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Silliman, Rebecca; Schleifer, David – Public Agenda, 2023
This report summarizes survey findings from representative samples of 217 adult Americans 18 years and older who completed a degree or certificate program from a public or private nonprofit college and 169 adult Americans 18 years and older who completed a degree or certificate program from a for-profit college. For both groups, alumni were…
Descriptors: Alumni, Adults, Certification, Academic Degrees
Ward, James Dean; Booth, Heidi; Pisacreta, Elizabeth Davidson; Weintraut, Benjamin – ITHAKA S+R, 2021
State authorization, or the approval by a given state for a college to operate within its jurisdiction, is an important part of the regulatory triad. The triad is the three-pronged oversight of higher education that includes the federal government, accrediting bodies, and state governments. State authorization has become more complicated with the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Enrollment
Poulin, Russell; Straut, Terri Taylor – WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET), 2018
The WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) has long been interested in multi-institutional consortia and systems that help their member institutions share resources with the goal of increasing the institutional capacity for technology-enhanced courses, programs, and student support services. WCET's Consortia Group has focused on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Consortia, Institutional Cooperation, Foreign Countries
Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, 2011
State statute and the Coordinating Commission's Rule 1 require any out-of-state institution wishing to offer courses or programs in Nebraska to receive Commission approval. This report provides information on the current course and program offerings as well as a historical perspective that includes institutions approved in the past but no longer…
Descriptors: Colleges, College Students, Higher Education, Enrollment
Greiner, Keith – Online Submission, 2009
This is a report of the enrollment of students at Iowa colleges and universities in the Fall semester of 2008. Following are highlights of the report: (1) total enrollment increased by 1.3% at Iowa two- and four-year colleges and universities as measured in the Fall semesters of 2007 and 2008; (2) resident enrollment, including online programs,…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Community Colleges, Online Courses
Nevada System of Higher Education, 2008
This report focuses on distance education within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) for the 2007-08 academic year and provides documentation of the substantial growth of distance education within all colleges and universities. Distance education is a field of continuous improvement and change, and NSHE institutions are constantly…
Descriptors: Technical Support, Nontraditional Students, Higher Education, State Colleges