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PDF pending restorationMorris, Cathy; And Others – 1987
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to determine the extent to which the college's Associate in Arts (AA) degree graduates possessed the characteristics of "nontraditional" students (e.g., older, employed, married, or attending on a part-time or stopout basis). A random sample of 400 AA graduates was drawn from the 2,829…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1989
California's annual language census survey for 1987-1988 contains data on the numbers and geographic distribution of limited-English-proficient (LEP), fluent-English-proficient (FEP) public school students with native languages other than English, and of bilingual staff in the public school system. Of the nearly 4 million students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Frances, Carol; Wirth, Thomas H. – 1989
Information is presented from a study by the Council of New Jersey State College Locals to get facts on budgets, enrollments, New Jersey, the nation, and trends over the last decade in order to help the citizens of New Jersey determine what policies will best meet their needs in the 1990s. In June of 1987, the Chancellor submitted a Five-Year…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment
El-Khawas, Elaine – 1989
In the sixth in an annual series of surveys of changes taking place in the academic and administrative practices of American colleges and universities, special attention was given to college and university faculty, in light of significant shortages predicted for the next decade. Questionnaires were completed by senior administrators at 366…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Degree Requirements, Educational Assessment, Educational Facilities
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1988
Data summaries on college and university age distribution of New York State students in the fall of 1987 are presented. Information was obtained from the 1987-88 HEDS/IPEDS survey from NYSED-2.6, "Enrollment by Level, Age, Cohort, and Sex, Fall 1987." The 12 tables are as follows (all for institutions of higher education by institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Age, Cohort Analysis
Gordon, Howard R. D. – 1989
A study was conducted in 1989 to determine the impact of the Factors Affecting Minority Enrollment (FAME) program on the recruitment and retention of black students at Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ). The FAME program offers minority and low-income high school students a 10-week, precollege orientation focusing on FCCJ's degree…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Korb, Roslyn; And Others – 1989
A report of the 1987 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) focuses on graduate and first-professional students in order to inform policymakers and other interested parties of the NPSAS data and its potential for clarifying policy and research issues surrounding postsecondary education and student financial aid. Seven chapters are:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Enrollment Trends, Expenditures
Farland, Ronnald; Anderson, Connie – 1989
In fall 1985, California's Transfer Center Project was initiated to increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions, with particular emphasis on students from historically underrepresented groups. Transfer centers were established at 20 California community colleges. Working closely with counterparts at…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Affirmative Action, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students
Williamsport Area Community Coll., PA. – 1988
This report documents actions, accomplishments, and modifications at the Williamsport Area Community College (WACC) between April 1984 and June 1988. First, an executive summary highlights the following: (1) in 1985, WACC underwent a significant change in its governance when the City of Williamsport became the college's sole sponsor; (2) as a…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Programs, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Palmer, Jim – 1987
Drawing from the American Association of Community and Junior College's annual fall surveys, this report summarizes selected data about community colleges, their students, and their faculties. Section I focuses on institutional characteristics, tracing the increase in the number of two-year institutions between 1945-46, when there were 315 public…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Community Services
Rosenwasser, Marie – 1986
A research project was conducted by the Council on Learning Assistance (CLAS) to gain a clearer understanding of the extent and nature of basic skills education in Washington's community colleges. During the study, course information and enrollment statistics for 1984-85 were solicited from CLAS representatives and deans of instruction in an…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Courses, Developmental Studies Programs
Chandler, Alice – 1985
The impact of European government policy on the movement of foreign students in Great Britain, France, and West Germany is discussed by a member of the American Council on Education Committee on Foreign Students. Foreign student enrollments have increased dramatically in these three countries in the 1960s and 1970s, and foreign students also make…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Students
Atiyah, Yael, Ed. – 1985
The 1983-1984 annual report of the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education in Israel is presented. Reports by the Chairman and Director-General note the severe budgetary cuts to higher education. The main activities of the Committee and its subcommittees are identified, along with 1983-1984 recommendations to the Council.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Annual Reports, Budgets, College Faculty
Milwaukee Area Technical Coll., WI. Dept. of Research, Planning, and Development. – 1988
This 1987-88 fact book for Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Area Technical College (MATC) presents data on institutional characteristics, faculty and staff, full-time equivalent enrollments, student characteristics, and facilities for the MATC district and each of the college campuses. Highlights derived from an analysis of data and trends include the…
Descriptors: Age, Class Size, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Cerych, Ladislav; And Others – 1981
Enrollment trends in higher education in 10 Western European countries,the United States, and Japan in the 1970s, (and comparative data for East Europe), are examined, along with past and future trends in higher education expenditures in Europe. Enrollments are considered in "Recent Student Flows--Looking at the Seventies" by Ladislav…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Students, Educational Finance, Enrollment Trends
