Since 1974, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) has conducted 12 surveys of students who dropped out after one or more semesters of attendance without having accumulated 48 credit hours. Each spring and fall from fall 1974 to spring 1987, students who had attended WRHC the previous term, but who were not enrolled for the current term, were…

Information is presented on a study designed to learn how successful Mexican American students surmount the factors contributing to Mexican American student attrition at the University of Arizona. The subjects were from the 1985 entering freshman class. Intensive interviews were conducted with each student, and content analysis of the interviews…

Data compiled from aggregate forms completed by individual Massachusetts colleges and universities as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), formerly known as the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), are presented. Only data pertaining to those institutions authorized to grant degrees in Massachusetts…

Each fall the schools of Washington State submit to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction a "School Enrollment Report" (Form P-105) on which is recorded the number of pupils enrolled in each grade and the number of pupils who are members of specified racial/ethnic categories. The racial/ethnic categories and definitions,…

The 1988 report on student charges at public colleges and universities compiled by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) describes the costs of attending about 90% of the nation's publicly assisted, four-year institutions of higher…

In 1988-89, a study was conducted to determine the relationship between selected characteristics of summer sessions in public two-year colleges and such institutional characteristics as size, location, type (i.e., community college or technical institute), and administrative structure for summer terms. The study focused on the philosophical…

This annual report outlines the activities of the Pennsylvania Council on Vocational Education for the year 1987-88 and provides an overview of the status of vocational education in the state. The activities of the council included public meetings on vocational education, a review of the use of federal vocational education funds in the state, a…

This report summarizes 1980-84 data for Howard Community College (HCC) pertaining to student characteristics; credit instruction and degrees; credit-free instruction; HCC employees; and facilities and services. Part 1 provides data on full-time equivalent enrollments and projections; and enrollment by gender, attendance status, credit hours…

As part of an annual statewide evaluation process, quantitative information on community college programs is reviewed by the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges. Subsequently, in particular cases, a qualitative assessment is conducted by individual community colleges in response to specific questions raised by the Board. This report…

Funding of Ontario universities is addressed by the Council of Ontario Universities, including financial requirements of universities for 1988-1989, and the capital requirements for major repairs and renovations, alterations, deferred maintenance, and new construction. While the universities have requested an increase in base operating grants of…

The 1987 edition of the statistical abstract for the University of Alaska System offers data to be used by public officials, institutional administrators, and the Board of Regents in developing university programs and plans. In 1987 the University used its old organizational structure for the last time due to state funding reductions, and this…

Problems and perspectives about the college professoriate are discussed. Attention is directed to: organization and location of graduate programs; enrollment declines and fluctuation; scholarly activities of professors; consulting and field work; and teaching. One of the recent developments of higher education as a field of study has been that…

Trends in student characteristics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus, are reported for day students. In most cases fall 1986 data are compared with historical data from fall 1981. Data and brief narrative analysis are provided on: headcount enrollments for fall quarters by collegiate unit, level, and registration status, 1977-1986;…

This report presents conditional forecasts of the research talent required for the Canadian government's economic growth and research and development (R&D) targets. A number of alternative scenarios are also assessed. The study limits itself to postgraduate manpower in the natural sciences and engineering. Following an executive summary and…

Findings are presented from a study of available documentary evidence related to the finance of public education in the State of Florida. Spanning the past 12 years, and including estimates and projections for 1983-84 and 1984-85, the report focuses on the revenue and expenditures of the Florida Public School System, the Florida Community College…