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Crosson, Patricia H. – 1981
The opinions of Pennsylvania educational and legislative leaders on four issues of critical importance to higher education in the state were evaluated. For the two issue areas of enrollment and resources, respondents were asked through interviews and a questionnaire to make projections for the 1980s, to identify the group or agency that should be…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Planning, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1979
Statistical profiles of Virginia public institutions, community colleges, and independent institutions are accompanied by brief statements of the institution's history, purpose, commitments to instruction, research, public service, and future development. Statistical data for each of the 39 public and 31 private institutions (1977-1978) include…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Credit Courses
Download full textAssociation of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. Div. of Educational Measurement and Research. – 1981
The demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and career plans of medical students in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) scholarship program from 1973-1974 through 1979-80 were examined. Where possible, comparisons were made between NHSC participants and the U.S. medical student population. Major findings are as follows: individuals…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Planning, Family Practice (Medicine), Federal Aid
Fenton, Joann C. – 1978
The metropolitan university is viewed from the context of individual, group, and university level of social interaction. Metropolitan universities are defined as state-supported public universities located in urban areas and legislatively mandated as teaching institutions. Resources are usually dependent upon the number of full-time equivalent…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty, College Role
Gruson, Edward S. – 1979
The 50 states are responsible for public systems of higher education, and accommodate 80 percent of the total enrollment. With growth and large expenditures of state funds in recent years came increasing regulation of higher education. In many instances institutional autonomy has been threatened by state action. Six recommendations are made for…
Descriptors: Certification, College Role, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1979
Selected data are summarized for students enrolled in the 1979 summer credit programs of six Hawaii community colleges (Honolulu, Kapiolani, Kauai, Leeward, Maui, and Windward). Enrollment in the credit and non-credit programs totaled 7,180. Of these students, 39% were in regular credit programs; this percentage represents a 6% decrease from the…
Descriptors: Age, College Credits, Community Colleges, Credit Courses
Coleman, D. R.; Bolte, J. R. – 1980
A planning and evaluation model for management information systems (MIS) at the institutional or system level in higher education is presented. The procedure provides an analytical approach for assessing the effectiveness of an existing information system utilizing a variation of the Business Systems Planning methodology developed by the IBM…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Data Processing, Decision Making
Godard, James M., Ed. – 1980
Three plans implemented during 1979-80 that addressed the presence of historically black and historically white public universities in the same metropolitan areas are described. Plans were developed in Nashville, Tennessee; Norfolk, Virginia; and Savannah, Georgia. In Nashville, Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee at…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Desegregation, College Segregation
Lisack, J. P. – 1980
As part of a larger study, data concerning enrollment trends in Indiana high schools, colleges, and universities are examined, and the Indiana college attendance rate and scores on the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test are compared with those of other midwestern states and with national averages. Additionally, the levels of education attained…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Attendance, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
New England Board of Higher Education, Wellesley, MA. – 1979
A regional student enrollment statistical report for the 1977-1978 academic year is provided for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Areas covered in the report are: the Non-Contract Program; state participation; students attending New England two-year colleges and institutes; students attending New England…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
PDF pending restorationGross, Francis M. – 1979
Formula budgeting in the financing of public higher education is examined. Budget formulas are defined as a means of applying predetermined average cost rates to quantifiable institutional program measures in order to calculate the dollar resource requirements for a future year. Seven characteristics of budget formulas are described: (1) their…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Declining Enrollment, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
GOVE, SAMUEL K.
THIS SURVEY BRIEFLY DESCRIBES RESEARCH IN PROGRESS OR JUST COMPLETED ON COORDINATION AND PLANNING OF HIGHER EDUCATION. FOUR GENERAL AND THREE RELATED STUDIES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND SIX STATE STUDIES, ALL BUT ONE OF WHICH ARE COMPLETED, ARE DESCRIBED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS TO PINPOINT SPECIFIC MATERIAL POTENTIALLY USEFUL TO EDUCATIONAL AND…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Decision Making, Educational Cooperation
Kolstad, Andrew – 1977
Some findings about attrition from two- and four-year colleges and universities based on the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) are presented. Attrition is defined as withdrawal from college without completing a degree. After 2 years, the four-year institutions had lost 23.5 percent of their entrants. More two-year…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Followup Studies
Tweddale, R. Bruce – 1975
The Americam College Test (ACT) assessment results for 441 freshmen who entered Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) in fall 1973, and who were still enrolled in fall 1974 were compared to the results for 324 freshmen who entered GVSC in fall 1973 and who were not enrolled in fall 1974. Comparisons were made of ACT test scores, self-reported high…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attrition (Research Studies), Career Choice, Cluster Colleges
Salisbury State Coll., MD. – 1974
The Salisbury State College's faculty handbook details the college's history and organization; personnel, academic and administrative policies and procedures; and the college services available to the faculty. (JMF)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Ancillary Services
