First published in 1999, "American Higher Education in the Twenty First Century" offered a comprehensive introduction to the central issues facing American colleges and universities. This thoroughly revised edition brings the classic volume up to date. The contributors have rewritten every chapter to address major changes in higher…

An examination of community college mission is presented. The academic transfer program at the community college is atrophying; the curriculum at all nonselective institutions is becoming increasingly occupationally and technically oriented; and the transfer function is increasingly a transfer from an occupational curriculum to an occupational…

This report provides opening 1995 fall headcount enrollment data for Colorado public postsecondary institutions, independent (private, non-profit) institutions, proprietary institutions, and the United States Air Force Academy. Data were derived from annual institutional reports to Colorado, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the…

The Five-Year Plan has been prepared by the California Postsecondary Education Commission as a part of its responsibility for planning and coordination of postsecondary education within the State. The initial Five-Year Plan inaugurated a new approach to educational planning in California. The 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education was concerned…

This report provides statistical data on enrollment patterns of first-time beginning postsecondary students for academic years 1989-1990 and 1995-1996. It notes that in 1995-1996, about 40 percent of all first-time beginning postsecondary students enrolled in four-year institutions (25 percent at public institutions and 15 percent at private…

Since 1980 the legislation and administration of federal financial aid to students has changed radically. Four topics examined in this study are: what changes have been made; their effects on federal funding allocations and obligations; how the changes may have contributed to the growth of the proprietary sector of education at the expense of…

This report examines minority undergraduate enrollment and completion trends at American colleges and universities. Chapter 1 focuses on general undergraduate enrollment trends, finding that between 1976 and 1990 the number of minority undergraduates grew faster than total enrollment, with Blacks as the only minority group whose percentage…

This document analyzes Nebraska data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) concerning trends and significant changes in head count enrollment, degrees awarded, institutional finance, full-time faculty at Nebraska's 13 public and 17 independent colleges and universities, and enrollment and degrees at the state's private…

Types of student financial aid are described, and data are presented on student financial aid at Arizona postsecondary institutions for 1972-1981. In 1980-1981, 214,107 or 92.1 percent of the total students in all Arizona postsecondary institutions were surveyed. Enrollment data are presented for public universities, private four-year and graduate…

Data on 1980-81 enrollments in U.S. four-year and two-year higher education institutions are presented and interpreted. Data from 1,818 four-year institutions in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Territories indicated a total enrollment for fall 1980 of over 7 million, of which over 5 million were full-time and slightly over 2 million…

The twenty-fourth annual Kentucky college and university enrollment report is presented. Included are enrollment data from Kentucky's state-supported and independent colleges and universities, seminaries, and proprietary business colleges. Graphs include: 1979 enrollment distributions for state-supported and independent institutions,…

This report is the product of an effort by the Office of Technology Policy to assess current and future needs for information technology (IT) workers through a comprehensive information-gathering project that included the following three activities: (1) nationwide regional meetings that included discussions with industry executives,…