Key issues affecting Hispanic participation in higher education are evaluated, with attention to access, retention, and transfer. Societal factors influencing access are also covered: migration, technology, employment and income levels, and secondary schooling. In addition, postsecondary education in Puerto Rico is addressed. Hispanics constitute…

Increased enrollments combined with teacher retirements and resignations are creating a strain on the current supply of qualified teachers. As the demand for new teachers is increasing, the number of new teaching graduates is decreasing proportionally. A national teacher shortage is imminent and already exists is some locations and in some…

Information is presented on enrollments, faculty, degrees, student finances, and institutional finances at 42 private, predominantly black colleges and universities that are members of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). Information provided for each UNCF campus includes: fall enrollments for 1982-1986, fall 1986 full-time and part-time…

Fall 1983 enrollment trends for public four-year institutions in Washington State are presented in narrative and statistical formats. To address the question of where Washington's college students come from, data are provided on high school graduates, transfer students, former students, and distribution by county. Total enrollments and enrollments…

An examination is provided of the environmental, economic, and educational factors that will influence the courses, programs, and services of the community college in the future. Introductory remarks provide an overview of the future of the community college, detailing factors affecting the institutions such as the tax revolution, declining…

A study was conducted by Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to identify differences and similarities among 1979, 1980, and 1981 entering full-time students. Data were obtained from MCCC registration files and from student responses to a questionnaire soliciting information on students' reasons for choosing MCCC, plans for employment and…

In California, studies of the flow of students from high school to higher education and from community colleges to four-year institutions have been conducted annually since 1978 by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. These studies have sought to identify trends in college-going rates and examine the gains and losses in college-going…

Types of student financial aid are described, and data are presented on student financial aid at Arizona postsecondary institutions for 1972-1981. In 1980-1981, 214,107 or 92.1 percent of the total students in all Arizona postsecondary institutions were surveyed. Enrollment data are presented for public universities, private four-year and graduate…

Significant predictors of student attrition, students' tendency to follow the prescribed progression pattern, and the length of time it takes students to graduate from college were studied in a survey of nine predominantly white universities and three predominantly black student universities in southern and border states. All universities were…

A position paper on higher education in Massachusetts in the 1980's which was prepared by the Alden Seminar for Higher Education, is presented. In addition, an overview of the November 1981 Alden Seminar meeting, opening statements, and reports of small groups are included. The Alden Seminar discussions on higher education, especially in regard to…

The status of Chicanos in U.S. higher education was studied as part of an investigation of four disadvantaged racial/ethnic minorities. Attention was directed to: recent rates of educational access and attainment and factors influencing educational outcomes; trends in choice of major fields and career plans; representation in various fields;…

Acknowledging that one of the most difficult challenges postsecondary educators must face is the maintenance of adequate student enrollment, this paper describes the creation of a speech communication laboratory as one component of a university-wide effort to maximize student retention. The paper first discusses several suggestions researchers…

College enrollments and degree attainment of minorities are reported, along with the role of minority institutions in the education of black students, the retention of high school and college minority students, and academic employment of minority Ph.D.s. In addition, the problem of using data that aggregate all minority groups is discussed.…

New York State college and university admissions and enrollment data for fall 1983 are presented, with statistical tables providing data for specific institutions, as well as for various institutional classifications. Data are provided on: trends in degree-credit enrollment by type of institution from fall 1970 to fall 1983; degree-credit…

Prepared by the Instructional Assignment Review Committee in response to a legislative mandate to conduct a "comprehensive review of all aspects of instructional assignments" in the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario, this report analyzes historical trends and patterns, reviews faculty and administrator perceptions of…