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Tight, Malcolm – Higher Education Review, 1992
It is argued that part-time study has been a tradition in British higher education since the early nineteenth century but that expansion of access to higher education and changes in financing have shifted attention away from this phenomenon. Factors influencing the balance of part- and full-time enrollment are chronicled. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Trends, Enrollment Rate
de los Santos, Alfredo G., Jr. – 1989
Over the past 20 years, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has undergone a substantial shift in the number of credit hours for which its students enroll. In 1969, the percentage of students who enrolled for three credit hours or less was 20%, and they generated 6% of the full-time student equivalent (FTSE) enrollment. At that…
Descriptors: Census Figures, College Credits, Community Colleges, Enrollment Projections
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1990
The major tables of this annual report on student characteristics array four major characteristics: age group; sex; level (undergraduate/graduate); and load (full-time/part-time). The main body of the report is divided into five sections: Part I contains data for the entire system as well as each institution and institutional type; Part II…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Females, Full Time Students, Graduate Students

Olsgaard, John N. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1987
Describes the components of distance education at the University of South Carolina and uses trend analysis to examine the impact of distance education on overall enrollment, part-time student enrollment, and average class size. (CLB)
Descriptors: Class Size, College Environment, Distance Education, Enrollment Influences

Hearn, James C. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
Based on data on 8,203 high school graduates from the national High School and Beyond study, it was found that socioeconomically disadvantaged graduates have pursued nontraditional postsecondary enrollment options (part-time, delayed, and nondegree programs), even when data were controlled for differing academic characteristics. Theoretical,…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
The study reported in this document tracked a cohort of Indiana freshmen (about 47,000) with reported majors and categorized them as associate and baccalaureate, resident and nonresident, and part-time and full-time students. The objective to determine how these students fared in the course of the 4 years examined (fiscal years 1985-88). Included…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Students, Dropouts
Indiana State Commission for Higher Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
A 4-year study was made of attrition and persistence rates of 17,677 freshmen degree-seeking students enrolled in Indiana state vocational education programs in fiscal year 1985. The present report focuses on the experience of the 2,187 black students in that cohort. The study's findings include the following: (1) among full-time students, the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Students, Dropouts

Anderson, Don – Higher Education Review, 1992
Trends in participation of socioeconomic groups in Australian higher education since 1852 are chronicled, with attention given to the policies promoting expansion and democratization, social attitudes associated with part- and full-time participation, the role of world events and related social change, religion and gender differences, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, College Admission, Comparative Education
Jones, Randall D. – 1986
This third report in the "Planning for Change" series presents an analysis of demographics and enrollments in the including profiles of full-time, mid-load, and light-load students. The first sections of the report offer information on LRCCD's "Planning for Change" report series and describe the district's outreach programs. The next section…
Descriptors: Age, College Planning, Community Colleges, Credit Courses

Aaviksoo, Jaak – Higher Education Management, 1997
The Estonian Minister of Education discusses recent higher education trends and developments in Central and Eastern European countries, including the growth of institutional autonomy, expansion of educational opportunity, financial issues and privatization, balancing of academic and vocational education needs, part-time and continuing education,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Administration, Continuing Education
Penna, Richard P.; Sherman, Michael S. – Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1987
National survey data on pharmaceutical education enrollment rates and trends at all degree levels include information on full- and part-time enrollments, student gender and ethnic characteristics, patterns of specialization, sources of previous degrees, student country of origin, and fellowships. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration, Chemistry, Doctoral Degrees
West Virginia State Coll. and University Systems, Charleston. – 1991
This report summarizes data on enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty characteristics, and fiscal data submitted by West Virginia's public and private institutions of higher education for 1989-90 and 1990-91. Chapter 1 provides a snapshot of the enrollment status 10 days following registration for the semester. Ten-year tables show trends in…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Faculty, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, Lincoln. – 1997
This report presents comparative data on postsecondary education in Nebraska in 1996. Data tables, analyses, and charts are grouped as follows: fall headcount enrollment, including freshmen residence; degrees awarded; institutional finance; faculty salaries; and private career schools. Headcount data cover full- and part-time students, race and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Freshmen, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
College Board, New York, NY. – 1997
This annual statistical survey provides profile and trend data on undergraduate and freshmen enrollment at the 3,177 two-year and four-year colleges and universities in the United States which responded to a College Board questionnaire. The report is arranged in two parts, with parallel sets of data tables. In Part 1, tables 1-23 present national…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Graduates