According to a national survey by the College and University Personnel Association, there was a wider gap this year between the salary increases at private institutions, 6.8%, and those at public institutions, 4.5%. Private institutions might be catching up after years of high inflation. (MLW)

The annual survey of college costs by the College Board is described. Students at four-year public institutions will pay 5 percent more than last year while students at four-year private institutions will pay 9 percent more. (MLW)

Florida is becoming a favored environment for the college fund raiser. Fund-raising statistics suggest that Florida relies on donors who are not their alumni, and an increasing number are older citizens who have moved to the state or who spend the winter months there. (MLW)

University extension services, patterned after agricultural extension services, collect and disseminate results of new research and go to businesses and industry to help solve technical and other problems. They are offered by many state and land-grant universities and some private institutions but are not well known. (MSE)

This report from the California Postsecondary Education Commission presents the chief rationale for each of the proposed regulations concerning degree-granting private postsecondary institutions in California under Chapter 3 Part 59 of the Education Code. It is submitted for consideration by California's new Council for Private Postsecondary and…

This report from the California Postsecondary Education Commission offers a preliminary draft of Private Postsecondary Education Regulations to implement Chapter 3 of Part 59 of the Education Code. It is presented for consideration and possible adoption by California's new Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. As of January…

This annual publication of the West Virginia State College and University Systems provides information related to enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and finances of the 16 public institutions of higher education in West Virginia. It also includes selected statistics for the 10 independent colleges and universities. Data tables comprise the…

This report identifies issues and offers recommendations concerning the development of all three sectors of Iowa's higher education community (community colleges, independent colleges and universities, and regent colleges and universities). The report first outlines the educational environment within Iowa in terms of demographic, educational,…

This document presents a summary of information and data on Washington's colleges and universities in the areas of enrollment, degrees granted, finance, and branch campuses. Introductory information explains responsibilities of the Higher Education Coordinating Board, lists and locates Washington's institutions of higher education, describes…

This staff report of the California Postsecondary Education Commission summarizes legislative activities that affected higher education during the second year of the Legislature's biennial 1989-90 session. The report is divided into three parts: part one presents highlights of higher education legislation during the year; part two describes all…

Inaugural addresses of all state university presidents before 1860 were reviewed for major themes regarding the evolution of the state university idea. Five indicators of gradual change toward a distinctive state university concept are discussed: the reflection of self-conscious nationalism in new educational institutions to match the new…

This annual publication of the West Virginia State College and University System provides information related to enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and finances of the 16 public institutions of higher education in West Virginia. It also includes selected statistics on 10 independent colleges and universities in the state. Data tables comprise…

The viewpoints of concerned parties in Georgia are synthesized regarding the postsecondary educational system in the state. Major issues that need to be addressed, and agendas for action in the immediate future are outlined, followed by an overview of postsecondary educational opportunities in Georgia describing the principal characteristics,…

This inventory of academic degree programs was compiled primarily as an aid to institutional and statewide planning for postsecondary education. Programs listed are current as of the 1979 academic term. The level or levels of each program are categorized as certificate, associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, masters degrees, education…

Enrollment information collected by the Commissioner of Higher Education from each college and university in Montana for fall 1979 is summarized in this report. It is noted that enrollments in degree credit institutions for 1979 increased by 122 from the previous year. Total fall 1979 enrollment is 30,898 students with 83 percent of the students…