While tuition is increasing faster than the cost of living, a longer perspective indicates that colleges and universities are victims of past rather than current inflation. Fiscal pressures will continue for some time, reflected in higher tuition, but the rate of return on investment in a college degree should rise. (MSE)

In attempting to provide answers to the questions posed by the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, the consultant examined practices of credit transfer between and among both public and private institutions in selected jurisdictions outside British Columbia and discussed the questions with representatives of public and private…

Drawn from college data submitted on 1996-97 actual cost allocation schedules, this report provides information on district and statewide program costs for the Wisconsin Technical College System. A brief introduction reviews actual unit costs and ratios for headcount enrollments and Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) students, indicating that the total…

This report presents survey findings about the U.S. charter school system that were collected from 280 schools in 19 states with over 80,000 students. The two-part report examines the responses to a short list of questions about facility costs and growth plans, and it explores information provided by a subset of schools (118 institutions) that…

This is the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the Yavapai Community College District (YCCD) (Arizona) for the fiscal year (FY) ended June 30, 2001. The report is separated into three sections: (1) introductory section; (2) financial section--includes the basic financial statements as well as the independent auditors' report on the…

This document offers statistical data, in table format, for Mississippi's community and junior colleges for fiscal year 2000-2001. Mississippi has 15 community and junior college districts, which are attended by over 60% of Mississippi high school graduates who attend college. Highlights of the data presented are as follows: (1) the total…

This fact book for Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) for 1997-2001 details the history and organization of the College, as well as the population served, the campuses and extended learning institute, and accreditation, degrees, certificates, and curricula offered. Highlights include: (1) the unduplicated headcount for 2000-2001 was…

This report presents the Illinois governor's fiscal year 2001 budget, focusing on higher education. The governor has proposed a fiscal year 2001 state budget totaling $46.5 billion. The budget includes $3.4 billion for higher education operations and grants, which is an increase of $181 million, or 5.7 percent, over fiscal year 2000. This report…

Presents a general mathematical model for measuring the factors which directly and indirectly affect the costs of maintaining a clinical education program in a hospital's allied health department. Specific application of the model to a physical therapy department deomonstrates how an institution can measure the costs of education on a per student…

Following a national trend of "getting tough" on increased juvenile crime, the Florida legislature eliminated one of the primary community service-oriented juvenile diversion programs, the Juvenile Alternative Services Program (JASP). JASP was subsequently replaced with four other diversion programs, two of which (the Walker Plan and an…

This 17th "Annual Condition of Education Report" provides a wide range of demographics, statistics, and student achievement data to help Iowans better understand their public educational system. Much of the data in this report demonstrates that Iowa schools rate above national averages in areas such as student test scores, college…

This report is one of nine detailed case studies of small urban high schools that served as the foundation for the Education Resource Strategies (ERS) report "Strategic Designs: Lessons from Leading Edge Small Urban High Schools." These nine schools were dubbed "Leading Edge Schools" because they stand apart from other high…

This report is one of nine detailed case studies of small urban high schools that served as the foundation for the Education Resource Strategies (ERS) report "Strategic Designs: Lessons from Leading Edge Small Urban High Schools." These nine schools were dubbed "Leading Edge Schools" because they stand apart from other high…

Many colleges and universities, in responding to public demand for higher education and the external challenges it creates, are employing Total Quality Management (TQM) techniques to improve quality, increase productivity, and decrease costs. The quality improvement process itself (the tools for problem identification and developing solutions),…

Data from the Survey on Higher Education Finances and Services were analyzed to determine whether higher education institutions (n=711) experienced operating budget cuts during the fiscal year (after the budget was initially approved) between fiscal years 1990 and 1993. While 17 percent had experienced such cuts during fiscal year 1990, this…