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Corwin, Thomas M., Ed.; Kent, Laura, Ed. – 1978
Presentations and critiques include these topics: determinants of college decisions; supply and demand in postsecondary education; shortcomings of models and data bases; effects of price and nonprice characteristics; and some methodoligical considerations. Discussion questions include: Is there a middle-income squeeze?; How can nonapplicants be…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice

Carlson, Mary S., Ed.; Berlet, Chip, Ed. – 1976
In the present complex and changing context students and families are looking for information tools to help them identify financial planning constants to allow them to reduce the number of unknown factors that can be barriers to the completion of a personal financial package to cover the cost of higher education. This handbook is designed to…
Descriptors: College Choice, Consumer Protection, Decision Making, Educational Economics
von Euler, Mary – 1982
As a basis for arriving at appropriate desegregation legal theory and policies, the case law in higher education, analogous case law from elementary and secondary education, and additional insights provided by social science, experience, and common sense are examined. The following issues are reviewed: (1) whether the desegregation of higher…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Choice, College Desegregation
Fidler, Paul P.; Smith, Robert M. – 1982
Student characteristics, opinions, and projections for fall 1981 entering freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) were compared to national norms, based on administration of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program questionnaire of the American Council of Education. Twelve areas of interest that were selected for analysis from the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis

Leong, Frederick T. L.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1981
Results of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), 1981 University, New Student Census, which is based on data from both the 1-day and the 2-day freshmen orientation programs, are presented. The total sample consisted of 1,454 entering freshmen. Eighty-five percent of the students were white, 7 percent were black, 3 percent were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, College Freshmen, Educational Background
Austin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1981
National normative data for 1981 on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented as part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. Based on administration of the Student Information Form (SIF), data are reported separately for women and men, and for 38 groups of institutions. The major…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, College Freshmen, Educational Background
Washington Pre-College Testing Program, Seattle. – 1979
Three sections describing the Washington Pre-College Test (WPC) are presented. The first, Registration Booklet, is intended for high school students who may take the WPC. It describes the program; provides detailed instructions on completing the answer folder; lists colleges in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho which accept WPC results; and includes…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Aptitude Tests, Biographical Inventories, Career Counseling

Current Population Reports: Population Characteristics, 1979
Living arrangements of college students from 1958 to 1976 are examined through statistics compiled in one of the Census Bureau's "Current Population Reports." It is noted that changes in the characteristics of college students during the 1970's have resulted in changes in the students' living arrangements. Major shifts between 1958 and 1976 in the…
Descriptors: Age, College Choice, College Housing, College Students
California Univ., Berkeley. – 1978
In a study of California's high school class of 1975, the rate at which students in different ethnic and economic groups attained eligibility within institutions of the California state college and university system (CSUS) was examined. Responses were received from 4,131 graduates, about two-thirds of the mailing sample. Results of the survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Cohort Analysis, College Choice
Engels, Dennis W.; Bonk, Edward C. – 1980
A survey designed to obtain information regarding high school seniors' educational and career goals was developed and administered to 575 seniors in nine Denton County, Texas public high schools in the spring of 1978. The most frequently chosen career clusters emerging from the survey were Business and Office, Health and Service occupations.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, College Bound Students, College Choice
Gray, Eileen – 1975
Information and advice in this guide focuses on the emotional, financial, and academic realities of women returning to school. Chapter One examines the opportunities available today, including such topics as special programs for returning women and the societal factors causing women to return to school. In Chapter Two the decision-making process…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Admission, College Choice, Colleges
Nolfi, George J.; And Others – 1978
The growing complexity of policy decisions in such areas as education and manpower necessitates increased research, which in turn requires an adequate data base and adequate methodology. Recognition that the variables affecting the vocational and educational choices of high school graduates are interrelated and require examination from several…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Choice, College Choice, Data Analysis
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1977
A summary and analysis of data are presented regarding the tendency of Maryland high school seniors to attend institutions of higher education in other states. Out-of-state attendance is addressed from three perspectives. First, a summary is given, on a county-by-county basis, of the percentages of college-bound high school seniors who intend to…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Enrollment Trends, Geographic Distribution
Kiefer, Charles C. – 1972
The study surveyed the perceptions of selected male public senior secondary students relative to the specialized and comprehensive types of public two year post-secondary schools in Minnesota. Their perceptions of both school related and non-school related factors were determined. Further, the relative importance of these two types of factors, as…
Descriptors: College Choice, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Research, Factor Analysis
Weinbach, Lana J. – 1974
In fall 1974, Forest Park Community College (FPCC), a predominantly black, inner-city two-year college in St. Louis, Missouri, participated in the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, which is conducted annually to provide normative data on first-time freshmen students entering a national sample of colleges and universities. At FPCC, a…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, College Choice, College Freshmen