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Lumina Foundation for Education, 2011
The lingering economic downturn has affected virtually every American institution--perhaps none more significantly than the nation's higher education system. These days, facing significant revenue shortfalls that are widely recognized as the "new normal," state-supported colleges and universities are looking, sometimes desperately, for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Productivity, State Colleges, State Universities
Kelderman, Eric – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
In this article, the author examines the financial crisis on Wall Street which resonates through higher education across the state, and beyond. The economic malaise is taking its toll in places like Rhode Island, where state budget cuts of 17 percent forced colleges to cut class offerings and leave more than 150 positions unfilled. Florida's…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Problems, Budgets, State Colleges
Galloway, Jennifer A. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Recent state appropriations for higher education in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont are tabulated. Governors in all those states signed spending bills for higher education. (MLW)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Higher Education, State Action, State Aid
Smith, Mike, Ed. – Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education, 2004
This resource guide is an alphabetical listing of information on Arizona's universities, colleges, and career schools. Each institution has unique admission guidelines, program requirements, and course offerings.This guide recommends that candidates who have narrowed their school choices to several institutions should:(1) Call the schools they are…
Descriptors: Resource Materials, Career Education, Job Placement, Student Financial Aid
Cage, Mary Crystal – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
"Sunshine laws," which stipulate when records and meetings of state agencies must be made public, have prompted legal battles as newspapers and public-interest groups demand access to the records of public colleges. Intensifying debates in Arizona and South Carolina are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Freedom of Information
Rubi, David C. – 1994
In January 1994, the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges (ASBDCC) conducted a survey of state four-year systems nationwide to determine the existence of standards regarding the transferability of associate degrees and associate degree students' academic standing at receiving four-year institutions. Questionnaires were mailed to…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Credits, College Transfer Students
Shay, Thomas M.; Engdahl, Lilla E. – 1976
An exploratory survey yielded basic information about extended degree programs in the 13 WICHE states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and Utah. Survey questionnaires were sent to the 441 colleges and universities (including two-year colleges) on the WICHE mailing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colleges, Community Colleges, External Degree Programs