This publication provides a compilation of statistical information covering degrees conferred in Pennsylvania colleges and universities in 1993-94. Data are from an annual survey of Pennsylvania colleges and universities with comparative national data from surveys conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics. The total number of…

This index of programs of study and graduate degrees is designed to help students find out which colleges offer the fields of study that interest them. In addition, it includes lists of colleges that offer special academic programs. The index lists nearly 600 majors, each listed alphabetically, and the colleges and graduate schools that offer a…

A study was done of recent graduates of associate degree nursing programs (ADNs) and baccalaureate degree nursing programs (BSNs) to see whether they could be differentiated on the basis of two levels of nursing practice using three categories of competency: direct care, communication, and management. The study used a post-test-only comparison…

Data on degrees conferred in 1982-1983 by the 31 higher education institutions in Arkansas are presented, along with a narrative description of trends. The data include second-summer, fall, spring, and first-summer terms. Degree production for 1982-1983 was 3.1% higher than 1981-1982. Most of the increase resulted from increases in associate…

These tables summarize degrees conferred in both state and private Oklahoma colleges and universities. They cover a period from 1973-75 and compare this period with previous semesters. Included are associate degrees, certificates, bachelors, first professional, and graduate degrees. Tables list students' sex, division of study, and field of study.…

Discusses the trends in baccalaureate and doctoral degrees in engineering in the 1986-87 academic year. Lists states and schools awarding the largest number of engineering degrees; degrees by curriculum and type of recipient; engineering degrees by school and degree level; and engineering technology degrees by school and degree level. (CW)

This 1993-1997 study had two objectives: to inquire into the post-transfer academic at a four-year university, and to answer the call for continued research into articulation and transfer. The author found that (1) a group of 561 Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) students who transferred to George Mason University (GMU) over a 5-year…

This document presents tables showing trends in degrees awarded by program for each college or university in Maryland. Data are presented for community colleges, four-year public institutions, and independent (religious and private) institutions. The tables list the numbers of degrees awarded for each degree (for example, associate, bachelors,…

In 1998, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools established a fifteen-member Task Force to study the practices and procedures employed in adult degree completion programs. An adult degree completion program is identified as one that is designed especially to meet the needs of the working adult who, having acquired sixty or more…

Information concerning degrees conferred by schools and colleges of pharmacy is presented by degree level, school, sex, geographical district, and ethnic background of students for 1978-79. (SF)

Discusses the development of highly competitive business schools at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the last decade, focusing on accreditation, the search for qualified Black male students, the grooming of Black Ph.D.s, and measurements of competitiveness. Provides statistics on the number of business degrees conferred by…

Although the number of white student receiving college degrees has stayed steady for five years, the number of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American degree recipients has risen dramatically. Some fear these trends will cause complacency or criticism that gains are at the expense of whites. Five-year trends in undergraduate degrees…

Argues that community college transfer mission needs to be redefined as facilitating baccalaureate degree attainment for college students in general, not just for students who begin their undergraduate education in the two-year college. Current patterns of transfer from and to the community college need to be considered. (AUTH/NB)

The number of earned bachelor's and higher degrees conferred are summarized by degree level, field of study, and sex of recipients, based on the the Survey of Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred between July 1, 1984 and June 30, 1985, as part of the Higher Education General Information Survey. While the number of degrees awarded to women…

Data on degrees awarded between July 1, 1985 and June 30, 1986 by Kentucky's state-supported and private colleges and universities, business colleges, and theological seminaries are presented. Separate data are included for senior institutions, junior colleges, and the community college system. In addition to total degrees conferred, data are…