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Markley, Eric; Poliakoff, Michael – American Council of Trustees and Alumni, 2011
Maine is blessed with universities that have records of significant achievement. The seven campuses of the University of Maine System (UMS) together educated over 23,000 students (full-time equivalent) during the past year. But for good reason, in recent years public confidence in higher education throughout the nation has fallen. Half of the…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Higher Education, Surveys, General Education
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Knapp, Laura G.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Ginder, Scott A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) and other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico. For IPEDS, a postsecondary institution is defined as an organization that is open to the public and has as its…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Tuition, Fees
California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2004
This paper compares student fee levels near the time of adoption of the Masterplan in 1969 with 2004. Changes in the level and use of student fees include the following: (1) California public universities have increased student fees dramatically over the past 15 years--still, they are among the lowest when compared with other states; (2)…
Descriptors: Universities, Fees, Higher Education, Community Colleges
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2004
State law directs the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) to recommend state tuition and fee policies to the Governor and Legislature. As part of its analysis, Board staff conducts an annual survey of tuition and fee rates at public colleges and universities in all 50 states to determine how Washington State tuition and…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Community Colleges, Research Universities, Higher Education
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Freides, Thelma – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Examines three key federal information issues from an economic perspective: what information the government should make available to the public; whether government information should be disseminated via governmental or private means; and whether costs of transmission should be borne by the public at large or by the information user. (CDD)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Depository Libraries
Ebb, Nancy; And Others – 1990
This guide is designed to provide information about transitional child care (TCC) program policies and operations and to offer recommendations to policymakers and advocates. Transitional child care is a new federal child care program that every state must implement by April 1, 1990. Established by the Family Support Act (FSA) of 1988, TCC is…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Vouchers