In a study designed to identify international business competencies required for all baccalaureate graduates of business schools, 2 panels composed of 31 business school administrators and 30 international business teachers validated and ranked 50 international business topics in 10 competency areas. They also suggested a level of competency for…

"Higher Education Counts" is the annual accountability report on Connecticut's state system of higher education, as required under Connecticut General Statutes Section 10a-6a. The report contains accountability measures developed through the Performance Measures Task Force and approved by the Board of Governors for Higher Education. The…

Since its establishment in the 1860s, Washington's higher education system has evolved rapidly to meet a myriad of state needs in fields as diverse as agriculture, bioscience, chemistry, environmental sciences, engineering, medicine, law, business, computer science, and architecture. Today, higher education, like other vital state functions, faces…

This report provides information on degree and certificate programs offered and student program completions for fiscal year 1995-1996 in North Dakota's public and private postsecondary educational institutions. The first table lists all programs offered, coded in accordance with the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP Code) system. For…

This report presents 27 graphs and tables detailing trends in degrees awarded at Maryland institutions of higher education from 1987 to 1997. Highlights of trend data for degrees awarded by level note that during 1996-97, Maryland institutions awarded over 42,000 certificates and degrees at all levels, nearly one-third more than 10 years earlier;…

This report presents survey data, collected from 320 companies, concerning personnel practices and policy related to the employment of college and university graduates. Economic questions specific to the respondents and topical questions of general interest are also presented. The number of companies hiring graduates in 10 bachelors' level and 6…

This case study examined which outcomes stakeholders desire for Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) degree graduates at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) in Australia and whether they find these outcomes among graduates. The four stakeholder groups were current BIT undergraduates, BIT graduates, academic staff of SUT involved with the…

Highlights of a survey of 1983 and 1984 college graduates at the bachelor's or master's degree level are presented. Information is provided on types of jobs and starting salaries of degree recipients, with comparisons by sex, along with data on newly qualified and beginning teachers. The survey, which was conducted by the Center for Education…

Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1986-87 annual survey of bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy are reported. Data are presented in tables, with accompanying narrative analysis. The information on physics students includes: trends in postbaccalaureate plans of successive graduating classes of physicists from 1977-78…

Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1985-86 annual survey of bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy are reported. Data are presented in tables, with accompanying narrative analysis. The information on physics students includes: trends in postbaccalaureate plans of successive graduating classes of physicists from 1977-78…

Data on degrees conferred by public and private colleges in New York State for 1983-1984 are presented, with attention to the sex of recipients, level of degree, major subject area, and sector of the institutions. Information is reported on the following types of degrees: associate, bachelor's, first-professional, master's, and doctoral. Degree…

The relationship between starting wage rates and level of education attained by young adults was studied, based on findings of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. According to 1972-1979 data, the greater the educational attainment of the young adults, the higher their starting wage rates. Although the wage rates of…

Information on the 27,063 degrees conferred in Connecticut colleges and universities in 1983-1984 is presented, with attention to discipline and level of the degree and the recipients' gender and minority status. Trends include the following: the total number of degrees conferred showed little change from the previous year in either the public or…

Information is presented on the distribution of earned degrees conferred in 1979-80 by 1,904 U.S. degree-granting institutions. Data on baccalaureate and higher degrees are presented by discipline division and specialty, institutional control and level, sex of recipient, state, and for 10 selected professions. Trends in degrees awarded during…

The myth that only the high school student who is at or near the top of his class can succeed at a four-year college is not upheld for graduates of Laguna-Acoma High School (LAHS) in New Mexico. Many sources provide accurate gradepoint averages (GPA), American College Test (ACT) scores and Rank in Class (RIC) for the LAHS students who took the ACT…