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Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, 2016
The Completion Report describes the state of postsecondary education degree and credential attainment in Kentucky between Academic Years (AY) 2004-05 and 2013-14. Part One details the number and types of degrees produced during this time and pays attention to trends among key demographics in the state. Part Two provides context for these trends by…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Two Year Colleges, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
Shapiro, Doug; Dundar, Afet; Wakhungu, Phoebe Khasiala; Yuan, Xin; Nathan, Angel; Hwang, Youngsik – National Student Clearinghouse, 2017
As a supplement to "Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates--Fall 2010 Cohort" (https://nscresearchcenter.org/signaturereport12) (2016), this report focuses on six-year student success outcomes and college completion rates by state. Three sets of tables organized by institution type display the results, presenting…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Public Colleges
Kwakye, Isaac; Kibort-Crocker, Emma; Lundgren, Mark – Washington Student Achievement Council, 2021
Higher education is increasingly important for individual wellbeing, the economic competitiveness of Washington state, and the state's recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. However, postsecondary enrollment trends have not kept pace with the state's changing economic needs and expanded financial aid programs. Issues with stagnant direct enrollment…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Postsecondary Education, Enrollment Trends
National Student Clearinghouse, 2014
Current Term Enrollment Estimates, published every December and May by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC), include national enrollment estimates by institutional sector, state, enrollment intensity, age group, and gender. Enrollment estimates are adjusted for Clearinghouse data coverage rates by institutional sector, state,…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Enrollment Rate
National Student Clearinghouse, 2014
Current Term Enrollment Estimates, published every December and May by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, include national enrollment estimates by institutional sector, state, enrollment intensity, age group, and gender. Enrollment estimates are adjusted for Clearinghouse data coverage rates by institutional sector, state, and…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Enrollment Rate
Shapiro, Doug; Dundar, Afet; Ziskin, Mary; Yuan, Xin; Harrell, Autumn T. – National Student Clearinghouse, 2014
In the state supplement to the National Student Clearinghouse's sixth Signature Report, a national study on college completion, the authors take a state-by-state look at the various pathways that students take to complete a college degree or certificate. The results are displayed in three sets of tables organized by institution type, showing each…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Attainment, College Students, Outcomes of Education
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Siegfried, John J. – Journal of Economic Education, 2011
The trend in U.S. undergraduate economics degrees continued its upward trajectory in 2009-2010. After three years of treading water (2005, 2006, and 2007), in 2008 (academic year 2007-2008) undergraduate degrees in economics awarded by U.S. colleges and universities resumed the strong upward trajectory they exhibited from 1997 through 2004, when…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Economics Education, Public Colleges, Bachelors Degrees
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Hussar, William J.; Bailey, Tabitha M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
"Projections of Education Statistics to 2023" is the 42nd report in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and postsecondary degree-granting institutions. This report provides revisions of projections shown in Projections of Education Statistics to 2022 and projections of enrollment, graduates,…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Johannessen, B. Gloria Guzmán; Unterreiner, Ann M.; Sitienei, Isaac; Zajda, Joseph – Education and Society, 2012
The researchers discuss the impact of globalisation on education and its impact on faculty at Institutions of Higher Education, particularly on new faculty. The article examines the type and quality of faculty mentorships for new faculty currently implemented in institutions of higher education. A mixed-method research design served to investigate…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mentors, Global Approach, Mixed Methods Research
Ma, Wei – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore the first-year academic experiences and achievement of Chinese international undergraduate students in American higher education. To do so, I tracked a cohort of Chinese international undergraduates through their first-year at a public research university in the United States. Both qualitative and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Students, Public Colleges, Qualitative Research
Yang, LingLing – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the applicability of the synergistic leadership theory (SLT) (Irby, Brown, & Duffy, 1999; Irby, Brown, Duffy, & Trautman, 2002) to Chinese and American educational leaders in 50 high-ranking public Chinese universities and 50 high-ranking public U.S. universities. Methods: This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Leadership Styles, Social Theories
Sanchez, Edgar I. – ACT, Inc., 2013
This study examines the differential effects on student subgroups of using the ACT® College Readiness Assessment Composite (ACTC) score and high school grade point average (HSGPA) for making admission decisions. The subgroup characteristics investigated include race/ethnicity, gender, and income. For each student subgroup, we examine the effect of…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Scores, Grade Point Average, High School Students
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1900
Volume 2 of the Commissioner's report includes a chapter on education and crime, which considers the relationship between crime and education with statistics included. The Canadian education chapter discusses the public education system, universities, current issues, technical and industrial education, and a section on Ontario education. Chapter…
Descriptors: Crime, Education, Statistical Data, Public Education