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Newfield, Christopher – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Public cuts in financial support have hurt public colleges and students. The author argues that the fault lies in part with the colleges themselves. Many public-university administrators are incapable of convincing political and business leaders of the need for financial support because they are no longer fully convinced themselves. They have…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Investment, Privatization, Universities
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2010
Tennessee needs to continuously increase its degree productivity by four percent every year from now until 2025. In the midst of this need for increased degree production, the state's current economic realities indicate public institutions will receive little to no new state appropriated revenues for the foreseeable future. The Master Plan Annual…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Full Time Equivalency, Awards, Graduation Rate
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2015
In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda that seeks to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal and administrative policies at the state and institutional level. While the higher education landscape has been shaped by the CCTA, higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Public Colleges, Private Colleges
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2009
In its 2007-13 strategic plan, Advancing Virginia: Access, Alignment, Investment, the State Council highlighted 12 strategic higher education initiatives that it believed were necessary to ensure Virginia's future. Key among these goals was improvement of the affordability of a college education in the Commonwealth. Recent events have reinforced…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Intervention, Public Colleges
Burgess, Brent Alexander – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Since the 1980's, the tuition at public colleges and universities has increased at a rate far beyond that of normal inflation. During this period, many public institutions have increased their tuitions exponentially, while others have chosen or been able to retain stable and relatively inexpensive tuition rates. The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Public Colleges, Tuition, Educational Policy
Trombley, William, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2009
"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Public Policy, Tuition
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Armbruster, Chris – Policy Futures in Education, 2008
In the search for a viable twenty-first century cost-sharing contract between university, student and state, the issues of rising participation and student demand, functional differentiation, institutional competition and stratification and social inequality are systematically discussed. The argument develops through, firstly, a critical appraisal…
Descriptors: Tuition, Higher Education, State Aid, Educational Finance
Hyslop, Alisha – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2008
The seventh recommendation in ACTE's postsecondary reform position statement is to pilot innovative approaches to funding. Public postsecondary providers are expected to fulfill a number of educational missions linked to separate funding streams, such as academic coursework, workforce education and training, distance education and research. These…
Descriptors: Credentials, Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges, Distance Education
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Wei, Christina Chang – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
In 2007-08, approximately 21 million students were enrolled in undergraduate postsecondary education in the United States. These Web Tables provide a comprehensive source of information on financial aid that was awarded to undergraduate students during the 2007-08 academic year. Included are estimates of tuition, price of attendance, and financial…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Educational Finance, Tuition, Student Financial Aid
Rheinheimer, David C.; Grace-Odeleye, Beverlyn; Francois, Germain E.; Kusorgbor, Cynthia – Learning Assistance Review, 2010
A longitudinal research study was conducted at a public university in Pennsylvania on a sample of 129 at-risk students from a state-funded program (Act 101) designed to provide support services for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. This research employed a non-experimental, ex post facto methodology to assess the impact of…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Credits
Baldassare, Mark; Bonner, Dean; Petek, Sonja; Shrestha, Jui – Public Policy Institute of California, 2011
This survey was conducted with funding from The James Irvine Foundation. Its goal is to inform state policymakers, encourage discussion, and raise public awareness about Californians' opinions on issues affecting the state's public colleges and universities. It is the fifth annual PPIC (Public Policy Institute of California) Statewide Survey on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Policy, Paying for College, Public Opinion
Bell, Allison C.; Carnahan, Julie; L'Orange, Hans P. – State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2011
This report, "State Tuition, Fees, and Financial Assistance Policies for Public Colleges and Universities: 2010-11", examines the philosophies, policies, and procedures that influence decision-making regarding public college and university tuition, student fees, and student financial aid programs. This report also provides information…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, State Agencies, Student Financial Aid
Wilson, Stacy – California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2009
In the absence of continuous legislative and institutional intervention, the demand for services provided by vocational and registered nurses in California over the next ten years will greatly outpace the supply of nurses anticipated to flow from postsecondary degree programs. Nursing education and supply issues can be better understood and…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nurses, Supply and Demand, State Programs
Brumfield, Randall; Miller, Michael T. – Online Submission, 2008
This review of literature identifies the primary writings and research related to how higher education institutions operate government relations offices. These offices are defined by their mission and role of interfacing between institutional needs and officers and public officials. The review first reports the literature related to public…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Legislators, Public Support, Literature Reviews
Wellman, Jane V.; Desrochers, Donna M.; Lenihan, Colleen M.; Kirshstein, Rita J.; Hurlburt, Steve; Honegger, Steve – Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity and Accountability, 2009
How do colleges and universities spend their money? To most, it's a black box. The public looks at tuitions, states look at appropriations, trustees look at the endowment, and department managers look at their budgets. How colleges actually spend their money is barely understood by the general public and even many policy makers. In the current…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Politics of Education, Cost Indexes
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