This study compared and contrasted preferences and experiences of traditional and nontraditional students. Students at a midsized state university in the southeast region of the United States were surveyed to determine the number of hours spent working off campus, hours spent studying, their preferred learning format, and current grade point…

By almost any measure, Florida lags its peers and the nation in the resources available to accomplish the mission of its public university system. Data definitions vary among states and among the major surveys of state finances, but the State University System fares poorly no matter how the facts are analyzed. All postsecondary institutions that…

A study was conducted to compare remedial/developmental programs of study in the community college system of Kansas with those offered by the state's university system for the fiscal year 1985. Study findings included the following: (1) all of the Regents' universities and all of the state's community colleges offered remedial/developmental…

Discusses a study of the extent to which the use of 21 grading criteria was comparable among community college and university English faculty. Reports no differences in criteria selected for normal grading situations. Indicates that university faculty gave more importance to "adherence to due dates" in borderline situations. (DMM)

The survey objective was to determine the 1976-77 salaries and fringe benefits for instructional faculty with nine or ten month contracts, both at the four-year colleges and community colleges in the Washington state system and at institutions of comparable size and scope in other states. Survey groups were established for: (1) research and…

A study was undertaken to rank the California Community Colleges according to a transfer ratio determined by the number of transfers compared to institution size. For each college, transfer ratios were computed by dividing the college's fall 1992 credit enrollment by the number of transfers from the college in the 1993-94 academic year. Four…

The California Postsecondary Education Commission was instructed to hire an independent consultant to do a study comparing the size, growth, and cost of administration of the California State University (CSU) and similar institutions. Background information on the project, prepared by the Commission staff, introduces the report. The independent…

A survey of the compensation of the presidents and chancellors of higher education institutions in Maryland was designed to cover Maryland public four-year institutions, and as a basis for comparison, to include the state's two-year institutions and 11 comparable four-year institutions in surrounding states. Data received are presented in summary…

Georgaphic origins or permanent residence of all first-time credit course students attending the SUNY institutions during the 1973 fall term are surveyed. This report includes eight tables of basic data in relation to the four coordinating areas of New York state. These areas offer a policy and planning framework for meeting the educational needs…

The results of the Student Reaction to College survey, given to students at Arizona's three public universities, are presented as one of the working papers in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness. Results indicate the following: students from all three universities are very…

Information on higher education enrollment projections for the nation and for California is presented and California's enrollment forecasts are evaluated. In addition, enrollment development strategies are examined. The assumptions on which each of the following organizations or individuals base their national enrollment projections are briefly…

In 1989, a study was conducted of faculty salaries at California's San Joaquin Delta Community College (SJDCC). Salary results were compared with community college districts in the State of California, with two specially selected subgroups of colleges comparable to SJDCC, and with all of California's major public and private four-year…

As one of the working papers in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness, this document makes a comparison between Arizona's system of higher education and those of other states, in order to place Arizona's higher education efforts in perspective. The number of universities and…

This report presents findings from the annual tuition and fee survey of public two- and four-year colleges and universities in the state of Colorado. It presents the survey findings in a comparative summary format. The report shows that all governing boards complied with all the policies set forth by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.…

Drawing on 1988-89 transfer data provided by the California Postsecondary Education Commission, the University of California (UC), and the California State Universities (CSU), this paper provides a comprehensive portrait of the flow and performance of transfer students statewide and of transfers from the San Mateo County Community College District…