The role and responsibility of postsecondary education in preparing California's workforce demand both a research-based examination and a comprehensive discussion that can bring education and workforce interests together at the state level. This policy brief and others to follow examine where and how the state's postsecondary systems fit into a…

Some Ohio legislators want to force financially troubled Central State University (CSU) to reunite with Wilberforce University, one of the country's oldest, private, historically black colleges. The two institutions split in 1927. CSU supporters of the merger would not change the private status of Wilberforce. Other merger options are under…

On May 29, 1991, Governor Pete Wilson signed legislation allowing an $835 million cut in support for education as a step in reducing the California state budget deficit. For the state's 107 community colleges, the loss of an estimated $225 million to $270 million in 1991-92 is particularly problematic in light of anticipated enrollment increases.…

This series of reports reviews how California colleges are coping with a difficult economy. The reports, produced in February, March, June, August, and October of 1992, review the impact of budgetary shortfalls on the 107 California Community Colleges (CCC), 20 California State Universities (CSU), 8 University of California (UC) campuses, and 63…

This series of reports reviews how California colleges are coping with a difficult economy. The reports, produced in January, March, April, May, June, September, and November of 1993, review the impact of budgetary shortfalls on 107 California Community Colleges (CCC), 20 California State Universities (CSU), 8 University of California (UC)…

This series of reports provides regular updates on the actions taken by California colleges in coping with a difficult economy. The reports, produced in March, June, August, and October of 1994, review the impact of budgetary shortfall on 107 California Community Colleges (CCC), 20 California State Universities (CSU), 8 Universities of California,…

This report provides information on degree and certificate programs offered and student program completions for the 1997-98 fiscal year in North Dakota's 19 public and private postsecondary educational institutions. Introductory material includes an explanation of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP Code) system, criteria for program…

This report examines costs of higher education in New Jersey, comparing the state's system of higher education and its individual sectors with national counterparts. The comparison takes into account such factors as differences in the cost of living and the size and relevant structural characteristics of a state's higher education system. In…

Salary and fringe benefit data for faculty at the University of California (the University) and the California State University (State University) are examined. The objective is to predict where faculty salaries at the two universities will stand in relation to those at their respective comparison groups of institutions on July 1, 1984. Ways in…

The report is the first of several that will comprise a comprehensive plan for postsecondary education in South Carolina. It is in part a revision and update of planning guidelines established in 1972. Goals are set forth toward which all efforts are directed, and enrollments are projected through 1985 that reflect a continued but more modest…

Information on provisions of group life insurance plans and the tendency of colleges and universities to provide this coverage is considered. There has been an increase in the percentage of institutions adopting group life insurance plans over the last decade. Absence of coverage is concentrated among smaller two-year and four-year institutions…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether family income is associated with student choice of higher cost versus lower cost colleges. Family income, level of Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) award, and selected personal characteristics of a sample of 4,500 TAP recipients were examined to determine attendance patterns at 11 public and…

Age and enrollment patterns of students attending Kentucky colleges and universities in 1978-79 were studied. Information was obtained from the Council on Higher Education for state-supported institutions belonging to KACRAO (Kentucky Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) and from a survey of independent institutions…

This document reports the names of the senators, representatives, and other elected officials of the 94th Congress, their states and congressional districts, and each institution of higher education located therein. It includes all institutions meeting at least one of the criteria enumerated below, including new schools certified by the…