Focussing on the 1991-92 academic year, this annual report for Daley College (DC) in Chicago, Illinois, provides descriptions and detailed data on exemplary programs and initiatives, DC efforts to improve educational programs, the comprehensive support services provided to students, efforts in the area of community relations, use of fiscal…

This document reports on a range of issues, tasks, and accomplishments of the Committee on Higher Education of the 72nd Texas Legislature of the State of Texas. The report opens by listing charges to the committee in the following areas: (1) tuition and fees and causes and effects of recent increases; (2) need for student financial aid; (3) role,…

In spring 1993, Charles County Community College (CCCC) in Maryland conducted a telephone survey of students who had been enrolled at the college the previous fall but did not return for the spring semester. A total of 1,655 students were identified as non-returning by the third week of classes in spring 1993, representing 29% of the fall 1992…

A three-part study conducted at a medium-sized, Christian comprehensive college in Michigan (Calvin College) examined the college choice process including why students apply but do not enroll, as well as the reasons why students enroll. Subjects consisted of: (1) those who made multiple inquiries and had multiple contacts with the college but did…

This report presents statistical data in charts, graphs and tables illustrating trends in undergraduate medical school applicants and matriculants over the past decade. It highlights information at the milepost years of 1983, 1987, 1991, and 1992. Major trends are identified in the following areas: (1) the applicant pool (has been increasing since…

A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between summer 1990 and spring 1992. For the 2-year period studied, each degree credit student who officially withdrew from a course was asked to complete a survey form, indicating withdrawal status, whether a…

During the 1995-96 school year, the 387 nonpublic schools of Chicago (Illinois) enrolled 104,636 students, while the 550 public schools had an enrollment of 412,921. One of every five Chicago students attended a nonpublic school. About 10% of Chicago private school students are in schools that cater to the upper and middle class, but the majority,…

This annual publication from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) draws on information from AACC's database, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the U.S. Bureaus of the Census, Labor Statistics, and Economic Analysis to give a broad statistical overview of all the public and independent two-year colleges in the…

This statistical summary contains 14 tables, 17 figures, and narrative that detail data on Missouri's 85 certified private career schools for 1996-97. During this time, these schools enrolled 44,391 students in 732 instructional programs, with most enrolled in business-related and allied-health programs. Other findings note that the schools…

This directory lists all reported public elementary and secondary education agencies in 50 states, the District of Columbia, five outlying districts (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands), and the Department of Defense. Types of agencies include regular school districts, supervisory union…

This report presents the recommendations of the California Postsecondary Education Commission based on a study on educational equity in the state. Six individual installments of the educational equity study were published as stand-alone reports between June 1997 and June 1998. The seventh and concluding installment presents a set of seven…

This report presents statistical and historical data on Mississippi's community and junior colleges for 1997-98. 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 foreward. The…

This report summarizes information provided by National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) member schools surveyed in the fall of 1989. Information, which is supplied in narrative form accompanied by 29 statistical tables, includes enrollment, staffing, people of color, and financial aid data for the 1989-90 school year and financial…

This analysis of the California Governor's proposed 1990-91 budget for the State contains: (1) a discussion of the major budget issues facing the Governor and the Legislature in constructing the 1990-91 State budget; (2) a brief overview of the Governor's proposed funding priorities; and (3) a summary of the proposed budgets for grades K-12, the…

This report examines the role of private higher education in meeting public purposes, considers how state policies affect this role, and presents actual and potential trends. Also, the report warns of serious causes for concern and presents recommendations that include preventive measures deserving early consideration. Sections of the report…