The responses of the 81% of the Fall 1968 night students completing a student-characteristics questionnaire are presented in charts and graphs, and compared with responses to similar questionnaires from previous semesters. Increases were found in the numbers of (1) full-time students taking evening classes, (2) single students, (3) students…

Measuring the progress of students toward completing their college education is an important gauge of how well California's postsecondary education systems are meeting the needs of students and the public. This report provides an assessment of persistence as a measure of student success at California's public universities and is one of a series of…

This report is one in a series examining performance measures adopted by the Commission as part of an accountability framework for higher education in California. All measures correspond to one of four goals: (1) Student Preparation for College; (2) Affordability and Access; (3) Student Success in Progressing through College; and (4) Public…

Although enrollment is one of the bases by which the state funds its segments of higher education, different assumptions and calculation methodologies exist between the California State University and Colleges and the University of California in determining the enrollment statistics reported for budgetary purposes. The state legislature therefore…

College enrollment trends include higher full-time enrollment at two-year colleges, lower part-time enrollment, increased black-college enrollments, increased Hispanic enrollment (but less than for other ethnic groups), higher minority enrollment at predominantly white colleges, continuing budget woes in California state institutions, and…