A college admissions system model is described that can be used to monitor applicants at each stage of the admissions process and to assist in planning and student recruitment. Examples are provided that demonstrate the model's broad applicability for the development of specialized admissions programs that can be targeted to accomplish…

The patterns of development of mass higher education in France and Belgium are compared. Student enrollment data, governmental measures taken to meet needs, and effects of the action within higher education are examined. Results of mass higher education in terms of its principal expectations and future prospects are also analyzed. France and…

The major economic and demographic analyses of youth unemployment are reviewed, and data on the employment experiences of recent Canadian graduates are analyzed. Projections of future demand for highly qualified manpower are also considered. A particular focus is the impact of actual and perceived employment problems on university enrollments and…

The survey of adult education conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 1972 is analyzed. The following facts are highlighted in the more detailed analysis of 1972 results: (1) The demand for hours of adult education is distributed in proportion to eligibles in each age and education group, (2) persons with lower levels of…

The Ontario Council on University Affairs' fifth annual report, a document equivalent to a state's annual report on higher eudcation, is presented. The full text of all advisory memoranda issued in the year and the text of the major paper released by the council on issues concerning the Ontario University system are provided. The paper was a…

Extensive data are presented about students attending public institutions of higher education in Ohio. Data are included on racial/ethnic characteristics for the first time, and some institutions do not report student marital status. Information is presented separately for the main four-year campuses and for two-year centers, which include…

A study was conducted by the Veterans' Administration in June 1976 to determine completion rates for education and training under the Vietnam Era GI Bill for veterans who had terminated training by June 1972. The study was based on responses to a questionnaire sent to a sample of Vietnam era veterans and summarizes their reported completion rates,…

Tables show first-year enrollment, total enrollment, and number of degrees awarded for each year, by sex. For medicine, data are also given on medical school applicants and acceptances. For dentistry, data on applicants are given. For veterinary medicine, data on acceptances are given. Results show that during the six years of the survey, the…

The ethnic profile of the bilingual Hostos Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY) was based on 1,147 student responses (41.3%) to a registration questionnaire in fall 1977. Of the 86.4% listing themselves as Hispanic, 43.4% were Puerto Rican, 30.2% Dominican, and 6.5% Ecuadorian. Of the 13.46% non-Hispanic, 11.4% were black.…

This is the first annual report to the Board of Regents from the Commissioner of Higher Education. The purpose of the report is to provide the Board of Regents with comprehensive information on programs and policies of the six institutions of the Montana University System: University of Montana at Missoula, Montana State University at Bozeman,…

The current flux of conditions associated with the slow growth of enrollment admittedly makes projecting enrollment to the year 2000 highly speculative. The only way this process can be handled is by generating several conceptually meaningful series of enrollment projections. The three sets of enrollment projections in this report are based on…

This report presents the results of the ninth survey of foreign language entrance and degree requirements in United States colleges and universities that grant a bachelor of arts degree. The survey was conducted in 1974 by the Modern Language Association, and was directed at foreign language department chairmen. Responses were received from 98.8…

This publication provides historical data on enrollment, weekly student contact hours (WSCH), and average daily attendance (ADA) for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCS) and for each college in the District. Detailed enrollment data by student category, ethnic group, and age are provided for the past 2 to 3 years. Less detailed…

The total member of students per professional staff member in the public elementary and secondary school systems of the nation decreased from an estimated 19.8 in 1970-71 to 17.7 in 1972-73, or a decrease of 10.6 percent. The enrollment for the approximately 16,408 operating public school systems in 1972-73 was estimated to be 45,299,766; the…

A report on two-year colleges is organized as follows: (1) introduction to the two-year colleges--why a report on two-year colleges, profile of two-year colleges (growth, enrollment, number and diversity), private two-year colleges, public two-year colleges, two-year college-business alliance, support and governance, role of two-year colleges, and…