In the 1980s, leaders recognized a small set of institutions enrolled a large percentage of Latino students but had limited resources to educate these students. The classification of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) formally recognized these institutions for capacity-building and other support. Federal law defines HSIs as accredited,…

This brief report uses data collected under the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Fall Enrollment survey to highlight distance education data in the state of Arkansas . The sample for this analysis is comprised of all active, degree-granting…

Outsourcing--defined as an "institution's decision to contract with an external organization to provide a traditional function or service" (IHEP, 2005)--is nothing new to higher education. For decades, institutions have been "contracting out" or "privatizing" a variety of operational functions, hoping to reduce costs,…

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

Annually, ACT provides each state with "The Condition of College & Career Readiness," a report that details the college readiness of students who took the ACT[R] test. This report is a companion to "The Condition of College & Career Readiness." This paper traces the college enrollment, retention, re-enrollment, and…

This article presents the results of "The Status of Race Equity and Diversity in Public Higher Education in the South," an analysis of trends in admissions, enrollment and completion at public colleges and universities in the 19 Southern and border states that maintained segregated systems of higher education in 1954. While work on the…

The 23 tables and associated figures in this document summarize the annual student semester credit hour (SSCH) production for all of Arkansas' public higher education in 1994-1995. Several tables include these enrollment data in terms of full-time equivalencies (FTEs), calculated by dividing undergraduate SSCH by 30 or graduate SSCH by 24. While…

This document reports data on on-campus enrollment and student geographic origins in Arkansas higher education for Fall 1990 in 12 figures and 25 tables. Part I treats on-campus enrollment by institution (at public four-year colleges, public two-year institutions, and all independent institutions), student level (data for Fall 1986 through 1990),…

This document reports data on on-campus enrollment and student geographic origins in Arkansas higher education for Fall 1988 in 12 figures and 25 tables. Part I treats on-campus enrollment by institution (at public four-year colleges, public two-year institutions, and all independent institutions), student level (data for Fall 1984 through 1988),…

This document reports data on on-campus enrollment and student geographic origins in Arkansas higher education for Fall 1989 in 12 figures and 25 tables. Part I treats on-campus enrollment by institution (at public four-year colleges, public two-year institutions, and all independent institutions), student level (data for Fall 1980 through 1989),…

This document reports data on on-campus enrollment and student geographic origins in Arkansas higher education for Fall 1991 in 12 figures and 27 tables. Part I treats on-campus enrollment by institution (at public four-year colleges, public two-year institutions, and all independent institutions), student level (data for Fall 1987 through 1991),…