This trend manual contains data about the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) in California. Data cover the District's service area; students, including enrollment, demographics, success, and outcomes; instructional programs; and faculty and staff. In addition, the report addresses various accountability measures adopted by both the state…

Data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth were used to analyze the levels of participation in vocational education and training (VET) in Australian schools, the characteristics of VET participants, and their work and study activities after leaving year 12. Nationally, nearly one-fourth of the students studied participated in some form…

The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is a tool to help policy makers and educators address broad public policy questions. SHEF seeks to inform policy deliberations with information and perspective on financial issues and national trends. The fiscal 2005 SHEF study builds on the work of Kent Halstead, who conceptualized and implemented…

This report provides detailed statistical data on the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), including institution-specific data on the system's four universities and five community colleges. The institutions include the University of Utah, Utah State University, Weber State University, Southern Utah University, Snow College, Dixie College,…

This report on fall 1994 and 1995 enrollments at public, four-year colleges and universities provides a narrative summary, statistical tables and graphs, and full-time and part-time 1995 enrollment data for specific colleges and universities arranged by state. Enrollment data are broken down for the following categories of students: first-time…

This document summarizes Iowa's community college budgets for fiscal year 1998 (FY 98) and offers insight into the colleges' anticipated financial activities. The introduction describes the purpose of the report and provides an overview of the budgets. Tables show appropriations and revenues for both the unrestricted and the restricted general…

This report presents statistical and historical data on Mississippi's community and junior colleges as of 1996-97. The first section provides a list of state board members and board staff, a directory of community and junior colleges in the state, a map of college districts, a schedule of college board of trustees meetings, and a brief foreword.…

As of December 31, 2002, an estimated 373,200 Australians were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship, an increase of 14.8% over the number in training in 2001 and more than double the number in training in 1996; three quarters of apprentices and trainees in-training were undertaking Australian Qualification Framework Level III programs; and…

This national survey of college and university enrollment management practices examines how current technology is being used to make enrollment management more efficient and cost-effective. The report finds that more enrollment managers use advanced tracking, research, and analysis systems to determine the most effective outreach methods; they…

This paper compares student headcount enrollment and full-time enrollment prior to and following transition to a semester calendar at 75 public colleges in three state systems: Alabama, Georgia, and Utah. Before and after effects on enrollment in the transition colleges are examined and compared with colleges that did not make the transition. In…

This report presents 20 tables of data on the ethnic and racial status of students at the 13 degree-granting institutions which comprise the University of Wisconsin system. Tables are grouped into the following broad areas: (1) enrollment (by level and institution); (2) resident status (enrollment by residence); (3) full-time status (enrollment by…

This report presents findings about the academic performance of elementary students with limited English proficiency (LEP) who entered first grade in Texas public schools in 1992-93. In general, performance gaps existed between elementary LEP students and non-LEP students, in terms of Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) results and…

This document provides enrollment trend information for public four-year colleges and universities for the period fall 1990 through fall 1996. Several trends are highlighted: (1) during the 1990s, American Indian, Asian, and Hispanic enrollment increased by more than 30 percent and African American enrollment by 17 percent; white non-Hispanic…

This document provides tuition and fee data for public institutions in the following member and affiliated states in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Data tables cover:…

This document provides tuition and fee data for public institutions in the following member and affiliated states in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Data tables cover:…