In September 1972 approximately 1,325 students were accepted for admission to Florida A and M University, but 32 percent failed to enroll. When the noshows were grouped according to certain categories of status as of October 1972, those in college had the highest test scores; those in the Armed Forces had the next best scores; those housekeeping…

The annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education is presented. The objective of the Council is to provide more learning opportunities for a larger number of adults. Subjects discussed include: Authorizations of Appropriations, Allotments Among States, State Plans, Special Experimental Projects, Graduate Fellowships, Federal…

Vocational education is thriving in Council Bluffs, Iowa, because of a local commitment to develop a fully articulated career education program and capitalize on shared resources. (JOW)

Neither size nor control is seen as the determining factor in survival of the small liberal arts college. What is needed is imaginative programming that will lend strength in terms of enrollment and overhead support. (Author/LBH)

The Brazilian educational finance system faces three principal problems: the persistence of large regional and intrastate inequalities on all wealth and development indices; the federal government's predominance in controlling revenue sources; and the education system's openness to political abuses. Disparities can only be rectified by…

Examines the effects of tuition and fee increases on enrollment at 39 of the 40 Illinois community college districts. Indicates that tuition increases are not responsible for 1993 enrollment losses but that other explanations, including the possibility that increased employment place greater time demand on potential students, may be more…

This paper presents findings of a study that determined if there is a significant relationship between federal expenditures for education and federal expenditures for public assistance. Data on federal primary and secondary educational expenditures, federal public-assistance expenditures, the number of public-assistance recipients, the enrollment…

Focusing on the education situation in Sub Saharan Africa, this paper states that while education systems in the region are faced with tremendous problems, over-generalization should be avoided, because all the problems referred to are not equally serious, and they are more acute in some countries than in others. The analyses and comments in the…

This document contains information about selected trends in higher education enrollment and finance in Connecticut. It opens with a summary of the state's operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2003-2005. The report then examines higher education in a statewide context and general fund and operating budget expenditure trends. Comparative funding…

The higher education systems and financing mechanisms in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland are described. In each, enrollment and productivity, in terms of student flow, are important financing factors. A new budget model developed for Norway is outlined, and efforts to create a cooperative community for higher education in the Nordic countries…

For the second consecutive year, the economy and state fiscal conditions continued to improve, offering some relief in student charges and financial aid at public colleges and universities in 2005-2006. Tuition increases have shrunk to single-digits, but concern is still high regarding enrollment growth, employee compensation and benefits and…

Data on the 1970-79 conditions of Ontario universities that were used in the derivation of macro-indicators are presented. The supporting data cover the following areas: operating revenue in Ontario universities; operating expenditures; distribution of academic salaries, nonacademic salaries, employee benefits; and nonsalary operating…

This study was designed to develop and test a model which can be used to determine the operating costs by subject area for colleges in the Virginia Community College System. The model provides a graphic analysis of the cost of offering a subject and the income derived as enrollment in each section of the course is varied. By projecting the…

The critical importance of planning in higher education is addressed. The challenge to planning is seen not just as alleviating the current pressures, but in assuring that the traditions of independence, creativity, and intellectual excellence survive. The planning process at Stanford University is described. For the university, the process of…

Results of the seventh annual national comparative data study on public two-year college financial characteristics are summarized, including statistics on expenditures and revenues, staffing, and credit enrollments. (MSE)