Reviews research on community college students' enrollment in and completion of liberal arts courses. Examines reasons for enrolling or not enrolling in various courses; the characteristics of students who avoid liberal arts courses; the curriculum's potential for inhibiting liberal arts enrollment; and steps to promote enrollment and success.…

Superintendents say that managers of decline are unafraid to take risks, make cuts, or face up to conflicts; and that managers of growth identify needs, set objectives, remain flexible but maintain a strong sense of direction, and prevent unwise innovations. (Author/MLF)

A 30-item questionnaire was mailed to 325 geography departments (206 returned) to determine status of environmental studies curricula-courses. Areas addressed and discussed include nature of institutions, enrollment trends, environmental courses within geography curricula, academics/career objectives of courses, job placement records, other…

The history of the American system of community colleges is chronicled. It is praised as a potential alternative to traditional postsecondary education in Great Britain for its combination of comprehensiveness of scope, flexibility of scheduling and offerings, accessibility, and the heterogeneity of the student body. (MSE)

A survey of students and personnel from 28 schools in 20 counties to assess the impact of the Florida State Student Assessment Test and remedial practices on vocational enrollments revealed that, contrary to belief, vocational education enrollments increased while total school enrollments declined. (Author)

A study shows a pattern of increased continuing medical education participation with increases in the number of partners sharing a practice, both for family practitioners and specialists but particularly the latter. This is especially true for practices having three or more partners and in skills maintenance courses. (Author/MSE)

Colleges faced with declining enrollments are cultivating a new crop of students--7-to-14-year-olds--who attend college after school, on Saturday mornings, and during the summer. Some programs are described, including College for Kids at the College of Marin and Cornell University. (MLW)

Employment projections in the health occupations are explored along with reasons why there are shortages of experienced health personnel. Several training programs and recruitment plans are described. The concept of the multiskilled technician is also discussed. (CT)

Describes the impact of trends in higher education on undergraduate psychology programs. College administrative structures and educational functions and goals are changing due to declining enrollments and funding. The structure of the program must be improved to accommodate increasing student mobility. Individualized instruction is recommended.…

Examines all 50 states' methods of funding public higher education, handling changing enrollments, and employing formulas to set budgets for higher education administration, instruction, libraries, student services, public safety, and facilities. Presents data on computational methods, base factors, cost categories, and numbers of formulas used…

Due to the effects of reduced student enrollment, inflation, and competition, colleges need new methods to allocate resources. A management information system that provides a variety of management information data and that is useful in supporting program decisions is described. (JN)

Due to increasing enrollments in engineering programs and shortages of faculty, resources, and finances, Iowa State University has avoided limits on admissions by extending time to earn a degree. (SK)

Presents detailed and summary enrollment data by year, school, and curriculum for: (1) all engineering students (graduate and undergraduate); (2) women; (3) minority groups (Black, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian/Pacific); and (4) foreign national students. Indicates enrollment gains by women, minorities, and foreign national students.…

Higher education in the 1980s and the early 1990s will change as a result of reductions in the number of Americans reaching the traditional college enrollment age. In order to survive in the coming decades, many colleges and universities are making an effort to appeal to segments of the population that are not within the traditional age range. (JN)

Reliance on enrollment trend models for revenue projections has led to a scenario of alternating overbudgeted and underbudgeted years. A study of a large, public university indicates that time series analysis should be used instead to anticipate the orderly seasonal and cyclical patterns that are visible in a period of moderate trend growth.…