This directory includes 115 cooperative arrangements involving 1,398 members. It is designed as a tool that can be used to promote cooperation and association and to assist research. Included in this directory are a list of consortia, program information, consortium directors, and location of consortium members. The cooperative arrangements cited…

This document lists the names, addresses, telephone numbers, chief administrative officers and 797 members of 80 consortia in higher education reported to meet five criteria. Each consortium: is a voluntary, formal organization, has three or more member institutions, has multiacademic programs, is administered by at least one full-time…

The predicted declines in higher education enrollment coupled with continuing increases in costs have caused administrators to rethink the tradeoffs resulting from interinstitutional cooperation and competition. In considering alternate courses, five basic questions are addressed: (1) To what extent do institutions nationally engage in cooperative…

With increased cooperation and coordination, it now is appropriate to review major changes that have led to an unprecedented level of interdependency among institutions. The current growth rate of interinstitutional cooperation is approximately 12 percent per year. This is inseparably linked in many respects to increased levels of statutory…

This seventh edition of the directory lists those cooperative arrangements in higher education which were reported by their chief administrative officers to satisfy five criteria. Each consortium is a voluntary formal organization with three or more member institutions; has multi-academic programs, is administered by at least one full-time…