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…

Driven by economic and educational imperatives, public policymakers, higher education leaders, and philanthropic and advocacy groups are mobilizing aggressive national and state campaigns to bolster college completion. Campaigns to improve student success are particularly concerned about the performance of the nation's community colleges. In…

Driven by economic and educational imperatives, public policymakers, higher education leaders, and philanthropic and advocacy groups are mobilizing aggressive national and state campaigns to bolster college completion. Campaigns to improve student success are particularly concerned about the performance of the nation's community colleges. In…

This State Profile from the Delta Cost Project presents data on key Delta metrics for public research, master's, bachelor's, and community college sectors in the state of Oklahoma. The data are limited to a five-year period, showing data for the most recent year, and the five-year change.

While community college intercollegiate athletic programs have been expanding in a somewhat sporadic manner, there have been few empirical studies which examine how and why these programs are growing. The current study investigates the questions of "how and why" with the goal of helping community college leaders to make informed…

Focuses on the educational and general primary budget for the Oklahoma state system of higher education for the fiscal year 1999-2000. Highlights several key components of institutional budget decisions. A section is also included on the sponsored budgets, particularly sponsored research, as it becomes ever more important to the economic…

Focuses on the Oklahoma 1997-98 fiscal year (FY) educational and general (E&G) primary budget, both revenue and expenditures. The FY98 institutional E&G budget increased by 8.2%, or $75.4 million, to $991.8 million. This increase was a result of: an increase of $45.9 million or 7.9% in state appropriations to institutions; a budgeted fee…

This document contains and executive summary, main report, and detailed results by entry level of education, gender and ethnicity. The parts of this document examine the ways in which the State of Oklahoma economy benefits from the presence of the 14 community college districts in the state. The colleges serve an unduplicated headcount of 106,201…

This report, provides statistical data on the salaries of faculty and selected administrators in Oklahoma. Highlights pertaining to the 1997-98 academic year include the following: (1) the average salary for all full-time faculty, equated to a 9-10 month basis in Oklahoma state-supported colleges and universities, was $45,189; (2) average salaries…

Describes the establishment of Oklahoma's public two-year colleges and the decrease in state funding in the 1980s following the collapse of the oil industry. Details the colleges' responses to the challenges presented by decreasing resources and increasing enrollments, including cooperation with vocational-technical schools. Addresses concerns for…

An annual report of the conditions of higher education in the United States for 1986-1987 is presented. The 16 sub-sections are as follows: (1) introduction; (2) principal sectors of higher education (four papers, on research universities, liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and state colleges); (3) issues (15 papers, e.g. academic…

The annual report outlines activities in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education for the period July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978. Among the information provided are: progress and plans both within the system as a whole and within the institutions; historical and statistical information (enrollment, degrees, accreditation, student aid, Title VII…