Total headcount enrollment at Connecticut's colleges and universities reached 172,735 students in fall 2004, representing the third straight year of an all-time record. This year's growth of 2,111 students, or 1.2 percent, was larger than last year's more tepid gain of 0.5 percent, or 876 students. This report analyzes fall 2004 headcount…

The 68th Annual Meeting of the Association for Continuing Higher Education was themed "Continuing Education: Making a Difference." The conference sessions explored continuing education's ability to transform lives, communities, and institutions while producing a strong return on investment. Speakers reflected on continuing education's…

This 1995 report from the State of New Mexico Commission on Higher Education presents factual information about New Mexico's colleges and universities and the students attending these institutions as of November 1994. Highlights of the report include: (1) 99,000 students are currently enrolled in public two-year colleges and universities; (2) six…

This 1996 annual report describes major initiatives and outcomes for students, programs, faculty and staff, and finances at Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). Following a message from the President reviewing priorities for 1996, CCRI initiatives are described related to workforce development, including customized programs, a…

This report outlines and evaluates the 1992-93 accomplishments of the South Carolina Center for Teacher Recruitment and addresses future directions the Center and its programs will be taking. Following a historical overview and a profile of the South Carolina teacher, the main body of the document evaluates the following programs: (1) Minority…

Designed to provide instruction for New York State inspectors and school administrators completing the annual "Fire Safety Report," this document provides information regarding: (1) the Regulation and Code requirements; (2) inspection and enforcement processes; (3) disputes and procedures for appeal; and (4) financial considerations…

Designed to serve both as an activity report on Office of Management Services (OMS) progress during 1989 and a catalog of OMS services and products, this annual report focuses on the management of human and technical resources in a scholarly environment. Programs and services are reported in four sections: (1) Applied Research and Development (the…

This report provides information that characterizes libraries in California, profiling each library within its appropriate library type, i.e., public, academic, special, state agency, and county law. The data were gathered through the annual report forms for fiscal year 1989-1990 that were returned by 839 libraries out of an estimated total of…

This report on educational progress in the State of Tennessee during the 4-year period 1984-1988 concentrates on major areas that have been monitored over the past several years and that cut across all levels of education. These areas are: gains in the state's student achievement; student readiness for college; student performance; partnerships…

A status report for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Basic Grant Program) for the 1977-1978 academic year is presented. Information is based on merged applicant and recipient files. Statistical tables cover: total number of applicants, number of qualified and nonqualified applicants; number of recipients; total expenditures;…

A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1980-1981 academic year is presented. Information is based on merged applicant and recipient files. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1980-1981, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1980-1981, and summary…

A status report for the Pell Grant Program (formerly called Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program) for the 1981-1982 academic year is presented. Included are a description of highlights of the program for 1981-1982, program trends for 1973-1974 through 1980-1981, and summary tables for 1980-1981 on characteristics of Pell Grant recipients.…

The 1984-1985 annual report of the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education in Israel is presented. Reports by the Chairman and Director-General note budgetary developments, including increased government allocation to higher education; the imposition of an additional, temporary tuition charge; and the award of new…

This document analyzes science and technology activities in the United States and their relationships to the efforts of other major industrialized countries. Major areas addressed in the seven chapters are: (1) international science and technology (considering national investments in research and development--R&D, outputs of R&D,…

The 1983-1984 annual report of the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education in Israel is presented. Reports by the Chairman and Director-General note the severe budgetary cuts to higher education. The main activities of the Committee and its subcommittees are identified, along with 1983-1984 recommendations to the Council.…