This study presents the results of the 29th annual inventory and utilization study concerning space in North Carolina institutions of higher education during the 1995 fall term. The study provides information on 113 institutions of higher education including the 16 public senior institutions which comprise the University of North Carolina (UNC),…

This report examines the characteristics of less-than-4-year institutions and the students who attend them. Data are presented on the number and size of less-than-4-year institutions, their educational offerings, types of degrees awarded, and on student demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, attendance costs, and financial aid. Following…

In December 1991, a survey was conducted of transfer coordinators at all public and private two- and four-year colleges and universities in Illinois to determine the current status of transfer articulation services and activities. Follow-up surveys and telephone contacts resulted in usable data from 12 public universities, 36 private colleges and…

This report presents the current Advanced Placement policies of 51 Missouri public and private, 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. It is noted that students taking Advanced Placement courses develop high academic expectations and increased satisfaction from challenging coursework. In addition, the completion of Advanced Placement courses…

This report identifies issues and offers recommendations concerning the development of all three sectors of Iowa's higher education community (community colleges, independent colleges and universities, and regent colleges and universities). The report first outlines the educational environment within Iowa in terms of demographic, educational,…

This document presents a summary of information and data on Washington's colleges and universities in the areas of enrollment, degrees granted, finance, and branch campuses. Introductory information explains responsibilities of the Higher Education Coordinating Board, lists and locates Washington's institutions of higher education, describes…

Information on current fund revenues and cost per student in New York State is presented for private colleges, State University of New York institutions, City University of New York institutions, and degree-granting proprietary colleges. A general overview of state fiscal support for postsecondary education is provided, along with data on total…

Student financial aid in California is a major, complex educational industry, with expenditures of approximately $1,500,000,000 for 1988. Information is provided on whether the student financial system as a whole has made a critical difference to who can afford to go to college, who has gone to college, and where students have gone to college. The…

Results of a study concerning teaching about the third world in colleges in Massachusetts are analyzed in this third of three volumes. A proposal for an academic certificate program in third world studies is also presented. Sixty colleges and universities in Massachusetts were surveyed (approximately half of such institutions in the state and…

A bibliography of approximately 160 materials authored, coauthored, or edited by Earl J. McGrath from 1931 through 1980 on principle and practice in general education is presented. Specific topics include the following: student enrollments at church-related colleges; values and American higher education; careers, values, and general education; the…

Data on the application and enrollment patterns of transfer students at the undergraduate level at the State University of New York (SUNY) are presented. The basic statistics show the relation of the transfer student's prior institution, current SUNY institution, and entry level. This information is provided by individual institution,…

Data on Pennsylvania higher education faculty for 1983-1984 and previous years are presented. Tables provide the following information for full-time instructional faculty: mean salaries of faculty employed on a nine-month contract by rank and type of institutional control, 1974-1984; fringe benefits of faculty employed on a nine-month contract,…

The nature and scope of the enrollment problem in Minnesota, plans and policies to deal with the problem, statewide policy implication of the problem and ways to effectively meet the challenges posed by the problem are discussed. A summary and analysis of enrollment trends in Minnesota are provided in Chapter 1, including specific projected…

This second annual report of openings, closings, mergers, and accreditation status of independent colleges and universities is part of a study to provide baseline data for observing the changes in the independent sector of higher education. The information was compiled from a survey of state postsecondary agencies and state associations of…

The Center for Excellence in College Teaching of the Consortium of East Jersey serves 1,000 faculty distributed among the four member institutions: Kean College of New Jersey, Seton Hall University, Union College, and Union County Technical Institute. The emphasis of the Center has been the analysis and improvement of instruction using the process…