Information is presented on the use of transcripts to validate institutional mission, proposing that transcript archives can serve as grounds against which the validity of an institution's claimed mission with respect to its primary beneficiaries can be measured. This is done with a focus on the community college. The National Longitudinal Study…

A study was conducted to determine rates of student persistence in the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD). Using the fall 1988 semester for comparison, two cohorts (i.e., first-time freshmen and all LRCCD students) were tracked for the spring and fall 1989 semesters. Data were compiled for the whole district and for each of the four…

A longitudinal study of the educational paths of humanities majors was conducted with a sample of high school seniors who participated in the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972. Comparisons to the 1980 NLS seniors cohort were also made. Students completed a survey as seniors as well as four follow-up surveys. The…

Changes in the self-concept and career orientation of 10,759 members of a nationally representative sample of high school graduates was studied over 7 years. Objectives were to determine: (1) the degree to which changes in adolescents' self-concept and career attitudes were related to their level of involvement in postsecondary education; and (2)…

A 10-year profile is provided of Middle College High School (MCHS), an alternative high school operating under the joint auspices of the New York City Board of Education and LaGuardia Community College. The first sections of the report look at the history and goals of MCHS, explaining that the school was created to reduce the dropout rate among…

Data concerning postsecondary minority enrollment trends from 1976 through 1986 are presented and analyzed. The first section of the report presents overall enrollment trends by racial/ethnic categories and selected institutional characteristics, using data from the Center for Education Statistics institution-based postsecondary education surveys.…

As an update and continuation of a report covering the period 1979-1985, this report contains data collected from November 1986 through January 1987 on the destinations of June 1986 graduates of the Rochester (New York) City Schools. A single postcard mailing was followed by intensive efforts to reach the 400 randomly-sampled high school graduates…

Goals of student financial aid programs in Maryland as well as student financial needs are discussed, based on the work of the Financial Aid Task Force of the Maryland State Board for Higher Education. Task Force recommendations are also provided. Four goals for student financial aid programs are discussed: to insure access for qualified entering…

Data on U.S. 1981 college and university enrollments and trends for the past few years are presented. Information is provided on enrollment in institutions of higher education by control and level of institution, student sex and age, and full- or part-time attendance status of students. Specific data include: enrollment of first-time freshmen in…

Data summaries on college and university age distribution of New York State students in the fall of 1987 are presented. Information was obtained from the 1987-88 HEDS/IPEDS survey from NYSED-2.6, "Enrollment by Level, Age, Cohort, and Sex, Fall 1987." The 12 tables are as follows (all for institutions of higher education by institutional…

The effects of family background characteristics (family income, parents' marital status, parents' education, and number of children already enrolled in postsecondary education) upon parents' postsecondary educational plans for their children, parents' saving for their children, and the amount of planning parents do with their children are…

Issues concerning desegregation of U.S. campuses and federal regulation of higher education under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are considered in 12 essays. Titles and authors are as follows: "Title VI Regulation of Higher Education" (John B. Williams, III); "The Production of Black Doctoral Recipients: A Description of…

Characteristics and attendance patterns of persisters and dropouts from college and vocational/technical schools were studied, and a model of the persistence process was tested using data from the National Longitudinal Study (NLS), which surveyed high school seniors in 1972, with followup surveys in 1973 and 1974. Student persistence was defined…

Results of studying the trend of declining enrollment for black, full-time undergraduates in New Jersey are presented. Factors accounting for the enrollment decline of this group include entry into the labor force of a larger number of black high school graduates and an increase in the number of black students going to colleges outside of New…

Information on educational assistance and opportunities for family members of active duty, retired, or deceased Army service members is provided. Eligibility and types of benefits and programs described are grouped in the following categories: educational financial aid for family members of veterans; educational opportunities for active duty…