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Stafford, Thomas H., Jr.; Dolin, Nancy C. – 1974
A study conducted in 1974 to provide information about black freshmen at North Carolina State University, and a comparison with non-black freshmen enrolled in 1974 are presented. A descriptive summary and statistical data are provided on the following: mean CHSR, SAT, and UPGA scores; political views; freshmen participation in selected activities;…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Black Students, Career Choice
Linney, Thomas – 1979
The current trends in college student migration and implications for higher education are discussed. Declining trends in interstate migration are rapidly limiting institutional diversity by increasing the homogeneity of student bodies. Diversity of experience and education has been noted as fostering and strengthening individual, institutional,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Choice, Federal Aid
Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City, MO. Div. of Planning and Development. – 1977
As part of a continuing survey of student characteristics at the Metropolitan Community Colleges, this report presents data from 14,918 regular credit enrollment students for fall 1977 and compares them to data from 1972. For the first time in the district's history, the majority of students (54%) were female, a shift that has only occurred in the…
Descriptors: Age, Aspiration, College Choice, Community Colleges
Springer, Elvera; And Others – 1975
The career and occupational information bulletin was designed for the graduating seniors of Robbinsdale Area high schools and their parents. It provides guidelines about training, occupational, and educational options available to the high school graduate in the State of Minnesota. The types of services and information to be provided by a guidance…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, College Choice
Shearon, Ronald W.; And Others – 1976
A statewide survey of over 10,000 credit and non-credit students enrolled in 16 North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes in spring 1974 was conducted in order to develop a profile of these students and to analyze relationships between selected demographic, socioeconomic, academic, and educational program area variables. Among the…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Role, Community Colleges, Demography
Hawkins, David A.; Lautz, Jessica – National Association for College Admission Counseling, 2005
This report is an amalgamation of data from four separate sources. The first source is NACAC's annual Counseling Trends Survey, conducted in May 2004. The purpose of this survey is to poll counselors in high schools to discover trends in their work responsibilities, particularly regarding college counseling, and to assess trends that affect…
Descriptors: Federal Government, College Admission, School Counselors, School Counseling
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), 2004
This report highlights findings from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), a study funded by the U.S. Department of Education that charted the life experiences of nearly 25,000 students from public and private schools from the time they were eighth graders through their mid-20s. "Values Added: The Lifelong Benefits of an Independent…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Outcomes of Education, Longitudinal Studies, Student Development
Schneider, Barbara; Stevenson, David – 1999
This volume is largely based on data from the Sloan Study of Youth and Social Development, a 5-year study begun in 1989 when many of the students were in eighth grade (n=7,000). This account presents good news and bad news about our teenagers. Contrary to prevailing notions, theirs is the most ambitious generation yet, but because schools and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Career Choice
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Hurtado, Sylvia; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Analysis of data from two national longitudinal studies focused on college application behaviors of different racial ethnic groups. Results show significant group differences in preparation behaviors, in number of colleges applied to, and in attendance at first-choice institution. Institutions are urged to evaluate the potential effects of policy…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, Administrative Policy, College Admission
U.S. News & World Report, 1996
Results of this magazine's annual rating of colleges and universities are reported in articles about rising college costs, the college selection process, the new honors programs, the top 25 national universities, attitudes of college seniors about security and success, the top 25 liberal arts colleges, top regional institutions, top…
Descriptors: Art Education, Business Administration Education, College Choice, College Outcomes Assessment
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Francis, Brian; Barry, Jon – Studies in Higher Education, 1993
Statistical analysis was conducted of offerings by universities in England and Wales to students admitted conditional to achievement of specific grades on A-level examinations. Disciplines included in analysis were electrical engineering, English, mathematics, sociology. Admissions conditional on future achievement were examined for differences…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Admission, College Applicants
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Office of Postsecondary Education Coordination. – 1994
Designed to help school counselors facilitate the transition from high school to postsecondary education, this annually updated handbook provides information about the various kinds of postsecondary educational opportunities available in Florida. Procedural and financial information, important to those students who will be seeking additional…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Bound Students, College Choice, College Preparation
Maryland State Higher Education Commission, Annapolis. – 1997
This report notes results of a survey of high-ability students who graduated from a Maryland high school in the spring of 1996. Survey respondents, 56 percent of whom were women, were asked what postsecondary institution they planned to attend; what reasons were most important to their decision; what was their intended academic major; and what…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academically Gifted, College Bound Students, College Choice
Henderson, Cathy – 1992
This report contains national data on the change over time in the participation of students with disabilities in postsecondary education and reports on the 140,000 students with disabilities who are among the 1.6 million full-time, first-time freshmen attending more than 3,100 institutions of higher education in 1991. The report compares responses…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Choice, College Freshmen, College Students
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1993
This booklet is a guide to higher education study for single parents, particularly those attending public colleges and university in the state of Washington. It covers college application and entry, financial issues, housing, childcare, and special assistance. An opening section, "Getting Started," suggests places to research schools and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Admission, College Attendance, College Choice
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