Students who delay immediate postsecondary enrollment may forego individual benefits, or represent misplaced resources for higher education institutions by not persisting once enrolled. Understanding the various pathways of diverse students is especially important in states that are experiencing a major demographic shift. Using a multi-agency…

A long overdue, much needed transformation is underway in the higher education system. It started a decade ago, when federal and state policy­makers first began to collect data on what students earn after pursuing a postsecondary education. But new data are fundamentally differ­ent. Unlike broad-based national statistics, such as how much someone…

Texas's higher education plan, 60x30TX, calls for undergraduate student loan debt to not exceed 60 percent of first-year wages for graduates of Texas public institutions by 2030 (earning a certificate, associate's, or bachelor's). The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) calculates the total undergraduate debt of a graduate as all…

A baccalaureate degree is essential to success in the contemporary United States. The degree offers improved economic security and the development of capabilities such as critical thinking, effective communication, quantitative reasoning, creativity, problem solving, personal and social responsibility, and social and cultural capital. Failure to…

This report offers statistical data for fiscal year 1987 on student enrollments, faculty, semester credit hours, physical facilities appropriations, and state loan and grant programs for Texas institutions of higher education. The following enrollment data are presented: 5-year (1982-86) summaries of headcount for public senior colleges and…

This report of statistical data concerning Texas institutions of higher education begins with a list of the institutions, including public universities, public health-related institutions, public community colleges, the public technical college system, independent senior colleges and universities, independent health-related institutions, and…

This statistical supplement contains information on student enrollments, faculty, semester credit hours, physical facilities, appropriations, and student loan and grant programs for Texas community junior colleges and technical institutes. The enrollment section provides a 5-year summary of headcount enrollments for 1984 to 1988 for all segments…

This databook contains information on student enrollments, faculty, semester credit hours, physical facilities, appropriations, and student loan and grant programs for Texas institutions of higher education, including public and independent two- and four-year colleges. The enrollment section provides five-year (1983-87) summaries of headcount…

The Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System's annual report and statistical supplement provide information on a variety of issues. The annual report addresses the following areas: educational reforms to raise standards; faculty salaries; research funds; utilities and insurance costs; increasing nonresident tuition; academic…

The Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System's annual report and statistical supplement provide data on a variety of issues. The annual report addresses the following areas: increasing enrollments and increasing campus needs; equal educational opportunity; special studies (e.g., college preparation); changes in Board and staff…

Comprehensive statistical data on Texas higher education is presented. Data and formulas relating to student enrollments and faculty headcounts, program development and productivity, faculty salaries and teaching loads, campus development, funding, and the state student load program are included. Student headcount enrollment data are presented by…

The Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System's annual report and statistical supplement provide data on a variety of issues. The annual report addresses the following areas: 1982-1983 legislative appropriations; average budgeted faculty salaries for Texas public senior colleges and universities and community junior colleges;…