Four types of postsecondary institutions offer vocational-technical programs: proprietary, private not-for-profit less-than-2-year, public less-than-2-year, and public 2-year colleges. A study compared the students enrolled in each of these types of institutions and examined the rate at which students enrolled at each type of institution obtain…

Attempts to clarify commonly held misconceptions about nonprofit child care that concern its degree of subsidization by public funds, the economic level of its clientele, its size and management, and the wages of its workers. Discusses effects of recent federal action on nonprofit care. Tables provide data relating to nonprofit and other forms of…

This study asks, "Are proprietary schools able to hold their students to graduation better than public schools?""Who are the dropouts and what difference does completing a vocational program make? Do completers get better jobs and earn more than dropouts?" A total of 1,576 students were followed after they enrolled in 50 public…

Proprietary schools fill an important gap in post-high school education. Because it is profit-oriented, the proprietary school is forced to provide new and unusual programs for the benefit of employers and students. The simple factor of specialization affords these schools an advantage over public schools. Other advantages, as reported by…

A study to examine the repayment of Guaranteed Student Loans is described. It found that most of the institutions with more than 60 percent of their student loans in default are proprietary schools. The study is aimed at helping state and federal policymakers make decisions on student-aid programs. (MLW)

The 1980 enrollments in Kentucky colleges and universities are reported in the 25th annual report published by the Kentucky Council on Higher Education. State-supported, independent colleges and universities, seminaries, and proprietary business colleges were surveyed. The total enrollment in the state-supported and independent colleges and…

Results of a national survey of proprietary schools are reported concerning the characteristics of students receiving financial aid from federal programs, student aid packaging for students of different ethnic groups and income levels, and aid distribution among proprietary school students as compared to that for community college students. (MSE)

This document presents statistics about the higher education in Maryland for 2008. The tables in this document are presented according to the following categories: (1) Students; (2) Retention and Graduation; (3) Degrees; (4) Faculty; (5) Revenues and Expenditures; (6) Tuition and Fees; (7) Financial Aid; (8) Private Career Schools; and (9)…

A study was conducted in an attempt to provide comprehensive data about the characteristics of students enrolled in resident proprietary schools in Illinois. Students were administered a survey instrument modeled after the Student Profile Section of the American College Testing Program's assessment form and their Career Planning Profile Booklet.…

A comparative curriculum analysis was performed of the associate degree, electronics engineering technology programs of the DeVry Institute of Technology (DIT), a corporation-owned proprietary school in Illinois, Lake Superior State College (LSSC) in Michigan, and Mesa Community College (MCC) in Arizona. The curricula were compared in terms of…

The Coordinating Board for Higher Education and the Missouri Department of Higher Education present this FY2009 Annual Report to inform individuals of the state's status and progress in higher education. This year's shortened format is intended to provide a snapshot of how Missouri measures up in the goals outlined by the state's coordinated plan…

The General Accounting Office examined the relationship between proprietary schools' performance and their reliance on funds provided under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. Data were collected through a confidential mail survey of schools from the five proprietary school accrediting agencies. Responses were obtained from 1,181 (77%) of the…

The purpose of this study of the proprietary sector of postsecondary education was to examine in detail exactly what population it serves, types of services provided, and the degree to which financial aid packaging helps students. A representative sample of 3,837 students attending less-than-two-year and two-year proprietary schools in the United…

College and university opening fall 1982 enrollment data for New York State are presented with statistical tables providing degree-credit enrollment data for specific institutions, as well as for various institutional classifications. In addition, enrollment trend data are included by sector for fall 1975 to fall 1982. Degree-credit enrollment…

College and university opening fall 1983 enrollment data for New York State are presented, with statistical tables providing degree-credit enrollment for specific institutions, as well as for various institutional classifications. In addition, enrollment trend data are included by sector for fall 1975 to fall 1983. Degree-credit enrollment data…