This report compiles 1975-76 enrollment information for 776 two-year postsecondary institutions, including accredited or approved degree-granting junior and community colleges, multi-purpose, technical, and/or vocational schools and institutes, and university branch campuses. Total enrollment for 1975-76 among the reporting institutions increased…

The study's main objectives were: to describe management techniques and incentives used to operate successful proprietary vocational schools; to compare these techniques and incentives with those existing at community colleges; and to review Federal policies affecting the utilization of proprietary vocational schools. Data and information for the…

This report of a one-year study of the state of liberal education in four private schools culminates in specific recommendations to these schools and less specific proposals to other institutions. The study's basic hypothesis is that young people of 16 to 20 years of age form a meaningful age group that traditional institutions might no longer…

To collect information on recent and ongoing research studies relating to the present condition and the future of the private sector of higher education, various procedures were used, including letter solicitation to noted researchers, media notices, and informal requests. The procedures resulted in the identification of over 150 studies. The…

The triad or tripartite concept of school governance is a theory for the involvement of state, federal, and accrediting group oversight of schools. The author, who is the Executive Director of the National Home Study Council points to six problem areas in this theory of institutional regulation: (1) there is a lack of cooperation and communication…

A large and growing part of American postsecondary education, proprietary schools, offer lessons for traditional institutions in attracting new students in a career-oriented market. Effective marketing is important since proprietary schools compete not only with each other, but also with public community colleges. Specific schools and agencies are…

Examines challenges in providing a cost-effective means of information access for students at geographically dispersed DeVry Institute campuses. Describes several changes in library strategy and ongoing efforts to improve access to students in DeVry's dynamic and technically focused programs. (YKH)

Examined the impact of child care center size on cost, quality, and profits per child. Examined centers ranging from 40 to 80 children and found total cost and revenue per child were similar for small, medium, and large centers. Found profits per child were highest in large centers and that there was no relationship between center quality and…

This volume provides general information on programs, policies, procedures, and fiscal record keeping and reporting for federally funded student financial aid programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV. Chapter 1 provides an overview of Title IV programs. Chapter 2 discusses general institutional responsibilities related to managing…

This analysis examines alternative ways to use the approximately $6 billion now spent annually on Pell Grants to produce higher maximum awards for low-income students. The need for such alternatives is based on the rapidly declining value of the maximum Pell Grant as a percentage of college costs. A table offers 5-year baseline projections under…

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…

This report consists for the most part of 39 tables of statistics that break out ethnic, racial, and gender distributions in various occupational categories found within New York State colleges and universities during the 1989-90 academic year. Data are given for two- and four-year institutions in the following categories: State University of New…

A study was conducted to determine whether factors found to be related to student persistence in public and independent two-year colleges (i.e., positive college environment, realistic student expectations for career and education, and a sense of belonging) were generalizable to the proprietary sector. Three proprietary institutions in New York…

This document proposes methods by which the public purposes of postsecondary vocational education may be more effectively implemented. Part 1 reviews the public purposes of public vocational education (which are postulated as: to increase individuals' satisfaction at work; to increase the access to employment of underrepresented groups; and to…

The 13 tables in this report contain data summaries obtained from the 1988-89 Higher Education Data System Survey concerned with racial and ethnic status in New York State colleges and universities as of fall, 1988. Definitions of the six racial/ethnic classifications precede the tables. The first six tables provide enrollment data by…