A highly technical report describes higher education forecasting procedures used by the State Education Department of New York at Albany to project simulated college enrollments for New York State from 1978-1994. Basic components of the projections--generated for full- and part-time undergraduates, full- and part-time graduates, and…

Three papers focusing on various aspects of nontraditional postsecondary education, are presented in this volume. The first paper by Cross and Zusman explores the issue of nontraditional population needs and associated program responses. The second paper, by Bowen, Edelstein, and Medsker, focuses on the kinds of information that decisionmakers in…

The enrollment of students in doctoral programs in Canadian universities and the characteristics of doctoral students are examined. Data on full- and part-time enrollment in graduate programs from 1960-61 through 1974-1975 are presented. The following characteristics of doctoral students are examined: field of study, permanent residence location,…

The student traceback model is described and is used to demonstrate various concepts relative to institutional research methodology. The methodology of the problem-solving institutional researcher includes a wide spectrum of how-to's: how to anticipate issues in higher education and estimate their practical institutional impact; how to develop the…

In Fall 1978, the number of student credit hours (SCH) taken by students enrolled full- and part-time in academic, technical, and vocational programs at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College were analyzed and compared to similar statistics gathered in 1975, 1976, and 1977. Results of the analysis indicate: (1) average hours taken by full-time…

This report compiles 1975-76 enrollment information for 776 two-year postsecondary institutions, including accredited or approved degree-granting junior and community colleges, multi-purpose, technical, and/or vocational schools and institutes, and university branch campuses. Total enrollment for 1975-76 among the reporting institutions increased…

Information obtained on enrollment at 138 of the 141 institutions that hold membership in the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) is presented in this eigth annual report. Figures are based on head counts of both full-time and part-time enrollment and include extension students enrolled in courses for…

The data in this document portrays full-time, part-time, and total headcount enrollment for each campus and for the entire University of Maine for the 5-year period 1971 to 1975. Full-time equivalent student enrollment that converts part-time enrollment to full-time equivalents is also shown. The total number of students enrolled in the University…

LaGuardia Community College (LGCC) has recently initiated work on the development of a comprehensive system for computer storage, processing, and analysis of data pertaining to student performance, demography, and attitudes. This system is not yet wholly operative, but many of its components have been developed. This report presents the findings…

This report presents information relating to ethnic distributions of students at Los Angeles City College (LACC). Data about ethnic background, units completed at all colleges, part-time or full-time status, day or evening status, sex, and college major was requested on an optional card provided at the time of registration. In spring 1975, 10,854…

Statistics from the period covering the year 1973-74 and the fall quarter of 1974 are contained in this document. Statistics for fall 1974, include: (1) a summary of campus enrollment; (2) new, continuing, and returning students; (3) full-time and part-time students; (4) undergraduates by college or school and class level; (5) major field of…

This study at George Washington University tested for the dependence of the graduate quality point index on total scores of the Admission Test for Graduate Study in Business (an aptitude test), undergraduate quality point index, and length of time since receiving the bachelor's degree. It was hypothesized that success in the Graduate Business…

The author deals primarily with people who make a change in career orientation so distinct that the move requires at least a year of professional or graduate education. Chapters examine such topics as the changing nature of middle age; fields of study or endeavor (mainly social work, librarianship, elementary and secondary education, and other…

The projection is made that collegiate enrollment in the South will stabilize by the early 1980's and will decline in most states by the mid-1980's unless there are increases in the admission of part-time and older students and/or the share of the region's high school graduates who enter postsecondary education. Selected statistics are presented…

These documents contain narrative analyses and tables of data pertaining to student enrollment and enrollment trends in Illinois public community colleges for fall 1975, spring 1976, and fall 1976. Data presented in tabular form include: comparison and trends in enrollment data from 1965 through 1975, enrollment data for fall 1975 relating to…