This survey, undertaken at the request of the National Science Foundation, was conducted in an attempt to obtain current data on compensation practices for graduate research assistants, and to determine variations among departments and types of institutions. Questions were directed toward policies governing compensation rates and ranges of…

The second quarter 1974 Bureau of Labor Statistics show little change over the past year in the job situation for Vietnam veterans (20-34 years). With the number of newly discharged veterans being reduced, the unemployment rate remains steady at 5 percent; a much smaller proportion of Vietnam veterans now are 20-24 years old, where the…

This report provides a comprehensive and accurate overview of the numbers, insitutions, types of awards, and program areas involved in the granting of degrees and certificates in Oregon's postsecondary institutions of education. Oregon's postsecondary institutions conferred a total of 29,559 degrees and certificates during the past year. These…

Answers to a 19-item questionnaire by 102 graduates of Harcum Junior College in 1974, evaluating the programs of the college, are provided in this report. The questionnaire data showed that the college was rated by these graduates as offering "quality" educational opportunities. (DB)

Statistics in the areas of finance, employment, broadcast and production for public TV licenses in 1972 are given in this report. Tables in the area of finance are presented specifying total funds, income, direct operating costs, and capital expenditures. Employment is divided into all employment with subdivisions for full- and part-time employees…

A feasibility study conducted to examine the proposition of a new community college in the North San Fernando Valley is reported. Following a summary, recommendations, and introduction, findings are discussed as related to the following: Demography, Questionnaire Results, Advisory Committees, Community Participation, Current Enrollment,…

In an attempt to define characteristics of a good college student, this study compared the characteristics of recent honor graduates by honors level. The data centered on highest honors, high honors, and honors graduates during three recent graduation periods. Analysis of the data obtained through university records and through responses to a…

In order to accumulate data on foreign medical students in the Americas, medical schools of the member countries of the Pan American Health Organization region of the World Health Organization were surveyed to acquire data on their student enrollments by country of origin, sex, and year of study for the 1971-72 academic year. A tabular…

This report presents supplemental information the the initial Carnegie Commission report concerning tuition. Emphasis is placed on policy issues to be resolved, reasons for the commission's recommendations on tuition; more recent and more precise information; disaggregation of data by type of institutions; disaggregation of data by State; contrast…

Outlined are special educational programs and supportive services provided for handicapped children in Michigan during the year 1970-1971. Included are goals for serving the estimated 12.5 0/0 of the school age population needing special services; a listing of incidence rates by handicapping condition; federal and state sources of funds; the…

The data presented in this report were compiled from a 1967 freshman survey and a 1971 follow-up survey containing standard biographic and demographic items as well as items on family income, expected sources of support to finance college education, enrollment status, educational achievement and aspirations, attitudes, and values. A total of…

The migration patterns of college and university students in Virginia are described in relation to other states, public and private institutions, male and female students, student educational level, the migration deficit, and future migration patterns. Based on 1968 statistics the out-migration of Virginia students exceeds the in-migration of…

This study reports preliminary data on student flow for Alabama colleges and universities, summer and fall terms, 1972. Data are presented for sources of entering freshmen, undergraduate transfer students, and graduate students. (MJM)

Appendix A contains the questionnaire used in the Jefferson Parish Schools Needs Assessment Survey, an explanation of each of the critical needs areas and target populations, and a supplementary response sheet for other critical needs and target populations. Appendix B contains response data on each part of the questionnaire for each of the groups…

This study presents statistical information gained from a survey of women employed full-time in Federal civilian collar employment as of October 31, 1971 in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, the 50 states and the territories of the U.S., and foreign countries. Excluded from the survey are members and employees of the Congress, employees of…