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Professional Staff Congress of the City Univ. of New York, NY. – 1979
Based on a study of New York State's investment in private higher education, the following issues are discussed: access and accountability, the cost of private higher education to the public, the use and abuse of public dollars by the private sector, and the cost of the private sector to public higher education. The private colleges and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, College Students, Cost Effectiveness
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. National Inst. of Independent Colleges and Universities. – 1978
The Tuition Advance Fund (TAF) bill is analyzed on theoretical economic grounds, and forecasts of the net costs of the proposed program up to 1990 are offered. The TAF bill proposes the establishment of a new system of college loans as an addition to existing programs to allow students to borrow tuition plus an allowance for other costs. Novel…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Columbia. – 1979
This tabulation of academic degrees and other awards has been compiled by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education primarily as an aid to institutions and to state-wide planning for postsecondary education. The data are tabulated from information furnished to the Commission and to the U. S. Office of Education on OE Form 2300 - 2.l…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Bowen, Frank M.; Glenny, Lyman A. – 1980
In May 1979 a survey of ten California public postsecondary institutions was undertaken, at the request of the state commission, to learn the impact of enrollment and financial uncertainty on the institutions. Surveyed were these community college districts: El Camino, Mt. San Jacinto, San Jose, San Mateo County, and San Diego; also surveyed were…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Collective Bargaining, College Administration
Bogue, E. Grady; Troutt, William E. – 1978
The Performance Funding Project of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to improve the current appropriations formula in Tennessee is discussed, and abstracts regarding pilot implementation of the project at four institutions are presented. The major project objective is to explore the feasibility of allocating some portion of state funds on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
District of Columbia Univ., Washington, DC. Office of Institutional Research. – 1978
The likely impact of the new mandatory retirement age of 70 on the future financial situation of the University of the District of Columbia was considered. In order to simulate the policy's effect on the 1979-80 university budget and retirement policies, four alternative plans were developed utilizing three groups of personnel (faculty,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Black Colleges, Budgets
Dumont, Richard G.; Troelstrup, Richard L. – 1980
Use of the American College Testing (ACT) Program assessment battery for the measurement of student growth at a regional state university is described. A stratified random sample of 112 seniors at Tennessee Technological University was given the residual form of the ACT Assessment battery for comparison with their pre-college ACT test performance.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Seniors
Bess, Raymond; And Others – 1980
A study was conducted by the Illinois Community College Board to assess the economic impact of the state's public community colleges upon their local service districts. As part of the study, financial information concerning local businesses, local governments, faculty, staff, and students at six representative institutions were examined to…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Credit (Finance), Economic Factors
Armijo, Frank; And Others – 1980
Case studies that describe the attempts of three colleges to improve institutional academic and program planning are presented. The institutions--Willamette University, Lorain County (Ohio) Community College (LCCC), and Ohio University--attempted to adapt and implement the planning process described in "A Handbook for Institutional Academic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges
Smitch, Curtis; Walker, John R. – 1980
Enrollment projections for higher education in Washington State for the 1980's are made, and the concept of demand and factors that may be responsible for the projected enrollment levels are considered. Projections are offered for the total system of four-year institutions, for each of the four-year schools separately, and for the community…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, College Students, Community Colleges
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1980
A feasibility study conducted by the California Postsecondary Education Commission to evaluate alternative means of developing cost-of-instruction data is presented. Five areas of legislative interest in cost-of-instruction information are identified, and issues pertaining to the comparability of cost data and to the accuracy of the data in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Educational Finance
Dolin, Nancy C. – 1976
This profile of entering freshmen at North Carolina State University for fall 1976 presents statistical data and a descriptive summary of the data. Information is presented on the following: new freshmen headcount enrollment by field of study by sex (1970-76) and by residence (in-state, national, or international); new freshmen black enrollment…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Freshmen, Educational Objectives, Enrollment Rate
Koon, Jeff, Comp. – 1979
Results of an undergraduate evaluation questionnaire administered to majors in 14 social science-related departments and programs at the University of California, Berkeley, are presented. Data are offered in tabular and textual formats. The document is presented in two major sections. Section I summarizes social science-related programs and offers…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Evaluation, Departments, Educational Assessment
Blakely, B. E. – 1979
In 1978 a national survey was undertaken of the alumni directors at state colleges and universities with enrollments of at least 5,000 students. The questionnaire was designed to provide information on: (1) patterns of work satisfaction among alumni directors; (2) the status of current issues in the conduct of alumni affairs; (3) changes taking…
Descriptors: Administrators, Alumni, Alumni Associations, Alumni Education
Governor's Committee on Postsecondary Education, Atlanta, GA. – 1979
The viewpoints of concerned parties in Georgia are synthesized regarding the postsecondary educational system in the state. Major issues that need to be addressed, and agendas for action in the immediate future are outlined, followed by an overview of postsecondary educational opportunities in Georgia describing the principal characteristics,…
Descriptors: Directories, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Opportunities
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