state government officials, and the general public. The 2015 edition of the Statistical Abstract marks the 37th year of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Enrollment
