British Columbia's (B.C.) performance in college and university education as measured by per-capita degree and enrollment rates for 1961 to 1980 is examined. The rates are obtained by dividing degree and enrollment counts by the numbers in the 18-24 year age group. Comparisons of the B.C. rates are made with the provinces and the national average.…

Based on data gathered from 26 Washington community colleges for fall 1979 through fall 1981, this four-part report presents a series of tables providing information on enrollments, students, faculty, and courses in 13 humanities program areas; i.e., anthropology, art history, English as a second language, ethnic studies, foreign languages,…

A 5-year follow-up of students who left William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in 1974 was conducted to assess the long-term impact of WRHC on its students and to learn what those students do when they leave college. Questionnaires were sent to 443 alumni of career programs and 568 transfer alumni, and an overall response rate of 57.5% was attained.…

Using the data from Project Talent and the Growth Study conducted by Educational Testing Service, this study determined the changes from 1961 to 1967 in the proportion of high school graduates, categorized by ability and socioeconomic status (SES), who made particular post-high school educational decisions. For males, the educational alternatives…

This study addresses the question of whether a State system of higher education based on different tiers (a community college system and a State university system) provides equal access and opportunity for minority students. Specifically, the study investigates access distribution, retention, and progression of minority students using Florida…

System-wide data on student retention and attrition prepared by the Central Staff Office of Institutional Research for the State University of New York is presented, with minimal narrative. Attrition/retention information is reported as of the fall 1978 semester on: (a) five cohorts of first-time, full-time students in baccalaureate programs; (b)…

Issues facing California's community colleges are reviewed in this response to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) report, "Missions and Functions of the California Community Colleges." The paper first asserts that the most critical question facing the community colleges in the 1980's is whether they should and can…

The purpose of this publication is to provide a concise introduction to major statistical trends and developments in the American education system up to 1979-80. Twenty-six pages of figures and tables are briefly explained in the text. Six areas of interest are examined. First the number of school districts, public and private schools, and…

The University of Mid-America (UMA) conducted a telephone survey of over 300 adults enrolled in distance learning courses offered by the State University of Nebraska (SUN), then UMA's course delivery system in Nebraska, during the first three SUN course offering periods. The survey was undertaken to determine the degree to which early SUN…

Findings are summarized for a survey of 15% of the nation's community colleges which was conducted in 1977 and 1978. The survey investigated types of courses, enrollments, and instructional practices in the humanities, sciences, social sciences, and technologies and evaluated findings in terms of institutional size, location, and governance. The…

This report identifies problems in planning for school construction by the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and discusses how the Board of Education can better administer its building modernization and renovation program. The aim of the study was to find out if DCPS' capital improvement planning system was providing essential data to the…

To understand patterns of student enrollment, particularly with regard to student attrition, Mercer County Community College developed a computerized information tracking system which monitors enrollment for each semester's entering class, both full- and part-time, for a period of six semesters. This report details enrollment patterns for fall…

This report brings together the many findings gathered during a three-year study of the 8,979 students who entered Hawaii's seven community colleges in fall 1975. Study results are organized in the following sections: (1) selected highlights from the literature and description of the flow project; (2) characteristics of entering students and…

Data and a brief analysis of migration of college students are presented. Information is presented on: enrollment by control of institution and "origin" of student for 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1975; net migration of college students and percent of student residents remaining in home state institutions for these four years; residence and…

This report argues that recent court decisions and the subsequent implementation of desegregation plans have contributed to rapidly increasing resegregation of the public school population. Official enrollment data for the Memphis City School System from 1963 to 1976 is used to: (1) examine enrollments in light of induced desegregation from its…