The international expansion of higher education has intensified in recent decades with a rapidly growing number of international branch campuses appearing on the scene. This study investigates the economic, cultural and institutional, and educational determinants of transnational higher education on both the extensive margin (number of…

A study of the administration of multicampus community college districts was conducted to determine the type of organization being used; to identify major administrative policies and practices in the areas of curriculum and instruction, student personnel services, student personnel, plant and facilities, finance (business affairs), and community…

Tables are presented estimating the amount of revenue received in the Spring 1979-80 and Fall 1980-81 semesters at Maricopa County Community College District, based on the current fee schedule and on three different tuition rates. The current fee schedule was $10 for one credit hour, $30 for two to nine credit hours, and $50 for ten or more credit…

A study was conducted to summarize the numerical and narrative data available from the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) responses to the "California Community Colleges Campus Self-Assessment Sex Equity Survey of 1983" regarding the district's progress toward achieving 29 sex equity goals mandated by federal and state…

The administrative structures and functions of multi-campus colleges/districts of the same size as the Community College of Denver (CCD) were investigated to determine the positive and negative aspects of multi-campus colleges vs. separate independent colleges and of centralization vs. decentralization of 38 administrative functions. A survey of…

An analysis of spring 1983 retention rates and grade distributions within the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) revealed: (1) College of Alameda had the highest successful retention rate in the PCCD, defined as the total of all students who completed the term with a grade of A, B, C, D, or CR (credit); (2) the PCCD's successful retention…

Data are provided in this report on the changes that occurred in full-time student equivalent (FTSE) and headcount enrollments in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) by student age and sex between fall 1972 and fall 1982. First, figures illustrate FTSE and overall headcount by sex and age for MCCCD as a whole. Next, tables…

Data are presented on student headcount enrollments in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) within six credit hour categories: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, and more than 16 credit hours. Using 45th day enrollments, table 1 shows differences between 1981 and 1982 headcount within the credit hour categories and table 2 provides…

Comparative statistics on course attrition in the Maricopa County Community College District are presented for Fall 1971 through Fall 1980. After plotting high point enrollment (final number of students enrolled in a course plus withdrawals and audits), end of semester enrollment (the final number of students enrolled in a course), and percentage…

The purpose of this report is to provide information about educational programs offered by the Los Angeles Community College District colleges in which student enrollments as expressed in weekly student contact hours have significantly declined. Programs showing a 16% or greater decline in weekly student contact hours (WSCH) as compared with 1973…

As a first step in the construction of a geographically based student data system for San Jose Community College District, data were gathered concerning student residence locations, and related socio-economic census factors. The intent of the study was to provide decision makers with information that they would find useful in recruitment,…

This publication provides data on day-program full-time faculty teaching loads in the Los Angeles community colleges for the fall semesters 1972 through 1975, compared to total statewide averages, and statewide small college and large college averages, by instructional discipline. Faculty load is computed by dividing weekly student contact hours…

This report, the second in a series based upon the official Spring First Census, provides data on student demographics and enrollment trends from spring 1994 to spring 1999 for the three colleges in California's Los Rios Community College District: American River College, Cosumnes River College, and Sacramento City College. For the first time, the…

A study was conducted in January 1981 to assess the level of research activities within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). The study sought to identify the staff and monetary resources allocated to research; the activities in which researchers were involved and the amount of time they devoted to each; and those areas which…

Data are provided in this report on the changes in the sexual composition of full-time student enrollments in selected occupational areas in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). The report provides figures on male and female enrollments for fall 1972, fall 1977, and fall 1982 in eight areas: Administration of Justice,…