A number of possible scenarios are discernible for the future of post-secondary education. Some believe that the next five years will be worse than the last, pointing to declining birthrates, spiraling inflation, and plummeting enrollments. Others look optimistically to the increased need for education, which is evidenced by the involvement of…

A program leading to the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) for adult, part-time students was conceived and implemented at the University of Oklahoma between 1957 and 1965. The program is designed to surmount difficulties posed by rigid course and residence requirements, scheduling, and undergraduate-oriented instruction. By giving special entrance…

This is the 58th annual report on collegiate enrollments. The 1,710 institutions surveyed in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and related territories reported a total of 7,238,547 collegiate-level credit-hour students (5,120,475 full-time and 2,118,072 part-time). The surveyed institutions include responding 4-year and upper-division colleges, universities…

This report compiles 1976-77 enrollment information for 1,023 two-year postsecondary institutions, including accredited or approved degree-granting junior and community colleges, multipurpose, technical and/or vocational schools and institutes, and university branch campuses. Following the dramatic 16.1% enrollment increase of 1975-76, total…

This report compiles 1974-75 enrollment data for 923 American two-year post-secondary institutions. Comprehended in this report are post-secondary two-year junior and community colleges; multi-purpose technical and/or vocational schools and institutes; and university branch colleges, campuses, and centers. Total enrollment was2,819, 583, a rise of…

In discussing part-time university students, one of the first questions one must ask is, What precisely are the demographic features of this kind of student? The social and demographic characteristics of the part-time student population, including educational background, employment characteristics, residence, travel, parental background, financial…

The overall effectiveness of Title I is assessed, particularly successful projects are indicated, and means for replicating and expanding worthy projects are recommended. It is concluded that the program has demonstrated the interest and capacity of postsecondary institutions and communities to engage in cooperative problem-solving efforts.…

The report is divided into two sections: credit course enrollment (headcount) and degrees granted. The first provides data for the individual institutions and institutional types of the State University as well as system-wide data. The data in this section are for the fall term of each year and are arrayed by student load and level…

Recent West German surveys reveal five indicators (recruitment, age, marital and family status, jobs, and housing) that suggest the university is losing its central role in student life. (MSE)

This description of the Extended Campus Program offered at the University of Alberta that allows remote students to meet residency requirements for a Master of Education degree emphasizes the use of electronic communication to provide access to library resources, staff services, and computerized databases. Evaluations of the program are provided.…

Results of a survey of University of Sydney faculty of arts students concerning their educational aspirations and progress, employment patterns, class scheduling and attendance patterns, and college choice are summarized and discussed. (MSE)

Tables detail fall 1983 higher education enrollment by type and control of institutions, by student level, and by state. Included are students enrolled in specialized institutions and new institutions not yet classified. (MLW)

This study evaluated whether the low retention rate (53 percent) between their first and second years of students at Atkinson College, the part-time evening school of York University (Ontario, Canada) is primarily due to institutional failure or to the characteristics and choices of mature students. A survey was sent to admitted students in…

This data report includes trend tables from three sources of data regarding where Howard County (Maryland) citizens and recent high school graduates attend college. These trend tables are described and documented with minimal analysis and are intended to serve as a central data source for further development of charts, presentations, and analyses…

This bulletin contains a compilation of consular reports on continuation schools in Prussia. It is presented in five sections, as follows: (1) Vocational Training in Magdeburg; (2) Part-Time Schools for Industrial Workers; (3) The City Continuation and Trade School of Brunswick; (4) The Continuation Schools of Barmen; and (5) Part-Time Shoe…