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Miller, Nathan B. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2014
The prominence of discourse on postsecondary degree completion, student persistence, and retention has increased in the national dialogue. Heightened attention to college completion rates by the federal government and pressure to tie state funding to performance metrics associated with graduation rates are catalysts for the discussion.…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Graduation Rate, Nontraditional Students, Postsecondary Education
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Snyder, Thomas D.; de Brey, Cristobal; Dillow, Sally A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
The 2017 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 53rd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Higher Education Opportunity Programs. – 1992
This report presents data on the 1991-92 activities of New York State institutions regarding minority and disadvantaged student programs, enrollment, student financial aid, and expenditures. Sections report on Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) student profiles and eligibility, descriptions of campus programs, data on student achievement,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Colleges, Disadvantaged
Peng, Samuel S. – 1977
This study estimates the proportion of transfer students (those who transfer from one college to another) in various categories and explores some potential explanations of the transfer phenomenon. The data base used was drawn from the base-year and the first and second followup data of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Bibliographies
Spicer, Scot L.; Karpp, Edward R. – 1995
Outlining the demography of the students and community served by Glendale Community College (GCC), in California, as well as providing indicators of institutional effectiveness, this five-part report is designed to assist faculty, staff, and students understand the college's diversity operations. Section I provides a community profile, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Planning, Community Characteristics
Spicer, Scot L.; And Others – 1996
Outlining the demography of the students and community served by Glendale Community College (GCC), in California, as well as providing indicators of institutional effectiveness, this five-part report is designed to assist faculty, staff, and students understand the college's diverse operations. Section I provides a community profile, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Planning, Community Characteristics
Snyder, Thomas D.; Hoffman, Charlene M.; Geddes, Claire M. – 1999
This 1998 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 34th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. The digest includes data from many government and private…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Degrees (Academic), Demography, Education Work Relationship
Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Denver. – 1993
This report reviews the status of certain aspects of public higher education in Colorado in order to provide educators, public policymakers, and the public a measurement of the performance of Colorado college students and the higher education system as a whole. Data is provided on students, degrees, faculty, and higher education finance. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment