A survey of 53 private career institutions in Nebraska (56 percent located in the Omaha area) revealed the following statistics for the period July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991: (1) 9,275 students were enrolled; (2) business programs enrolled the largest percentage (35 percent) of the total student population, with business, trade, and technical…

This study examined the rate of participation in, and default on loans from, the Federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) and the Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) programs. In particular the study sought to know the volume of loans made to students or parents of students attending proprietary (trade) schools and other…

The third in a series of reports on the fiscal situation of postsecondary institutions in New York, this publication provides a series of tables, with narrative notes, summarizing state support, revenues and expenditures. Actual data are reported for the period 1981-82 to 1985-86, and estimated data for 1986-87 and 1987-88 are appended. Data are…

This document presents the recommendations of the Montana Commission on Post-Secondary Education. Recommendations concern goals and accountability, institutional missions, governance, planning, educational policies, special subjects, tenure and staffing, health care education, Native American education, proprietary education, and financing. (MJM)

State responsibility for chartering, incorporating, and authorizing postsecondary institutions to operate has become crucial in recent years. It is acknowledged that states have made major progress in strengthening their authorizing and regulatory functions but continued progress is needed. (Author/LBH)

The nation's proprietary schools, the privately owned post-secondary institutions that teach marketable career skills, are rapidly gaining a new degree of acceptance and respectability. Discusses several recent developments responsible for creating the climate in which many proprietary schools are prospering. (Author/RK)

This article provides an overview of private vocational schools with recognition that student needs can only be met when advisers value the unique mission and methods of both private and public vocational schools. It also discusses the the private-public school relationship and job-specific training. (CT)

The surge in federal aid to students at proprietary schools, many of whom drop out, means that students seeking bachelor's degrees at non-profit public and private institutions are getting less aid. Proprietary schools claim they are doing a better job of educating disadvantaged students. (MSE)

Describes design and implementation of a performance-based teacher education program at a postsecondary private technical school. Two programs, an initial one and an inservice one, are offered in teaching methodology. (CH)

A study to obtain insights about Arizona proprietary school students, how they obtain their funds, and how they spend those funds while they pursue their education is discussed. Comparisons with students of the other sectors of the state's postsecondary community are provided. (MLW)

This guide is designed to help students choose the institution and course of study best suited to their plans. The guide contains information about more than 50 colleges and universities in Maryland, including a comprehensive list of private career schools approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The first section of the guide…

Analyzes the growth and expansion of private education both as an offer of greater educational freedom for parents and children, and as an incentive for public school supporters. (RK)

Presents an overview of the problems and challenges facing postsecondary education posed by economic conditions, enrollment fluctuations, and rapid changes in the job market. Urges public and proprietary school leaders to develop long-range plans to complement and supplement each other's efforts through communication and cooperation. (DMM)

The application of agency authority to advertising practices and consumer protection policy of the Katharine Gibbs School, a proprietary school, under the new Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, is reviewed and criticized. (Available from: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 10368 W. Centennial Rd., Littleton, CO 80123, $5.00). (MSE)

Applications to preparatory schools have risen dramatically in the past five years, as much as 500 percent at some prestigious institutions. Most educators agree that the main reason for this boom is the growing disenchantment with vast, anomic public high schools, both urban and suburban. (LBH)