The Maryland Higher Education Commission has prepared enrollment projections for the public colleges and universities in the state through the year 2013. There are headcount projections for each higher education institution, with breakdowns by full- and part-time undergraduates and, as applicable, full- and part-time graduate/professional…

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…

This report presents information on projected headcount enrollment for the University of Hawaii (UH) Community Colleges: Hawaii, Honolulu, Kapiolani, Kauai, Leeward, Maui, and Windward. The projections are organized by registration status--first-time, transfer, and continuing/returning students. Figures are also given for each community college.…

Credit enrollments at Harford Community College (HCC) are projected for fall semesters 1983 through 1987 by age cohort groups. After introductory material discusses enrollment trends in community colleges in the United States and at HCC, the report indicates that enrollments were projected by determining the ratio of persons enrolled at the…

Statistical information on enrollment in the University of Nevada System (UNS) is presented, showing growth for the fourth consecutive year. All six campuses report increases in full-time equivalent (FTE) students for the fall 1988 semester. Overall, the FTE enrollment for the system is 26,652, which represents an increase of 8.6% from the fall…

This report, designed as a planning tool, describes recent enrollment trends in Connecticut and projects enrollment in Connecticut's colleges and universities through the end of the century. Projections are reported as ranges because of the volatility of attendance patterns. Tables present data on undergraduate, graduate, full- and part-time…

A study was conducted at Montgomery College (MC) to investigate possible relationships between student enrollment and economic conditions and educational costs. The study methodology consisted of a correlation analysis and a time series multiple regression model. The study developed mathematical equations for predicting fall semester enrollments…

A study was conducted to project enrollment figures by age cohort groups at Harford Community College (HCC) for the period 1982 through 1986. Projections were obtained by determining the ratio of the students enrolled at HCC to the number of persons living in Harford County through an analysis of historical data detailing college and county…

Some basic historical college participation statistics from New York State and a set of factors that may influence full-time undergraduate attendance in the future are described. Some specific measures of college participation, including the College Going Rate and the College Entrance Index (CEI), are introduced. The most significant findings are…

Fluctuations in higher education enrollments in the 1970's are interpreted as they may affect enrollments in the next decade. For his analysis the author draws on his own study of enrollments in four-year colleges in 1976-77 as well as other data. Some attention is given to these factors in the future: long-range planning; "endangered species" of…

Doctoral enrollment and graduation patterns at Canadian universities during the 1970s and projections for the 1980s are presented. Attention is directed to full-time and part-time doctoral enrollment by eight fields of study, and 26 disciplines are examined for the 10-year period of 1970-71 to 1979-80. Breakdowns by region and by selected…

Designed to aid in curriculum and facilities planning at Montgomery College (MC), this report provides projections of student enrollments for 1984 through 1988. After introducing the history of enrollment projection at MC and presenting a rationale for such efforts, chapter 1 outlines the framework for projecting enrollments using techniques of…

Data on student retention at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, are analyzed. The retention rate of full-time freshmen for each of the past five years is presented versus the projected effects of achieving the institutional enrollment goal each year until 1986. Retention increased by only .1 of 1 percent in 1980 as compared to just over 2…

Full-time and part-time undergraduate enrollments in 15 public universities in Alabama were projected by sex for 1981-89. Additionally, state, regional, and national projections of undergraduate enrollments for the 1980s are made, based on a review of the literature. Alabama public high school graduates are projected in order to project full-time,…

A highly technical report describes higher education forecasting procedures used by the State Education Department of New York at Albany to project simulated college enrollments for New York State from 1978-1994. Basic components of the projections--generated for full- and part-time undergraduates, full- and part-time graduates, and…