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Li, Amy; Mishory, Jen – Century Foundation, 2018
Many states are passing "free" college plans, and policymakers at both the state and federal level continue to debate the merits of national "free college" or "debt-free college" proposals, also known as Promise programs. Both federal and state "free" college proposals are geared toward a policy objective of…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Policy, Educational Finance, College Attendance
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
The report summarizes state-level changes in black student enrollment that occurred between 1978-79 and 1987-88 and discusses campus-level changes since the low point of black enrollment in 1984-85. It concludes that, using any of several measures of college participation and setting aside the issue of student migration, Indiana higher education…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Desegregation, College Students, Enrollment Rate
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
The study examined retention and degree completion of Indiana public postsecondary students as reported by the Indiana Student Information System (SIS). The study identified freshman students (N=69,410) from 1984-85 who had declared their intention to obtain degrees and then tracked the progress of this group of students as reported each year…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Dropouts, Educational Attainment
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
The study reported in this document tracked a cohort of Indiana freshmen (about 47,000) with reported majors and categorized them as associate and baccalaureate, resident and nonresident, and part-time and full-time students. The objective to determine how these students fared in the course of the 4 years examined (fiscal years 1985-88). Included…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Students, Dropouts
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
A 4-year study was made of attrition and persistence rates of 17,677 freshmen degree-seeking students enrolled in Indiana state vocational education programs in fiscal year 1985. The present report focuses on the experience of the 2,187 black students in that cohort. The study's findings include the following: (1) among full-time students, the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Students, Dropouts
Lisack, J. P. – 1980
As part of a larger study, data concerning enrollment trends in Indiana high schools, colleges, and universities are examined, and the Indiana college attendance rate and scores on the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test are compared with those of other midwestern states and with national averages. Additionally, the levels of education attained…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Attendance, College Entrance Examinations, College Students