The results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) during the Fall 1987 term are presented. All credit course students and all institutions of the State University system are included. This third of three volumes focuses on enrollment…

Methodology and findings are summarized for a three-year research project undertaken by a consortium of 28 Northern California (Nor Cal) community colleges to identify and help the potential dropouts among full-time, entering freshmen. The report first discusses the creation of the Nor-Cal consortium and then examines each of the three research…

Data on age distributions for students enrolled in higher education institutions in Missouri for the 1978-79 school year are presented. The majority of students were within the traditional age group for college attendance (21 years of age or younger). This was especially true for the full-time undergraduate student. A substantial number of…

The development of a methodology to be incorporated in a comprehensive study of academic space utilization at a multicampus community college is examined. The design and implementation of the methodology for examining academic space utilization for various instructional units such as rooms, buildings, and campuses are discussed. This preliminary…

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Project Profile is designed to collect data on the characteristics and objectives of each year's entering students and compare results to those from previous years. This report presents data on the 4,759 students who applied and matriculated in fall 1996 and includes comparisons to profiles developed from fall…

A survey of 194 social work graduate students investigated the effects of part- or full-time enrollment status, employment status, marital status, and other roles on psychological adjustment. Results are discussed in light of scarcity and expansion hypotheses derived from role theory, and practical implications for social work education are…

First published in 2002, "Key Facts about Higher Education in Washington" provides valuable information on the ways higher education serves the state and its people. The most current data and information available is presented throughout this report to highlight the "Key Facts" about Washington's postsecondary institutions,…

Since the fall of 1979, over 50% of the student population at Hudson County Community College (HCCC), in New Jersey, has attended on a full-time basis, with 62% of fall 1994 students attending full-time. This characteristic makes HCCC a deviant case among community colleges where the nationwide average of full-time enrollment status is only 36%. A…

Data on student enrollments in 12 regional community and state technical colleges in Connecticut are provided for fall 1993-94. Introductory material highlights the following information about the state's community-technical colleges (CTC), which serve 51.4% of the undergraduates in Connecticut public institutions: (1) the fall 1993 CTC enrollment…

Student effort, the campus environment, and student age and full- or part-time status have significant effects on outcomes for university students. This study employed the same three sets of independent variables to predict gains in general education and in personal and social development for community college students. The study analyzed data…

This publication documents statistical data on technical education and training activities under the purview of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore. A list of abbreviations and nomenclature used is included. Section I cites major developments in technical education and training in 1991 and includes diagrams of the former…

This publication summarizes the responses of the State University of New York constituent institutions to the 1991 Attrition/Retention Survey (91-10) administered by the Central Office of Institutional Research. It includes racial/ethnic detail and partial history of later cohorts as of fall 1991 along with trends in attrition and retention of…

Each year, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) examines longitudinal data on fall term minority enrollment to identify trends which may be of interest to those involved in planning student recruitment and retention activities. The findings of the 1993 study indicated that: (1) 664 minority students enrolled at PVCC during fall semester…

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…