Results are provided of surveys taken during the 1977-78 academic year of all two-year and four-year institutions listed in the "Education Directory 1976/77." Information is presented on: number and location of foreign students, 1954/55-1977/78; distribution of students by type of institution; distribution of foreign students in U.S. by major…

Data on the academic performance of Washington State community college (CC) and four-year college transfers entering the University of Washington (UW) autumn quarters, 1973 to 1976, were studied. Students having attended more than one collegiate institution were eliminated, leaving samples of approximately 1,000 transfers for each quarter.…

It is found that recent funding levels in Texas for faculty salaries and the purchase of books and other library materials have been drastically impaired by inflation. As a result, it is suggested that substantial increases in legislative appropriations will be required to prevent higher education from losing further ground. Faculty members have…

This report compares the revenue by source and expenditures by purpose of postsecondary education in New York State. Using this information as a base, the dependence on tax-levy support for each sector of higher education is identified. Because of the diversity of institutional mission and size within and among the sectors, relationships for…

Enrollment statistics for 1978-79 participation in the New England Regional Student Program are presented. The program is designed to provide residents of the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) with programs of study at out-of-state institutions for in-state tuition cost (or in some cases…

Tables are presented showing enrollment data for higher education institutions in New Jersey. The first table gives a summary of fall 1977 enrollments; subsequent tables show the following: growths and declines in fall 1977 undergraduate enrollment in four-year public and independent colleges and in two-year colleges; undergraduate enrollment in…

This report provides 17 tables which summarize total associate, baccalaureate, master's, specialist's, doctoral, and first-professional degrees, and other formal awarded conferred between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1996 by Kentucky institutions of higher education. These institutions include state-supported universities and community colleges,…

This report presents retention and graduation patterns of full-time undergraduate students at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities from 1979-98, and specifically the number and percentage of students who were retained at their original public four-year campus and those who graduated from any senior college or university in the…

Based on information from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, this report provides data and reports analytical findings on postsecondary education in Nebraska concerning enrollment, degrees awarded, institutional finance, and faculty salaries. Findings included: (1) total headcount enrollment in all state institutions in 1992 was…

Longitudinal data are presented relating to Bakersfield College (BC) students who transferred to public four-year colleges and universities. Highlighted findings include the following: (1) first-time transfers from BC to the California State University and College (CSUC) system increased by 19.4% from fall 1987 to fall 1988, the highest since the…

A graphic and tabular summary is presented of the numbers and percentages of Vermont public and private high school graduates who were reported to be entering higher education, other education beyond high school and various other pursuits each year from 1971 through 1976. The data are classified according to numbers and percentages entering…

Thirty tables are presented, in both summary form and for individual institutions, giving enrollment by age category for students in New Jersey colleges and universities in the fall of both 1977 and 1978. Tables include: headcounts for undergraduate students, percent distribution of undergraduates, and headcount and percent distribution for…

The history, administration, and governance of the Washington Community College System (WCCS) are analyzed in this seven-part report prepared for the state legislature. Part I presents background information on the WCCS's role and mission, history, students, programs, personnel, facilities, finances, student costs, and future. Part II discusses…

This directory offers institutional and student data collected from proprietary schools certified to operate under sections 173.600-173.619 of the Missouri state statutes. The data covers 85 Missouri-based private career schools and 18 out-of-state regionally accredited degree-granting institutions: data tables present calendar year 1998…

This report provides college student tuition charges and fees for the 1999-2000 academic year at public four-year institutions, as well as comparative data for the 1998-99 academic year. The report notes that this year marked the smallest percentage tuition and fee increases in over a decade, with the average cost to undergraduate resident…