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Wagner, Alan P.; Tabler, Kenneth A. – 1977
Examined are: the major sources of federal financial aid to students in their first year of postsecondary education in the academic year 1972-73; the distribution of federal aid that students may get either in addition to or instead of federal aid. Data come from a sample of 10,189 respondents who participated in the first followup survey of the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Students
1977
A study was undertaken to assess the impact of existing state policies toward private higher education on enrollments, finances, autonomy, academic freedom, and other conditions of private institutions. The study included a survey of the presidents and their staffs of 230 institutions, site visits to 28 colleges and universities in five states,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Finance
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West Virginia Board of Regents, Charleston. – 1976
Data on student enrollment in 29 West Virginia institutions are arranged according to several variables: credit headcount enrollment, control of institution, residence of student, attendance status of student, sex of student, and level of student. Public institutions (universities, medical colleges, one graduate college, four-year colleges,…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 2001
This booklet contains selected facts relating to Maryland and to the entire Southern United States from the "Fact Book on Higher Education," published by the Southern Region Education Board (SREB). The population increase in the SREB region is expected to remain above the national average, and Maryland is expected to have a projected…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Attendance, College Faculty, College Graduates
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1999
The report presents data about financing of California postsecondary education for fiscal years 1965-66 through 1999-2000. The report notes that: combined public system enrollment funding increased by over $200 million; resident undergraduate student fee charges were reduced systemwide; the Cal Grant program was expanded by over $21.5 million; and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Ayers, Archie R.; Russel, John H. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
The purpose of organization, for a collegiate institution as well as for a private profit corporation, is to assure efficiency and economy of operation. In view of today's pressures for increase of both quantity and quality in higher education, there is a growing need for institutions to examine critically their present organization for internal…
Descriptors: Educational History, Higher Education, College Administration, School Organization
Detweiler, Richard A. – Trusteeship, 1996
The strategic planning process developed at Hartwick College (New York) begun in 1992 is described, and the college's resulting commitment to information technology is discussed. Issues arising during the process included choice of operating system(s), winning over skeptics, software selection, development of technical support, establishment of a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
Flint, Thomas A. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1994
A study of 180 defaulters and 907 nondefaulters on federal loans at a private 2-year college found that withdrawal from college, gender, race, age, high school rank, and college grades were significantly correlated with default status. Division choice, borrowing characteristics, and reasons for leaving college did not correlate with default…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Graduates, Course Selection (Students)
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
Data are presented on high school completion and college attendance trends for whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and American Indians. Also shown are minority group college enrollment trends; degrees earned by minority group; and enrollment (undergraduate, graduate, full- and part-time) by race at about 3,400 colleges and universities, organized…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns
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Richardson, Shirley M. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1994
A study involving 199 private liberal arts college freshmen found a weak but statistically significant correlation between high school grade point average and freshman grade point average (FGPA) but not between Scholastic Aptitude Test scores and FGPA. For academically underprepared freshmen, motivation-related noncognitive variables significantly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This February 25, 2005 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Sins of Admission" (Sumner, James); (2) "Admissions Today: 6…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Admission, College Choice, Scores
Murdock, Tullise; And Others – 1995
The relationship between student persistence and types of financial aid at a Jesuit comprehensive university was studied. Three freshmen cohorts (134 for 1989, 171 for 1990, and 131 for 1991) of 436 students were tracked through fall 1994. Attention was focused on nine financial aid variables, five additional noncategorical and six categorical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Church Related Colleges, College Freshmen
Rosenbloom, Al – 1995
This study investigated whether and to what degree management majors at one small, liberal arts institution actually "used" course knowledge on their job. Phase 1 surveyed all management majors graduating from the institution between 1988-1992, asking graduates to estimate the percentage of useful knowledge gained from each component of their…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Business Administration Education, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1997
This annual report of student data for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education covers the period 1995-96 and includes data for 30 institutions and branch campuses. Text and 95 supporting data tables and figures are grouped in 11 sections: (1) a summary of private and public higher education enrollment as a percentage of state population; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Transfer Students, Declining Enrollment
Iannozzi, Maria – 1998
This report describes the efforts of Mount St. Mary's College (California) to extend the benefits of a strong, traditional baccalaureate program to an underserved population of women in an urban region, including substantial numbers of minority and first-generation college students. To help realize its service mission and increase access to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
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