This annual report on the students, programs, faculty and staff, and finances of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) includes both a narrative highlighting major changes and accomplishments and a statistical presentation. The narrative provides a message from the President and discusses 1992-93 enrollments; degrees offered; cooperative…

This report provides enrollment data for Colorado public postsecondary educational institutions, independent (private, non-profit) institutions, proprietary institutions, and the United States Air Force Academy, for 1992 and compares these figures to those of recent years (since at least 1988). Enrollment is reported by headcount (the actual…

This is the fourth annual publication of profiles of Alaska's public school districts as directed by the State Legislature. The profile format for the 54 school districts and the state total summary is a 2-page display of data grouped into the following 6 subject headings: (1) background; (2) operating revenues and expenditures; (3) funding…

This study examined the impact of state budget cuts on public colleges and universities in six states, focusing on the effects of such cuts on institutional priorities and plans, tuition and fees, and educational quality. Five state higher education finance officers, 12 state college or university system finance officers, and 98 college or…

This study sought to determine why significant numbers of potential students at the State University of New York (SUNY) were enrolling in higher education facilities out-of-state and in private institutions. The study's work group participants included system and campus experts in the areas of academics, policy analysis, institutional research,…

This paper on recruiting and retaining minorities details the difficulties and successes of Gainesville College (Georgia) to induct and retain minorities from 1993 to 1998. During this five-year period, Black enrollment at the college decreased by 9.1% (from 84 to 77), while Hispanic and Asian enrollments increased by 61.2% (26 to 67) and 35.7%…

This analytical report reviews higher education in Yemen, specifically at Yemen's national university, the University of Sana'a. It finds that university enrollment has been increasing very rapidly from 17,000 students in 1987 to a projected enrollment of 79,000 students by 2000. This explosive growth has resulted in overcrowded classrooms,…

The September 1998 topical bibliographies and analyses in this collection cover the latest ERIC literature on community colleges in eleven key areas: (1) access, diversity, and inclusion; (2) civil society; (3) teaching and learning; (4) faculty; (5) technology; (6) governance; (7) leadership; (8) finance; (9) market forces; (10) change; and (11)…

Designed to convey timely, accurate, and comparative information about Florida's 28 community colleges, this fact book provides descriptive and statistical data on enrollment trends, college personnel, educational finances, and governance for academic years 1996-97 and 1997-98. The report opens with a brief historical overview of the state system,…

This monograph focuses on the first year of college and the need for structured first-year programs that help at-risk students make a successful transition to college. It provides a detailed discussion of the elements of a structured first-year program, including: (1) participation in the admissions process for at-risk students; (2)…

Designed to answer the most frequently asked questions about Washington Community and Technical Colleges (WCTC), this report provides information about students, courses, faculty, staff, expenditures, and facilities for the 1997-98 academic year and includes historical data where available. Following a brief history of the WCTC system, the six…

This staff brief is designed to help policymakers make recommendations for the improvement in educational and related services provided to visually impaired children and adults in the state by public school districts, the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped (WSVH), and other educational agencies. Part 1 provides a brief overview of…

This report summarizes trends in financing higher education in the United States and is based on various reports of state appropriations and a survey of state higher education finance officers. Among the highlights noted are: state appropriations to higher education reached $52.8 billion in fiscal year 99, an increase of 6.5 percent over the…

This report measures the draw of public, private, and special high school graduates to Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) in Florida. For the public schools, 5 years of enrollment data are presented, spanning 1993-94 through 1997-98. Draw data for Dade County private and public special high schools are for 1997-98. The statistics for the…

This report contains six papers prepared for the California State Postsecondary Education Commission as part of the Commission's long-range planning responsibilities during 89-90 and as background for the Commission's January 1990 report, "Higher Education at the Crossroads. Planning for the Twenty-First Century." The first paper…