Florida's 1983 Legislature directed the Postsecondary Education Planning Commission to conduct a study of colleges of education in Florida. The Commission examined principally those areas relatively untouched by recent or impending changes. Legislation, board of education rules, department of education initiatives and independent actions by…

New York State college and university admissions and enrollment data for fall 1982 are presented, with statistical tables providing data for specific institutions, as well as for various institutional classifications. In addition, trend data are included by sector. Data are provided on: degree-credit enrollment from 1965 to 1982; degree-credit…

During the 1989-90 academic year, the Washington community colleges enrolled nearly 15,000 individuals receiving public assistance under the Family Independence Program (FIP) and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), representing about 5% of the total student population. A joint project was conducted by the staff of the State Board for…

The Vision 2000 program was initiated in 1988 to review the mandate of Ontario's Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. Five study teams and a steering committee were involved in the program. Study Team 1's task was to provide an empirical snapshot of the current college system and its external environment. At the outset of its work, Study Team…

Intended for use by people interested in community college education in Florida, this report provides descriptive and statistical data on enrollment trends, college personnel, educational finances, and governance. The report opens with a brief historical overview of the state system from its beginnings in 1933 to the present. Next, statistical…

A study was conducted using enrollment and program completion data for fiscal years (FY's) 1984 through 1987 to analyze female student participation at the Illinois public community colleges. Study findings included the following: (1) female students comprised 57.7% of the colleges' enrollments over the 4 years of the study, representing 51% of…

Data on foreign language enrollments in Oregon schools are presented in tabular form. Statistics include the numbers and percentages of students, teachers, and teaching fellows at each school level (higher education, continuing education, secondary, middle, and elementary); in each school type (state and independent colleges, community colleges,…

Information on enrollments, personnel, finances and facilities in Washington's community colleges is provided in this report for the four quarters of 1985-86 and for previous years. First, general information is presented on the colleges' role, mission, and history, the organization of the state system, highlights of 1985-86, and a comparison of…

New York State college and university personnel data for 1985-1986 are presented for various types of institutions. Employment trend data are included by sector for 1983-1986. Data are provided on the number of full-time and part-time employees by position, and the number of men and women employed by position and by institutional classification.…

New York State college and university admissions and enrollment data for fall 1985 are presented 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 1985; degree-credit enrollment by level of study, sector, and sex of…

An analysis is provided of minority student participation in educational programs offered by the Illinois system of public community colleges. Section I describes the report's purpose, scope, and organization, and sets the discussion of minority students' higher education participation in the context of state and national trends and expressions of…

Data on Illinois public community college faculty and staff characteristics are presented and analyzed in this report for fall 1983, 1984, and 1985. Tables provide statistics on faculty and staff employment classification by college; full-time employment classification by sex and ethnic origin; full-time teaching faculty by highest degree held,…

A 5-year longitudinal study was conducted in Illinois to follow 9,757 of the 10,273 students transferring from two-year colleges to senior colleges and universities in Illinois in fall 1979. The study sought to identify the number and mobility patterns of Illinois two-year college students; to investigate the pre-transfer characteristics of these…

Designed to provide information about the system of community colleges in Florida, this report offers descriptive and statistical data regarding enrollment trends, college personnel, educational finances, and governance. First, the report provides a historical overview of the state system from its beginnings in 1933 to the present. Next,…

A study, part of a doctoral dissertation at Oklahoma State University, identified those clerical occupations that fall within the realm of the office assistant program. It also determined from employers major concerns and problems encountered in terms of employee performance in selected occupations. Phase I collected data from 22 instructors of…