Since 1967, the Nevada State Legislature has mandated higher education institutions compile a comprehensive report on program plans. Therefore, this report is prepared in accordance to state law requiring the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) to prepare a biennial report for submission to the Nevada State Legislature that outlines a plan…

The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) conducts policy research and analysis to support long-range planning and student success. The community college enrollment projection is the first in the "Ready or Not, Here They Come" series that will be developed over the next six months. Community college projections were…

A variety of studies provide evidence that the stock of college-educated labor has fundamental effects on state and local economies through its association with wages, economic growth, personal incomes, and tax revenues. As a result, policymakers in many states try to increase the percentage of the state's population (or workforce) that has a…

The results of a Colorado State audit of the consolidated financial statements are reported, along with the statements of appropriations, expenditures, transfers and reversions for state-funded Student Financial Assistance Programs for the four State Colleges in Colorado for the year ended June 30, 1995. Specific recommendations are given for each…

This report examined the impact of a four-year public college, West Virginia State College, on the local community and graduates. It discusses the economic benefits of a college degree in regard to the individual graduate and the society as a whole, noting that college graduates have significantly higher lifetime earnings than individuals with…

The fifteenth annual survey of utilization of residence hall facilities at the State University of New York was conducted in the fall of 1988. Part 1 presents seven detailed tables of data including utilization of original design capacity, utilization by institution, utilization and student occupancy of net revenue-producing adjusted design…

Four tables provide information on the revenues and expenditures of institutions of higher education in New York State for the fiscal year ending 1987. The tables provide the following types of data: (1) summary of current funds revenues by source (tuition and fees; governmental appropriations; government grants and contracts; private gifts,…

Interim term calendar is an innovation in calendar and curriculum designed to improve higher education. The interim term is a concentrated period of study that is isolated from or sandwiched between the regular semesters of the academic year. (Author/PG)

From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

This report summarizes the responses to a questionnaire investigating Spring 1974 practices regarding credit awarded by the three levels of state-supported colleges throughout California for satisfactory completion of various College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations. The results indicate that the majority of reporting state colleges…

America's state colleges and regional universities tend to have humble antecedents and ambitious aspirations. Their professors and administrators usually claim no interest in educating professional scholars, doctors, or lawyers, and express no desire to extend their influence beyond the locality or region in which they are located. Despite this…

Enrollment at state universities and land-grant colleges neared the 3 million mark in fall 1973, increasing approximately 3% over fall 1972. Data from 126 of the 130 member institutions of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), representing 357 individual campuses, showed a fall enrollment of 2,911,219…

This document presents the 1970-71 data on the current operating income and expenditures of the state controlled colleges and universities in the state of Virginia. The report presents two basic approaches to analyzing the financial data. One provides the percentage relationship of each function to total educational and general income or…