The Articulation Agreement was developed by the Division of Community Colleges and the State University System of Florida and was approved by the State Board of Education in April 1971. The Agreement provides a basic framework within which students who complete programs under specified conditions are assured that their work will be accepted as…

The kinds of students that transferred into or out of 30 postsecondary institutions, including universities, senior colleges, junior colleges, and community colleges, were studied. Several types of institutions were assessed: residential, commuter, traditionally black, and special focus (military, medical, technical, and agricultural). Also…

Issues concerning federal assistance to public black colleges and universities are addressed. Attention is directed to the question of whether federal subsidies, given the role of state controlling agencies, automatically benefit black colleges in a meaningful, lasting manner. A second question is whether federal aid to black institutions, in its…

Experiences with assessment at the following six diverse institutions are described: Clayton State College (Georgia), James Madison University, Kean College of New Jersey, King's College (Pennsylvania), Rhode Island College, and State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh. Rhode Island College generates a personal learning plan for…

Standards and interpretive guidelines for religious programs at colleges and universities are presented. Religious programs assist students to achieve religious development through: (1) the articulation of a personal philosophy of life; (2) acquisition of skills and knowledge needed to address issues of values, ethics, and morality; and (3) an…

A description of the current status of academic public service in American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) institutions, focusing on those organizational aspects and policy variables that pertain to colleges having a strong public service emphasis is presented. Information is provided on a study undertaken in 1980 of public…

The results of the annual Basic Student Charge survey for institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) are presented. Total student costs consist of fixed costs (tuition and fees) and variable costs (room, board, books, personal items, transportation, and miscellaneous). This information represents the dollar figures used in putting…

The four volumes of the Alabama State Commission on Higher Education's 1988 Inventory of Academic Programs capsule an extensive variety of instructional programs offered by Alabama's 57 public institutions of higher education and the many private universities and colleges. Volume IV focuses on public technical colleges and technical college…

Strategic planning initiated by the recently created State System of Higher Education (SSHE) in Pennsylvania is examined. Components of the strategic approach found in the literature and dimensions generally considered critical for both strategic formulation and strategic understanding are considered. Attention is directed to the multicampus…

Fall 1982 higher education enrollment data for Washington State and 1983-1985 biennial enrollment targets are presented. In addition to providing enrollment data on the community college and four-year college systems, separate data are presented for each four-year institution. Data tables compare headcount forecasts, actual and contracted student…

The report is the first of several that will comprise a comprehensive plan for postsecondary education in South Carolina. It is in part a revision and update of planning guidelines established in 1972. Goals are set forth toward which all efforts are directed, and enrollments are projected through 1985 that reflect a continued but more modest…

Formula budgeting procedures used in several states for allocating resources to public institutions of higher education are reviewed and criteria to be considered in developing a formula budget for public institutions in Pennsylvania is recommeded in this report. Section 1 summarizes the history of formula budgeting in Pennsylvania. Section 2…

Examines the plight of two troubled bookstores, both state system stores with state charters as nonprofit corporations, probing some of their weaknesses, failures, and resultant difficulties and the positive action, including structural change and new management, involved in recovery and restoration of adequate operating funds. (JT)

Perspectives on issues in postsecondary education are presented with some reference to Oklahoma. Enrollment trends and the push toward cost effective educational programs are considered, and it is suggested that the important issue is often overlooked: the need to clarify the role of higher education institutions, or what society demands from the…

State universities and land-grant colleges in the South reported greater tuition and required fee increases than their counterparts in any other region last year. These trends cause debates between those who favor a policy of very low tuition in the public sector and those who see large tuition increases simply as a matter of "catching…