The operation of Federal programs for student aid and facilities construction in higher education is examined in detail. Among the topics treated are the growth of higher education in the past decade, undergraduate and graduate student aid, proposed forms of student aid, aid for facilities construction, and projection of requirements for major…

Major capital improvement needs for the years 1967-1973 at sixteen Ohio state-assisted institutions of higher education are listed. Each institution is treated separately under the classifications--(1) statistical profile, with individual institutional breakdowns of number of students, amount of space, and numbers of staff, (2) operating finances,…

As Part 4 of a series of five studies, data is provided by colleges and universities on what capital facilities were planned, per square foot costs, and how they were financed during 1960-61, plus how they proposed to do so up to 1965-66. Comprehensive data is presented on existing, potential, and projected enrollments, plans for constructing…

This publication is composed of two separate entities: a relatively brief manuscript entitled "Development of a Model for Planning an Educational Facility" and a much more lengthy Midi-Practicum Report that describes the implementation of the plans outlined in the first manuscript. Each of the three authors wrote one section of the first…

Past and present policies, procedures, guidelines, and rationale developed by various state agencies responsible for physical facilities development in Illinois were examined with the hope of guiding future community college planners in the complex problem of translating educational programs into physical facility requirements. Information…

In 1968, the Province of New Brunswick initiated a three-phase program to provide for elementary school facilities, employing a component systems approach to their construction. This booklet describes briefly the planning and construction of these schools, and provides graphic and photographic records of the construction in progress as well as of…

A substantial portion of this text book is directed to the specifics of planning educational facilities for the future. The opening discussion of ths historical development of educational facilities is followed by presentations concerning how to determine school building needs, how to plan a building, how to modernize a building, and how to…

A comprehensive analysis is presented of the cost of a schoolhouse and the processes of planning and financing it. In focusing on the elements of school building costs, cosideration is given to approaches to school construction and financing in other countries and to the historical evolution of schoolhouse design in the U.S. An analysis is…

Statements of goals and policies for the growth and development of the University of Northern Iowa are established. Data are presented concerning the utilization and condition of space, enrollment, interdisciplinary registration crossover, and academic program, as well as student and faculty activities. Estimates of space and facilities required…

The village concept of campus planning is proposed for Minnesota Bible College, whose educational philosophy demands a personalized approach throughout the entire college program. The village concept, being consistent with the philosophy of the college, is discussed as a solution to problems relating to the spatial needs, financing, and budgeting…

The planning procedure suggested in this handbook consists of an evaluation of the existing educational program and a comprehensive survey of the school plant. Resulting recommendations will involve renovation of, or additions to, present buildings, or new building on existing sites. A summary of recommendations on school construction economies is…

Methods for determining teaching load measurements and for projecting building space needs for the various functional activities of the University of Minnesota are discussed and evaluated. Factors which might influence the space needs of the individual departments are identified and evaluated. Assignable square foot building space needs are…

Five-year school building and site needs and related financial requirements are summarized for Milwaukee's schools. Educational policies concerning the school building program are stated, and consideration is given to factors affecting school board needs such as birth rate, public housing projects, urban renewal, highways, and expressways. School…

In the design/build process, an owner asks an architect to team up with a builder to provide both design and construction services at a fixed price. Design/build procedures, used successfully in Jefferson County, Colorado, to provide facilities that satisfy school district needs in quality, cost, and fast delivery, are described. An editorial…

Exemplifying vocational education expansion in Pennsylvania is the Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical school. Advisory committees made up of individuals in occupational areas help in the planning of realistic educational programs, facilities, and equipment needs. Committee organization (general advisory and occupation advisory) and…