Higher education has experienced many changes since the 1970s, including an increase in the price of college, an increase in student employment during college, a decrease in college completion rates, and an increase in time to degree. This paper ties these trends together by causally linking changes in financial aid with time to degree and student…

This report was prepared in response to a mandate by the Texas legislature to study issues relating to the nursing shortage in Texas, career mobility among the various nursing programs, and collaboration among schools in geographic proximity. The data from the study were drawn from five public hearings, a survey of 60 nursing program directors,…

The document provides information on the relationship between the output of post-secondary education and career opportunities in the short term (one- to two-year) job market in Texas by identifying those vocational and academic programs which are overproducing, underproducing, or in balance in relation to occupational needs. Current certificate…

An update to the Texas 1202 Commission March 1978 report on postsecondary educational supply and occupational demand is presented. The source of data was survey results from 31 public senior colleges, 20 private senior colleges, 55 public junior colleges, and Texas State Technical Institute. This report focuses on specific jobs and specific…