This hearing transcript presents testimony concerning minority participation and retention in higher education with emphasis on implications for student aid programs. Oral testimony or prepared statements were presented by Senators Paul Simon, Claiborne Pell, and Carol Mosely-Braun. Testimony was also offered by: (1) the president and three…

Implications of the demographic transformation of Arizona for the future of higher education in the state are examined. Since the changing size and character of the minority population figure prominently on the demographic changes, the major focus will be on changes in the minority population and the effect on future minority participation in…

A reliable and valid technique for measuring college participation rates is proposed, based on national data. The objective is to determine if factors other than state demographic factors systematically influence college attendance by state. Multiple regression equations are used to predict enrollments by using demographic variables such as…

The enrollment data supplied to the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education by the institutions of postsecondary education are presented in 14 tables as follows: headcount enrollment; full-time enrollments; total student credit hour of part-time students; full-time equivalent enrollments of part-time students; total of full-time and full-time…

Strategies for helping recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits to pursue postsecondary education are considered, based on a review of activities in Massachusetts and supplemented by findings about 11 other states and the District of Columbia. College financial aid officers, state aid agencies, and Educational…

Topics concerning the adult learner that are relevant to institutional researchers are addressed in four articles: marketing, predicting success for adult students, enrollment projection, and follow-up studies of adult learners. In "Institutional Research in Support of Marketing the Adult Student," Lydia Jurand notes the importance of…

Information on the growth of student enrollment in the University of Nevada System (UNS), representing all of Nevada's public higher education, is presented. While the national higher education growth rate was only 1% from 1980 to 1985, Nevada showed a growth rate of 28.9% from 1981 to 1987. System statistics indicate a growth in part-time student…

Previously published or publicly accessed data, as well as two new sources--Postsecondary Transcript Sample (PETS) of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Graduating Class of 1972 (NLS), and the recently completed 5th Follow-Up Survey (1986) of the NLS cohort, with original calculations derived--were used for this statistical study…

A handbook for the adult student returning to college is presented. Attention is directed to the pros and cons of reentry; how to choose a program; options for financing an education; admissions applications; maximizing preentry credits; colleges, credits, and degrees; coping with academic demands such as exam-taking; and achieving a balance…

A study was conducted to assess the impact of Indochinese refugees on the California community colleges through the identification of the number of refugees, a description of their needs, and an analysis of the resulting implications for college programs and budgets. Findings, based on existing data from the colleges and state and federal…

College-going rates of California high school graduates were computed from 1974-77 for the California public college system and for the fall of 1977 for a sample of California independent colleges and universities. A second focus of the analysis is the flow of transfer students from community colleges to the university and the state university.…

A comparative analysis of federal and state student financial aid programs assesses the impact of federal student aid on the attendance behavior of individuals, on the financing behavior of colleges and universities, and on the financing behavior of state and local governments. Enrollment, student budget, residence and migration, student…

A study involving personal interviews with county officials, an examination of college records, and the collection of data from local and federal agencies was undertaken at Delaware County Community College (DCCC) to determine the residency patterns of DCCC students in relation to the 15 school districts in Delaware County and to examine the…

Indices of motivation and demand developed to forecast postsecondary enrollment in Manitoba, Canada, are described. The indices were tested with surveys of more than 14,000 high school students with respect to actual outcomes and validated by surveying more than 5,000 students. The theoretical basis of the indices, their use in enrollment…

As a contribution to the statewide Mississippi Student Information System (MisSIS), Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) conducted two surveys to determine: (1) the reasons students cited for withdrawing from courses during Fall 1979, and (2) the reasons students cited for withdrawing from college during that semester. Survey participants…