Part of an effort to demonstrate performance outcomes at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), in Florida, this report provides data on enrollment, completions, and job placements for Associate in Science (AS) graduates at the college from 1984-85 through 1992-93. The first section discusses program review at M-DCC, indicating that a program is…

Factors affecting enrollment in agricultural education at the secondary level were determined in a two-part study. One part focused on factors influencing students' decisions to enroll in agricultural education; the other examined 64 recruitment and retention practices teachers use. Purposive sampling ensured geographic and demographic…

A study of the aging work force and vocational education trends in Wisconsin was conducted using the following methods: literature review, analysis of a sample of 10% of Wisconsin technical college student records for 1986-1990, a focus group discussion with 5 employers and one with 10 adult students over 40, and a telephone survey of 100…

This report combines syntheses of prior research with new analyses of previously collected data to address trends for minority group participation in higher education over the past 25 years. Two chapters focus on the aggregate impact of individual choices and behaviors in college attendance. Chapter 1 describes trends in minority enrollment and…

Two research reports provide results of two Ohio studies to investigate factors that influence a student not to enter a high school vocational curriculum. The studies focus on the Vanguard Joint Vocational School (JVS) and five feeder comprehensive high schools and the Lawrence County JVS and seven feeder comprehensive high schools. Both reports…

A history of the development of the University of Kentucky Community College System (UKCCS) and selected data on 1989-90 enrollments, instructional programs, financial support, and student characteristics comprise this report. Section I focuses on enrollment, providing fall 1989 headcount data for each of the 15 UKCCS campuses aggregated by…

Data on 1980 college and university enrollments and trends observed for the preceding several years are presented. Information is provided on enrollment in institutions of higher education by control and level of institution, student sex, and attendance status of student, major field of study, and race/ethnicity. Specific data include: enrollment…

Data are presented on a series of tables summarizing enrollment trends and the personal characteristics of the 21,391 regular students enrolled in credit programs at the Hawaii community colleges during spring 1982. The tables cover: (1) headcount enrollment in regular credit and special programs; (2) headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment…

Of the 329,301 independent study enrollments reported by 77 National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) institutions in 1988-89, 55 percent are in college courses (a slight increase over 1987-88), 32 percent are in high school courses (a slight decrease), and 13 percent are in noncredit courses. When a comparison is made of only…

This report, the first in a series on student financial aid, develops a public policy justification for needs-tested higher educational subsidies targeted specifically to students, and offers evidence to support the argument that financial aid is a worthwhile use of public monies. Traditionally, public subsidies for students have been directed to…

The tables presented in this report measure the effectiveness of Shelby State Community College's Academic and Developmental Services (ADS) Division, providing data on assessment and placement results, enrollment, retention, grade distribution, and progress of currently enrolled students who entered the college in fall 1987 or 1988. Highlighted…

Data on ten aspects of the institutional effectiveness of Howard Community College (HCC) are presented in this report. Section 1 provides actual and projected enrollment figures. Section 2 assesses quality of instruction in terms of student survey responses, full-/part-time faculty ratios, and faculty salaries. Section 3 focuses on educational…

Information gathered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission's (MHEC's) automated student tracking system is analyzed to assess the transfer rate and academic performance of Prince George's Community College (PGCC) transfers to four-year institutions in Maryland. The first section examines the number of transfers from PGCC, providing a…

Prepared to assist Pennsylvania community colleges in preparing meaningful financial analyses of how their financial performance relates to that of peer institutions, this report offers comparative financial statistics for 1984-85 to 1990-91, with detailed data on the years between 1988-89 and 1990-91. First, introductory information is provided…

State-level data on an array of topics relevant to public education are presented in this report. State-by-state rank-ordered figures on government and school finance, demographics, and public school personnel provide a statistical assessment of public education and identification of national educational trends. Tables present data on population,…