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Peer reviewedCarter, Reginald; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A survey of 46 physician's assistant programs shows most are two years long and offer bachelors degrees. Typical students are 28 years old, have three to four years of college, and have one to two years of health care experience. Over half are women, and veterans comprise a declining percentage. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age, Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Females
Download full textFroomkin, Joseph; And Others – 1977
The survey of adult education conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 1972 is analyzed. The following facts are highlighted in the more detailed analysis of 1972 results: (1) The demand for hours of adult education is distributed in proportion to eligibles in each age and education group, (2) persons with lower levels of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Age
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1984
Student characteristics of 1982-83 earned doctorate recipients include sex, racial or ethnic group, citizenship, marital status, age, years from bachelor's degree to doctorate, percentage with bachelor's degree in the same field, planned postdoctoral study and employment, primary postdoctoral work, and region of postdoctoral employment. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age, Bachelors Degrees, Citizenship, Doctoral Degrees
Roesler, Elmo; Jackson, Shirley – 1975
This report describes the students who graduated from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) between July 1974 and June 1975 in terms of demographic characteristics, types of awards granted, curricula, credits earned, and length of time to earn awards. Data for the 6,051 graduates were provided by each of the VCCS community colleges. The…
Descriptors: Age, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Trufant, John E.; Snyder, Fred A. – 1975
Of the 5,227 1973-74 graduates of the Virginia Community College System, the majority (61 percent) were men. Racial minorities comprised 11 percent of the graduates. Although the largest single age group was 21 years or younger, the majority of the graduates were at least 22 years old. Thirteen percent were older than 35, and the median age for…
Descriptors: Age, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Demography
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Data on the characteristics of doctoral degree recipients are charted and graphed, including race, national origin (foreign students), age, program length, sex, citizenship status, planned postdoctoral study and/or employment, primary postdoctoral employment activity, and discipline group. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Age, Citizenship, Doctoral Degrees
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
National data on doctoral recipients include information on students' gender, citizenship, racial or ethnic background, planned postdoctoral study and employment, and primary postdoctoral employment activity by field. The median age, time from bachelor's to doctoral degree, years as a graduate student, and proportion with same-field undergraduate…
Descriptors: Age, Citizenship, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns
