BASED ON WASHINTON STATE ENROLLMENT REPORT INFORMATION FOR THE YEARS 1963, 1964, AND 1965 AND FROM THE OPENING OF TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN 1965, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT A NEW COLLEGE WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT IN ITS IMMEDIATE AREA AND WILL HAVE NO MEASURABLE EFFECT ON THE ENROLLMENT OF OLDER INSTITUTIONS. IN THE CASE OF TACOMA,…

The data show that the university curriculum responded to changes in financial conditions, and that departments of stronger research reputation were less responsive than departments of weaker reputation. (Author/IRT)

The British government is the first in Europe to have produced a discussion document and to have spelled out the options for higher education in the face of current enrollment projections. The five options in the discussion document are briefly outlined. (Author/IRT)

Indicates that though the average age of the community college student is 27, which is consistent with widespread belief, the modal age is 19. Thus, though emphasis has been placed on an older population, the college is still made up of the traditional person just above high school age. (MB)

During the 1970's, rapid growth in the number of foreign students led several countries to introduce quotas or differential fees. This paper analyzes the effects of Britain's full-cost fees (instituted in 1980), which caused a reduction of students from developing countries. A targeted scholarship policy is helping to redress this imbalance.…

The paper describes the status, as of 1985, of postsecondary education for the deaf in the United States. Noted are the appearance of 37 new programs for deaf students reflecting the increased number of deaf college age students stemming from the rubella epidemic of 1963-65. (DB)

Presents the enrollment trends of the nation's 50 largest school districts for fall 1985 enrollment. (MD)

Since the passage of Title IX in 1972--a landmark federal sex equity law--enforcement efforts have primarily focused on creating equity for females, based on studies showing them lagging in access and opportunity. But in recent years, concern has been rising about gender gaps that affect males--including an increasingly visible gender gap in…

When the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) released its 2000-2010 projections of student demand for Virginia higher education, many were stunned at the projection of as many as 38,000 new students looking for access to higher education, but policy makers formulated, and state voters passed, a general obligation bond package to…

The purpose of this study was to examine the number of college applicants who remained on wait lists in Fall 2002 through Fall 2004. It shows that demand continues to exceed the supply of courses offered by colleges in the Los Rios Community College District - American River College, Cosumnes River College, Folsom Lake College and Sacramento City…

The purpose of this RESEARCH brief is to present a Fall 2004 end of semester demographic profile of students who attend colleges in the Los Rios Community College District--American River College, Cosumnes River College, Folsom Lake College and Sacramento City College, located in Sacramento, California. [Based on data prepared for the "2005…

This report on the 2001-2002 Private School Universe presents data on private schools in the United States with grades kindergarten through twelve by selected characteristics such as school size, school level, religious orientation, association membership, geographic region, community type, and program emphasis. The number of teachers and students…

This Child Care Primer provides a detailed overview of child care funding, supply, and demand in New York City. The Primer utilizes data available from public agencies to create a picture of the availability of child care and early education services. The statistical portrait covers New York City demographics, enrollment in regulated child care…

Presents a 4-step procedure for projecting district enrollment for the next five years. (Author/DN)