A law passed by the 1973 Minnesota Legislature required the development and implementation of an on-going budgeting process and standardized reporting format that is compatible among the University of Minnesota, The state colleges, the junior colleges, and the public vocational-technical schools. This report is divided into an introduction, a…

Reports the application of a systems approach to develop a personnel development system for Iowa's vocational personnel at the state's fifteen community colleges. Success of the system (which was the result of a year-long institute) is suggested by the fact that most of the colleges are now developing a local plan of action. (DTT)

A process for selecting peer institutions for budget and program review of public postsecondary institutions is discussed. Data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), a national database, were used to select peer institutions. The first task was to identify the kinds of institution representatives to include as…

A long-range financial planning model was developed by the staff of the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board to explore the issues and problems facing the financing of Minnesota postsecondary education. The model was designed to determine the extent to which alternative general financing policies and specific funding formulas affect…

The link between student charges, enrollment, financial aid needs, and institutional revenues at California community colleges, the University of California, and the California State University is examined. After reviewing the public and individual costs and benefits of higher education, attention is directed to current institutional charges for…