This report provides an overview of enrollment trends and enrollment projections at both the undergraduate and graduate level, by sector, for public colleges and universities in South Carolina. Using institutional enrollment data from the late 1970s through 2014, statistical models were built for each sector to determine which factors influence…

Reproduces selected text, charts, and tables from the National Center for Education Statistics 1982 report, "The Condition of Education," by Nancy Dearman and Valena Plisko. In the 1980s the numbers of preprimary and elementary school children are projected to rise while the secondary school age group will shrink. (Author/JM)

Enrollment projections for the state of Connecticut are carried out to the year 2000 in this document. Separate figures are provided for the elementary and secondary levels because their trends will be different in the 1980s. Vocational-technical school enrollment is incorporated into the secondary enrollment figures. The data should be useful to…

Longitudinal enrollment data and policy information collected via three surveys between 1988 and 1990 of all states were used to profile the status of secondary school student participation in vocational programs in the United States. Participation was examined through analysis of high school and vocational enrollment trends between 1982-83 and…

In this news release, United States Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley states that a record 51.7 million students will enter the nation's classrooms in the Fall of 1996. Enrollment is expected to reach 54.6 million students in public and private elementary schools in the year 2006. The Secretary noted that nationwide about 190,000 additional…

Enrollment patterns for the University of Wisconsin, Madison, for the period 1983-1995 are projected. Three possible scenarios, each representing a different set of assumptions concerning factors that affect undergraduate enrollment, are presented. The projections are based on demographic and secondary school enrollment data, and on historical…

Factors that have contributed to the increase in college enrollment since 1978 and the possible impact of these factors on future college enrollments were analyzed using data from the Higher Education General Information Survey and the Current Population Survey. During 1978-1984, enrollment increased despite declines in the 18- to 24-year-old…

Since Fall of 1973, the population of Oglala Sioux Community College has remained fairly constant, averaging 339 students in the fall and 380 in the spring. In Spring, 1978, 64 percent of the student body attended part time, with an average of 68 percent being female. Although the number of graduates has increased from 7 in 1974 to 24 in 1978, the…

This document examines the position of the Peralta Community College District as defined by the Budget Division-240 (B.D.-240), a statistical projection prepared annually by the California Department of Finance which measures the current and future student load on California community college districts. This load is used as an index of the demand…

This report summarizes the most recent (December 1998) long-range statewide forecast of fall enrollment and average annual weekly student contact hours (WSCH) in California Community Colleges. The annual fall survey of college registrars shows that fall 1998 enrollment is up 1.8 percent over fall 1997. The office forecasting model projects an…

Although the number of high school graduates within the Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) service region has been steadily declining over the past decade, studies indicate that the trend will reverse in 1992-93, and the number of graduates will increase from 1,438 in that year to 2,018 in 2005-06. These projections were analyzed to…

In forecasting its fall credit headcounts, the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) utilizes the Component Yield Method (CYM), an enrollment projection model developed by the college's planning analyst in the early 1980's. By disaggregating enrolled students into multiple groups, each with an…

Designed to facilitate strategic planning in the Coast Community College District (CCCD) over the next decade, this demographic study presents data on the characteristics of the Orange County population and CCCD student enrollments. After chapter I presents a general introduction to the study, its scope and objectives, chapter II provides an…

Enrollment projections and the economic environment of higher education are analyzed, along with questions that trustees should ask. Factors that affect enrollment projections are addressed, and trend data at the national, regional, and state levels are presented. Demographic considerations include: future age distribution of the population, past…

The purpose of this survey was to examine recent (since 1965) and projected enrollment trends in the nation's nonpublic schools and to explore the causes and consequences of these trends. Information on 14 groups of private and parochial schools was collected, although the authors emphasize that their research was not exhaustive. The results show…