With state legislatures across the nation decreasing funding in higher education, many higher education administrators are seeking new and creative ways to increase funding and decrease waste in colleges and universities. Since the Great Recession, very little research has been conducted toward the Alabama Legislature and its important link to…

Much has been written about two-year education in Alabama during the governorships of George C. Wallace, but little about two-year education prior to his first inauguration in 1963. Yet nearly a third of the forty-three junior, technical, and community college institutions that eventually formed the Alabama Community College System had been…

When the Birmingham-Southern College football team plays Mississippi College this fall, it will be the first time since 1939 that athletes at the Alabama institution have suited up against an opponent on the gridiron. But the football season will also serve as a high-profile signal that Birmingham-Southern athletics events are no longer what they…

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 Alabama. The data are limited to a five-year period, showing data for the most recent year, and the five-year change.

This document presents 49 data tables and graphs for the 1997-98 academic year on enrollment, finance, tuition, salaries, degrees conferred, facilities, and libraries at the 63 public and private institutions of higher education in Alabama. Preceding the tables is a brief summary that provides data for each institution on fall headcount enrollment…

This report provides data and reference information on Alabama's public institutions of higher education and private universities and colleges. After an institutional data summary (public four-year institutions, public two-year institutions, and private institutions), the first section examines current enrollment data (e.g., general…

This document provides data and reference information on Alabama's public and private institutions of higher education. Preceding the main body of the report, the following information is provided for the state's 47 four-year and two-year colleges: fall headcount enrollment; tuition and fees; completions awarded in 1995-96; and full-time…

In this report of Southern Regional Education Board state legislative action in 1977, an end-of-sessions summary is offered for these states: Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, West Virginia, Maryland, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, and Louisiana. Higher education shared in the benefits of an improved…

This publication offers statistical information on higher education in Alabama for 1992/93 on enrollment, finances, tuition, faculty salaries, and degrees conferred, and also on academic libraries. The section on enrollment contains 24 tables with information on the following topics: general characteristics; enrollment at all higher education…

Statistical data and reference information on Alabama's 57 public institutions of higher education and 17 private universities and colleges are presented. Seven sections provide tables on the following subjects: (1) current enrollment (i.e. general characteristics, total public for fall 1977-1987, and racial composition); (2) first-time entering…

In its annual report for the 1977-78 fiscal year, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education summarizes the activities of the Commission and discusses the status of higher education in the State of Alabama. Major trends noted in this report include: an overall increase in state funding for higher education, an increase in funds appropriated for…