Enrollment in institutions of higher education in Indiana has been leveling off since 1970. This is mainly due to: (1) an expansion of technical and vocational education programs; (2) increases in tuition; (3) reduced federal support and high interest rates on borrowed money; (4) a general disillusionment with a college education on the part of…

This report, updated and expanded from a 1990 report, covers seven broad areas of Indiana education since 1980: (1) governance; (2) reform; (3) student enrollment and attainment; (4) student achievement; (5) curricular requirements and programs; (6) education work force; and (7) education finance. Additionally, the report provides data on…

This report, the second segment of the first phase of the Indiana Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Study, reviews the area of enrollment projections and facilities inventory-space utilization analysis for 1968 through 1985. Chapters cover introductory material, population data for Indiana, college enrollment in Indiana, and projections…

THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE--(1) TO FORMULATE A MODEL FOR ESTIMATING FUTURE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS CAPABLE OF EQUITABLY DIFFERENTIATING AND SUMMARIZING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF INDIANA'S FOUR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS, AND (2) TO DETERMINE AN ALLOCATION FORMULA FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AVAILABLE CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS WITH BIENNIAL PROVISIONS FOR…

The Indiana College-Level Manpower Study is being conducted by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to provide manpower information of value to planning at the postsecondary level. Factors involving both manpower supply and demand are being investigated, and educational and occupational areas in which major supply/demand imbalances exist…

A study was conducted to identify and clarify the stated missions, goals, and relationships of three institutions (Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation [BCSC], Indiana Vocational Technical College [IVTC], and the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Campus [IUPUI]) to each other and the Columbus community to determine the…

From 1970 to 1980, Indiana's population grew 5.7 percent, with the white population growing less than 4 percent as opposed to a 30 percent growth rate for minority groups. Nearly 64.4 of the state's minority population resided in Marion and Lake counties as of 1980. Except for Asian Americans, Indiana residents who belong to ethnic minority groups…

A study assessed the need for technology programs in Grant County, Indiana. After compiling background data (population projections for the region, the educational level of adults living in the region, and the number and size of firms located in the area), concerning Grant County and the counties surrounding it, the researchers formulated…

A study assessed the need for technology programs in the Bedford and Bloomington areas of Indiana. After compiling such background data as population projections for the cities, the educational level of adults living in the region, and the number and size of firms located in the area, the researchers formulated projected requirements for…

To assess the need for technology programs in the Kokomo, Indiana area, such background data (population projections for the region, the educational level of adults living in the region, and the number and size of firms located in the area) concerning Kokomo and the counties surrounding it were compiled. The researchers formulated projected…