Potential vocational education students need to make informed choices when applying to schools. State agencies have begun to distribute information enabling applicants to see what is available throughout their own state. This article analyzes the format and depth of material currently available from 38 states. (Author)

This paper contrasts the profiles of women who choose to pursue vocational training in either public institutions (community colleges) or private institutions (career colleges) in Canada with particular attention given to respondents' life-course positions. The study employs 1998 Adult Education and Training Survey data. Correspondence analysis…

The fact sheet provides basic information on postsecondary educational services for learning disabled (LD) adults. The handicap of learning disability is described and a brief checklist of typical characteristics of the learning disabled adult is provided. A discussion of options after high school precedes information on types of programs for LD…

This chapter explores the factors influencing Latino college choice and finds that even when we control for socioeconomic background, academic preparation, and degree intention, Latinos are more likely than white or African American students to begin postsecondary study at community colleges than at four-year institutions. (Contains 2 figures.)

This study looks at when individuals consider postsecondary education, how they approach their decision, the different paths they decide to follow, the roles other individuals play in the process, and what information students seek and consider in their decisionmaking. This report focuses on the types and sources of information used during the…

Is private higher education worth preserving? The author answers this question with an emphatic yes, asserting that the fundamental principles to which the private sector is committed can only be reaffirmed. Muller explores four reasons why private institutions are indispensable to postsecondary education in this country. (Editor)

Options in postsecondary education for adults and young adults with learning disabilities (LD) are examined. An introductory section considers characteristics of LD that present special problems, including difficulties in reading, writing, spelling, and/or using numerical concepts; distractability; difficulties with understanding or following…

A systematic decision making process to help match characteristics of the learning disabled (LD) student, characteristics of the postsecondary institution, and characteristics of the LD support program is described. (Author/DB)

Reviews 1993 book by Rochelle S. Rosen. Describes guide as easy-to-use and reliable. Suggests it is useful source of general information regarding applying to and preparing to attend college while providing specific information peculiar to colleges in California. Criticizes author for failing to include summary after each chapter. (CRR)

Follow-up data from a group of final-grade students of the 65 schools that participated in the Flemish Longitudinal Research in Secondary Education project (Van Damme, De Fraine, Van Landeghem, Opdenakker, & Onghena, 2002) were collected to study the long-term effects of the secondary school on the educational choice when leaving secondary…

A listing of sources through which 650 applicants first learned of Harcum Junior College is given in descending order, with the percentages given for 1974, 1972, and 1970 applicants. Twenty-two sources are listed. The two sources "High School Counselors" and "Friends and Relatives" introduced Harcum to better than half of the…

Discusses individual selection of a postsecondary educational institution, data relevant to proprietary school students, and the history of funded proprietary vocational education. Presents and summarizes data to substantiate the growth and extent of proprietary postsecondary schools. Cites evidence of increased competition between the private and…

The effects of tuition costs, financial aid, and individual attributes on college choice are analyzed using a conditional logit model. The results confirm that financial aid can be an important determinant of postsecondary school attendance. (Author/CT)

Describes for-profit career colleges in terms of their history, student profiles, faculty, programs, services, locations, and student retention, completion and placement. Discusses making the choice between a proprietary school and a community college. (JOW)

This report summarizes data on the high school background of students entering the University of Hawaii System for their first collegiate work since high school. The population is comprised of all new students at the two-year and four-year campuses between fall 1972 and fall 1975. Each of the five tables in the report examines a select group of…