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Handel, Stephen J. – College and University, 2020
Janet Marling is the Executive Director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS), which is housed at the University of North Georgia. NISTS was established in 2002 at the University of North Texas and later moved to its present location in 2012. During this time, NISTS has grown into one of the largest national…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Higher Education, Equal Education, Community Colleges
Zinth, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States, 2018
In spite of the well-paying, in-demand jobs that many STEM degrees can lead to, just 18 percent of the 1.9 million bachelor's degrees awarded in the U.S. in 2015-16 (the most recent data available) were in STEM subject areas.3 Given that about 5 percent of workers with a non-STEM undergraduate degree work in a STEM field, a large proportion of a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Dual Enrollment, Undergraduate Students, Education Work Relationship
Carey, Kevin; Kelly, Andrew P. – Education Sector, 2011
Recognizing that higher education is a market driven by consumer choice and reluctant to regulate college behavior directly, state and federal policymakers have created a host of college information disclosure and reporting requirements. Armed with better data, the theory goes, students and parents will vote with their wallets, putting pressure on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Financial Aid, Disclosure, Laws
Hayes, Daniel T. – 1978
A survey was conducted among four area high schools participating in the John Wood Community College (Illinois) Escrow Program, which extends college credit to high school seniors taking specific courses offered by the high school, in order to determine the extent of student interest in the program. Administered to 52 Escrow students and 53…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, College Credits, College School Cooperation
LeMon, R. E.; Pitter, Gita Wijesinghe – 1996
This paper discusses the implications of the enactment of legislation in Florida in 1995 mandating the standardization of requirements for baccalaureate degree programs within the state university system. The paper also describes the tools and methodology created by that state's university system for addressing the tasks of implementing the new…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Change Agents, College Credits, College Students
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, St. Paul. – 1977
Recommendations for postsecondary education policies in Minnesota are offered in this biennial report submitted to the governor and legislature. The report includes recommendations on postsecondary education in southwestern Minnesota, fluctuating enrollments, student financial aid, financial planning and budget review, coordination of new…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Credits, Educational Finance, Educational Planning