State policymakers and the public at large have a vested interest in the successful governance of their higher education institutions. The citizens who are appointed or elected to serve as board members of a state's colleges and universities oversee valuable public assets that they hold in trust for the state and for current and future…

This report presents enrollment data for West Virginia Higher Education. The following topics of data are presented: (1) National Enrollment Trends, Undergraduate Enrollment; (2) West Virginia High School Graduate Projections; (3) College-Going Rate; (4) Student Persistence and Completion; (5) Credit Headcount Enrollment; (6) Fall 2023 Headcount…

This report presents enrollment data for West Virginia Higher Education. The following topics of data are presented: (1) National Enrollment Trends; (2) West Virginia High School Graduate Projections; (3) College-Going Rate; (4) Student Persistence and Completion; (5) Credit Headcount Enrollment; (6) Fall 2022 Headcount Enrollment Shifts; (7)…

This report presents enrollment data for West Virginia Higher Education. The following topics of data are presented: (1) National Enrollment Trends; (2) West Virginia High School Graduate Projections; (3) College-Going Rate; (4) Student Persistence and Completion; (5) Credit Headcount Enrollment; (6) Fall 2021 Headcount Enrollment Shifts; (7)…

From 1996 to 2005, West Virginia produced the greatest percentage (56.25 percent) of institutional re-brandings in the country. In addition, the state experienced the largest proportion (25 percent) of "college-to-university" re-brandings than any other state. This study embarked on discovering possible reasons for this phenomenon and…

This report is an analysis, by nationally accepted classification, of current operating revenue and expenditures for the West Virginia state system of higher education for fiscal year 1973-74. Data are presented for total operating revenue expenditures, regular educational and general revenue and expenditures, percentage distribution of regular…

Degrees conferred during the 1974-75 academic year by all institutions of higher education in West Virginia are analyzed in this report. Variables analyzed include institutional control, sex of student, level of degree, and area of study. (JMF)

This report presents information for parents, students, staff, policymakers, and the general public on the quality and performance of public higher education in West Virginia. It opens with the strategic plans of the University System and the State College System together with narrative and statistical profiles of each of the 15 institutions that…

The new chancellors of the Maine, Massachusetts, and West Virginia state higher education systems use different styles to tackle highly political jobs that frustrated their predecessors. (MSE)

West Virginia officials and Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. have been unable to reach agreement on how to accommodate a mandated late-in-the-year budget cut, with some officials questioning the move's legality and the governor rejecting the regents' proposed early closing for state colleges and universities. (MSE)

The McLendon decision compelled the state legislature to provide unprecedented procedural protection to untenured faculty in dismissal processes. The institutions can take precautionary measures in hiring faculty, but it is questionable whether many faculty will risk litigation in any case. (MSE)

West Liberty State College (WLSC) is a baccalaureate-general state college situated on 290 acres in the village of West Liberty, West Virginia. In the fall 2002 semester, the College reported an enrollment of 2,571 students. The College contains four academic units: the School of Business Administration, the School of Education, the School of…

This report presents tables showing statistical data on enrollment, degrees, conferred, faculty, and financing for West Virginia institutions of higher education. The tables are intended to depict characteristics of West Virginia's 25 colleges and universities, including five- and ten-year trends showing enrollment growth, and progress in such…

This report presents data on enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and financing for West Virginia institutions of higher education. The data tables examine the characteristics of the 26 institutions in West Virginia's university and state college system, including five- and ten-year trends showing enrollment growth and progress in such areas as…

Data on faculty members in the state's 17 public institutions are contained in the report. Tables include information (for institutions collective and individually) on academic rank, highest earned academic degree, years of experience at present institution and in higher education in general, age, sex, average annual salary, and tenure. Faculty of…