The Commission on Coordination of Higher Educational Finance was created by the Arkansas General Assembly in 1961 for the purpose of coordinating financial matters between public colleges and universities in Arkansas and to make recommendations concerning finances to the governor, the general assembly, and the respective institutional boards of…

The annual report on student charges for state and land grant colleges and universities shows substantial increases in student charges over the previous year. The median tuition rose 10 percent for in-state undergraduate students and 12.5 percent for out-of-state students. Increases in room and board and other student fees were substantial but not…

Alternative funding mechanisms for appropriating operating and capital outlay revenue for public colleges and universities are described. The following conclusions are drawn: (1) Budget formulas are utilized by 25 of the 50 states in allocating funds to higher education. (2) Budget formulas are used predominantly in budget areas where data related…

The simple abolition of university fees in Australia has failed to meet its stated objective of equalizing access to higher education and should be reinstated, with financial assistance available to qualified students unable to pay. (MSE)

Market ideology and its empirical applications, it is suggested, cannot be used to justify public higher education with a strong liberal arts component. Advocates of public higher education must articulate an effective alternative ideology that could be developed out of the progressive and democratic traditions in its political history.…

Through a series of tables, this document presents a profile of the system of higher education in Mississippi. The first section focuses on finances, with tables portraying the history of funding for higher education in Mississippi, appropriations per student, faculty salaries, and information on operating budgets and tuition and fees. The next…

As with past practice, publishing this set of guidelines officially launches the higher education capital planning and budgeting process for fiscal years 2007-2012. The guidelines include a schedule, definitions, planning assumptions, statewide considerations, and instructions for presenting a six-year capital plan. Contents include: (1)…

This report presents staff recommendations of the Illinois Board of Higher Education concerning budget recommendations for higher education capital improvements for fiscal year 1999. The report recommends funding for 33 projects at a total cost of $240.4 million including $31 million for technology enhancements, $189.4 million for regular capital…

This document presents fiscal year (FY) 2001 budget recommendations for Illinois higher education institutions. The recommendations focus new resources on the programs and activities necessary to implement the goals of The Illinois Commitment, which is intended to position higher education to meet the challenges of the first decade of the 21st…

This self-study, conducted as part of the Kirkwood Community College's accreditation process, begins with responses to the concerns of the 1989 North Central Association (NCA) consultant-evaluators' report (which expressed concern about the adequacy of the Kirkwood fund balance, the level of support for institutional research, and the library's…

This study of Wyoming citizen access to community college education explored several factors related to college enrollments over the period 1990-1997. The study further examined projected student enrollment for 1998-2006. This study reports on the findings for: (1) Wyoming population trends and community college enrollments and projected…

This report presents tables showing statistical data on enrollment, degrees, conferred, faculty, and financing for West Virginia institutions of higher education. The tables are intended to depict characteristics of West Virginia's 25 colleges and universities, including five- and ten-year trends showing enrollment growth, and progress in such…

This report provides extensive statistical data on public higher education in Arkansas for the 1997-1999 biennium, as well as trends for the past several years. It also contains a detailed financial profile of each institution and presents a basis for comparative assessments of revenue sources and expenditure patterns. The report includes data on…

This report presents data on enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and financing for West Virginia institutions of higher education. The data tables examine the characteristics of the 26 institutions in West Virginia's university and state college system, including five- and ten-year trends showing enrollment growth and progress in such areas as…

This report, submitted to the Alabama legislature, is the result of an evaluation by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education of the budgets submitted by the state's senior public institutions of higher education and by its Chancellor of the Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges. At its meeting of December 11, 1998, the Commission made…