Findings from an evaluation of a workplace literacy program funded by the State of Indiana are presented. Working with employers, providers were given considerable latitude to design their own training regimens. The state awarded certificates to workers who achieved certain levels of proficiency in reading, math, critical thinking, problem solving…

In the summer of 2008, the Commonwealth of Virginia was awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U. S. Department of Education. The College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP) is coordinated through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The focus of the grant is to increase student access to postsecondary education,…

This report examines the path to college for students in academically advanced programs-- graduates of Chicago's seven Selective Enrollment schools, those who completed International Baccalaureate programs, and graduates who had taken a sequence of at least six honors and two Advanced Placement classes. This report expands on the findings of…

This report about undergraduate costs of attendance and financial aid in New York State is based on information provided by New York's degree-granting colleges and universities, the Higher Education Services Corporation, and a simulation model developed by New York State's Education Department. Chapter 1 compares trends in college costs, family…

This book is designed to provide the vital advice and information students need for the college application process, in an easy-to-read format. The first four chapters give general information about colleges and admission requirements, with the following titles: "Thinking about College"; "Overview of Colleges"; "What Do Colleges Consider for…

An annotated bibliography on universities in the Caribbean region for the period since World War II is presented. The focus is on access to universities. For book citations, each annotation contains the author's name, publication title, place of publication, publisher, date, and number of pages. Journal references consist of author, title of…

At the conclusion of the spring 1982 semester, 893 students graduated from the Community College of Philadelpha (CCP). Only a few completed the requirements for their degrees in 2 uninterrupted years. In order to investigate the typical CCP graduate's movement through the institution, the attendance patterns of the 1982 graduating class were…

Tuition futures programs and alternative plans are considered that might be enacted in New York State. Tuition futures is a college finance technique that involves a guarantee of stable tuition rates in return for payment years in advance. After describing tuition increases nationwide and in New York State, information is provided on prepayment or…

A study was conducted at the University of New South Wales in Australia to determine what happened to applicants who deferred enrollment in 1975 and did not enroll in 1976 at the university. Additionally, information was sought about what deferring applicants thought they had gained from deferment and their opinions generally about the advantages…

THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OFFERS OF FINANCIAL AID IN INCREASING COLLEGE ATTENDANCE OF TALENTED STUDENTS. SELECTION CRITERIA, BASED ON STANDING AS A NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM FINALIST AND ON INABILITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE FOR FINANCIAL REASONS, YIELDED 1550 STUDENTS WHO SERVED AS SUBJECTS. QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO THE…

A survey was conducted of the 1,055 individuals who were accepted for admission at Kapiolani Community College (KCC) in Fall 1980, but who did not enroll for classes. The survey instrument asked the "no shows" to indicate: (1) all of their reasons for not attending; (2) their single most important reason for not attending; and (3) their…

In a recent article Jensen proposed the existence of what was termed the sex x race x ability interaction in which the differences in mental ability between the black sexes were larger than the corresponding differences among whites. Three large sources of data that were analyzed failed to reveal the interaction. Since Jensen's own work suggested…

An examination of attendance patterns of entering University of Minnesota freshmen over the past ten years indicates a remarkable stability in the percentage rates of student persistence. A comparison with other earlier data indicates that these rates have not changed in half a century even though the mission of the institution and the size of the…

This is a study of college enrollment trends in Louisiana. The rate of increase in enrollment in Louisiana's colleges and universities has been tapering off since 1964. An increasing proportion of students have been going to public rather than private schools--from a little over 50% in 1940 to 83.4% in 1968 and 1969. Fewer Louisiana students than…

To investigate whether there are significant numbers of academically talented students in disadvantaged populations (black and non-black) who do not pursue a higher education, 28,000 National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test participants were administered a questionnaire. The sample was divided into 72 subgroups formed on the basis of race (black or…