One of the strategies adopted by the California legislature to deal with the state's fiscal crisis was to raise college fees. As of January 1993, regular community college students in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) are charged $10 per semester unit, and baccalaureate (B.A.) degree holders are charged $50 per semester unit.…

This report presents 27 graphs and tables detailing trends in degrees awarded at Maryland institutions of higher education from 1987 to 1997. Highlights of trend data for degrees awarded by level note that during 1996-97, Maryland institutions awarded over 42,000 certificates and degrees at all levels, nearly one-third more than 10 years earlier;…

This report presents survey data, collected from 320 companies, concerning personnel practices and policy related to the employment of college and university graduates. Economic questions specific to the respondents and topical questions of general interest are also presented. The number of companies hiring graduates in 10 bachelors' level and 6…

A meta-assessment is provided of 15 pilot projects aimed at demonstrating how student outcomes of various kinds can be used to assess the effectiveness of general education and baccalaureate degree programs. The Student Outcomes Assessment projects funded by Academic Program Improvement grants of the California state university system, have…

This report presents data on the occupational and educational experiences of graduates approximately 1 year following graduation based on a nationally representative sample of 16,172 bachelor's degree recipients during the during the 1989-90 academic year. The report is divided into two sections. The first section presents an overview of principal…

This case study examined which outcomes stakeholders desire for Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) degree graduates at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) in Australia and whether they find these outcomes among graduates. The four stakeholder groups were current BIT undergraduates, BIT graduates, academic staff of SUT involved with the…

This report details information on the number of degrees conferred by the nation's postsecondary education institutions. The data are from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 1988-89 Completions Survey. Among the findings are the following: (1) the rate of growth in degrees conferred to females between 1986-87 and 1988-89…

Data on degrees awarded by Maryland public and private colleges and universities for fiscal years 1971-1982 are presented. Twelve-year trends in total degrees awarded by institution are presented, along with 6-year trends (1977-1982) in degrees awarded for each program at each institution in Maryland. In addition to the detailed statistical…

The number of certificate and degree programs offered and awarded at public and private nonproprietary, postsecondary institutions in Alaska is listed statewide and by institution. Programs that may be underproductive based on the number of formal awards over a four-year period are also identified. A total of 252 unduplicated certificate and…

A study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of offering a bachelor's degree in secretarial technology at Northern Montana College and to examine the office needs of Montana employers in order to suggest curriculum revision and development. Data collection involved a survey instrument mailed to 150 employers (from which 74 usable returns were…

Highlights of a survey of 1983 and 1984 college graduates at the bachelor's or master's degree level are presented. Information is provided on types of jobs and starting salaries of degree recipients, with comparisons by sex, along with data on newly qualified and beginning teachers. The survey, which was conducted by the Center for Education…

Data on credit course enrollment (headcount) and degrees granted by State University of New York (SUNY) institutions from 1948 to 1986 are presented. Data on headcount enrollment and degrees granted are provided for the individual institutions and institutional types for SUNY as well as system-wide. The enrollment data are for the fall term of…

Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1986-87 annual survey of bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy are reported. Data are presented in tables, with accompanying narrative analysis. The information on physics students includes: trends in postbaccalaureate plans of successive graduating classes of physicists from 1977-78…

Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1985-86 annual survey of bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy are reported. Data are presented in tables, with accompanying narrative analysis. The information on physics students includes: trends in postbaccalaureate plans of successive graduating classes of physicists from 1977-78…

The Northern Kentucky University Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology and Anthropology (ASAN), which is described in this report, involves a strong liberal arts background combined with a thorough preparation in social science research skills. ASAN students take introductory and basic methods courses in sociology and anthropology, applied…