The possibility that some private colleges, when faced with relative tuition differences and/or changes, will experience a change in Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) averages of new students was investigated. Data on 710 private and 349 public four-year colleges for 1967 and 1971 covered tuition, income, enrollment, institutional characteristics,…

Profiles of the 14 states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) provide information on the structure of these states for public postsecondary education and budgeting. For each state, the following areas are discussed: state-level coordinating and/or governing agency, institutional governing boards, state board for vocational education,…

The history and features of Decision Support Systems (DSS) and use of the approach by academic administrators are discussed. The objective of DSS is to involve the manager/decision maker in the decision-analysis process while simultaneously relieving that person of the burden of developing and performing detailed analysis. DSS represents a…

Regulations governing classification of students for tuition purposes in each of the 50 states (including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) are summarized. This is followed by summaries of a number of court cases challenging the residency classification procedures used by public institutions of higher education. Each summary of state…

A revised funding plan for the Illinois Community College System is presented as adopted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education for implementation in the fiscal year (FY) 1981 budget process. After outlining the characteristics of the community college system, the report provides a summary of the funding plan, pointing out the advantages and…

In response to legislative examination of student tuition and fees in Colorado postsecondary education, this paper outlines the position of the Colorado State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education on the policy issues of expense base, sector pricing, and unit pricing. The State Board's Policy BP 4-20, reprinted in the document,…

THE FREE TUITION POLICY OF UNIVERSITIES AND STATE COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN QUESTIONED IN RECENT YEARS, AND BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED FOR A DEFERRED TUITION PROGRAM. THIS REPORT EVALUATES THE CONCEPT OF FREE TUITION IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY AND MOTIVATION, AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM INCREASED INDIVIDUAL EARNING POWER.…

This is the eighth in a series of annual reports on the actions of state legislatures in providing higher education for their respective states. The first section consists of digests of the 1964 legislation relating to higher education considered by the 50 state and three territorial legislatures, including appropriations for current operations…

A DIRECTORY IS PRESENTED OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ADULT EDUCATION (INTERPRETED TO INCLUDE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, RURAL AND URBAN LEADERSHIP TRAINING, LABOR EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT) IN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE COMMONWEALTH AT LARGE. THE DEGREES OR CERTIFICATES…

Subsidies to education are often justified by arguing that society derives political benefits from education in terms of individuals who perform better as citizens. Since these benefits are external to the student and therefore do not provide him with incentive to invest further in his education, society must devise a means of subsidy that will…

The purpose of the study was to assess the number of privately owned vocational schools, the occupations for which the schools train, and the extent of their enrollment and labor market placement. This study is the fourth dimension of a descriptive study encompassing formal vocational-technical education offerings in Alameda and Contra Costa…

The primary function of this directory is to serve prospective graduate students, teachers, administrators, and counselors who desire current information about graduate programs in speech communication. The 288 departmental listings, which are arranged by state, have been edited to achieve uniformity in the information presented. Information is…

This paper develops and estimates a model of college attendance that focuses on the influences of public policy and of economic environment. The Policy instruments examined are tuition, admissions requirements, college locations, breadth of curriculum, draft deferments, and class integration of neighborhoods. The aspects of the economic…

This document reports the amount and availability of student financial aid resources for Kentucky undergraduate students planning to attend an institution of postsecondary education in the Commonwealth. Institutions providing education beyond the high school surveyed for student financial aid resources were public and nonpublic four-year colleges…

The directory is intended to provide a comprehensive collection of information regarding those programs offering job training below the baccalaureate degree throughout Tennessee. The information was gathered during the months of December 1973 through April 1974 using questionnaires designed by the U.S. Office of Education for the survey of post…