These proceedings contain all of the formal presentations made at a conference focusing on policy issues affecting the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario. Introductory remarks by Harry Fisher are followed by an outline by Blair Tully of the Ontario government's focus on high technology and the projects of the Board of Industrial…

As part of the final report by the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness, information on statewide activities on assessment and outcomes measurement is presented. The information comes from a 1986 survey by the Educational Commission of the States, American Association for Higher Education, and State…

Activities of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, roles of public colleges and universities, and information on program review and higher education finance are reviewed. The Commission's coordinating and governing activities are described, along with the missions of the public universities, senior colleges, and 2-year colleges in…

Information about higher education in California is presented with suggestions for Florida. Cooperation between the public and private sectors in California exists in many forms, including the support or opposition of legislation. For instance, private university presidents have publicly criticized as inadequate budget recommendations for state…

The Illinois Systems of Public Higher Education are described and analyzed. The final result of a decade of rapid expansion in Illinois was a state system of higher education that consists of four governance systems for senior universities and a community college system, involving 12 universities and five coordinating staffs. It is the…

This document is the third status report concerning the desegregation of higher education in Arkansas. It is narrative in nature and contains a summary of desegregation activities from each Arkansas institution of higher education. Chapter one summarizes those desegregation activities initiated and/or coordinated by the Arkansas Department of…

Explores the effects of pragmatic day-to-day considerations on mission and values within the North Carolina community college system. Reviews the public positions of representative power bases, stresses the importance of a strong mission policy grounded in tradition, and urges the state board to take a stronger leadership role. (DMM)

The Nebraska Comprehensive Statewide Plan for Postsecondary Education was approved in 1992. Covering the University of Nebraska, the state colleges, community colleges, independent colleges and universities, and private career institutions, the plan is revised periodically to reflect the state's changing needs. Within the plan, six major issues…

This report reviews projected enrollment growth of the three segments of higher education in California: the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), and the California Community Colleges (CCC). The report concludes that in order to serve the enrollment growth of the next decade, the three segments should move to…

This is the first annual Results Report for the Illinois Community College System. For each of the six statewide goals, the report provides information on stated Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) and college priorities, common and individual college initiatives and actions, and state-level initiatives that support the goal. ICCB staff review…

Over a dozen states are trying to force their public colleges to be more accommodating to transfer students, urging use of common course numbers and titles and in some cases mandating that the institutions accept credits earned elsewhere. The effort is designed to make community colleges less expensive and more attractive to students and taxpayers…

In most states, governments and communications companies are working to connect public schools, colleges, libraries, and state government offices by computer networks. In some states, technology, not campus expansion, is being considered as a means of accommodating growing enrollments. Cost containment and improved access to education are two…

In an effort to fulfill state policies on higher education articulation and student transfers, the Florida state legislature encouraged establishment of a common Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNS) which is presented in this document. Early sections describe the establishment and development of the SCNS and logistics of its maintenance. Also…

California state legislators are showing a lack of long-term leadership and vision in their planning for the state's higher education needs as indicated in their recent decisions regarding increased tuition and fees. California's public higher education system stands at the nexus of two powerful trends: the long-term social, demographic,…

The third of four technical reports on Oregon education finance, this report summarizes views of 44 opinion leaders in Oregon (including public officials, business leaders, educators, and journalists) on questions of education goals, quality, cost, and methods of decision-making. Answering questionnaires, the respondents first addressed issues of…