Designed to assist individual two-year institutions in analyzing their financial performance in relation to regional and statewide norms, this report presents comparative financial statistics for the 1989-90 fiscal year derived from a sample of 531 public community and junior colleges. The three main sections of the report present, respectively,…

Community colleges are a primary mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs in Mississippi, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. This report presents statistical data about Mississippi's community colleges for 1991-92. The first section provides a list of board members and…

Community colleges are a primary mechanism for postsecondary occupational programs in Mississippi, with over 60% of the state's high school graduates who attend college attending community colleges. This report presents statistical data about the state's community colleges for 1992-93. The first section provides a list of board members and staff,…

This report, one of a series on Changing Patterns of Finance in Higher Education, examines important changes in the funding for higher education in England during the 1970s and 1980s. Until the early 1970s, English universities were funded by quinquennial grants from the government through the University Grants Committee; the public sector…

An "Early National Estimates" survey of higher education, part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, is reported. Estimates from the survey indicate the following: fall 1988 enrollments in colleges and universities increased almost 2.5% over fall 1987; overall, degree awards remained fairly stable in academic year 1988,…

An international research team examines California's system of postsecondary and higher education. In particular, the examination seeks answers on how California maintains educational quality, access, and equality while working with the market and the state in developing educational solutions to political, social, and economic problems. Part 1 of…

Statistical data for the 1985-86 academic year are prestned here for Mississippi's 15 public junior colleges, including information on enrollments, degrees and certificates awarded, revenues, expenditures, academic salary ranges, transportation services, dormitory utilization, and auxiliary enterprises. Introductory remarks and the Board of…

An overview of the process of university participation in state politics is provided, including the way in which a university interacts with the governor's office and the way it competes with other universities and other agencies for budget dollars. The following 23 articles are included: "The Influence of State Constitutional Conventions on the…

A brief description of Mississippi's 15 public community and junior colleges is provided in this report, along with statistical data for the 1987-88 academic year on enrollments, degrees and certificates awarded, revenues, expenditures, academic salary ranges, learning resources, transportation services, dormitory utilization, and auxiliary…

This report was designed to examine access to postsecondary education and baccalaureate degrees in Florida and make recommendations to increase access opportunities for qualified students. It reviews state education policies concerning enrollment limits at state universities, admission criteria at state universities, admission to community…

This document reports on data collected by the New Mexico Higher Education Department, providing the status of higher education as of the Fall 2005 semester and makes comparisons to prior year data to calculate change rates. The emphasis of the New Mexico Higher Education Department is to create policy to improve access to educational…

First published in 2002, "Key Facts about Higher Education in Washington" provides valuable information on the ways higher education serves the state and its people. The most current data and information available is presented throughout this report to highlight the "Key Facts" about Washington's postsecondary institutions,…

In this booklet the Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) provides answers to 10 difficult questions concerning issues of costs, accountability, and evaluation in the SUNY system. Questions concern the following issues: (1) the losses incurred in recent years by the State-operated campuses and the community colleges; (2) the issue…

This report provides detailed information on ancillary enterprises at provincially assisted universities and at affiliated and federated colleges in Ontario (Canada) for the fiscal year that ended April 30, 1997. Such enterprises include school stores (including bookstores), food services, residences, conferences, parking, publishing, and other…

This annual publication of the West Virginia State College and University System provides information related to enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and finances of the 16 public institutions of higher education in West Virginia. It also includes selected statistics on 10 independent colleges and universities in the state. Data tables comprise…