Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, offers a program toward a bachelor's degree by attending evening classes exclusively. During visits made to personnel directors of firms employing 50 or more persons, complete presentations of the entire program were made. Registration was done by mail. Some students received reimbursement from firms,…

This document presents Parts 1 and 2 of a study of continuing and part-time study in Massachusetts. Part 1, summary report and recommendations, is a review of: criteria for shaping a new public policy for continuing education in Massachusetts, the phenomenon of continuing and part-time postsecondary education, the present system of part-time and…

These proceedings are presented in four parts. Part I contains eight addresses related to one of the following topics: The External Degree as Radical Change; Forms of External Degrees; and Changing Patterns in University Organization, Structure, and Relationships as They Affect Evening Colleges. Part II presents 11 reports from Special Interest…

An analysis of persistence of 9,171 fall 1974 entering students in Hawaii community colleges, by various characteristics, was conducted. Characteristics focused on were: sex, age, marital status, high school background, entry, status (full- or part-time), educational objective, program, grade point average (GPA), and credit completion ratio. Data…

A large survey of postsecondary students in California was used to test the sensitivity of alternate definitions of the independent student population on the number and proportion of independent students, to trace the cost implications of these alternate definitions, and to offer conclusions about the effects of these definitional changes. (MLW)

The population of University of Maryland law students seeking mental health counseling in a four-year period is described. It is concluded that students were receptive to counseling services that were both accessible and nonthreatening, and that the services provided a forum for expression not available in the academic program. (MSE)

This report highlights the fall 1999 enrollment figures submitted by Maryland's colleges and universities. Some of the main findings are that total headcount enrollments at Maryland's colleges and universities increased for the third straight year, rising by nearly 3,000 students to 267,653. However, enrollment at Maryland campuses still have not…

The availability of timely, reliable, and valid measures of the work performed by the administration at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) enables the university to manage its enrollment and preserve the quality of academic programs and support services. The information in this fact book constitutes the empirical foundation of the…

This report provides a vision of what community colleges in Arizona, and elsewhere, may look like in 2010. The observations are based on the results of a meeting held by the Committee on the Future of Arizona Community Colleges, on reading and conversations related to the work of Arizona Learning Systems, and the paper's general observations of…

A steep and continuing national decline in master's program applications is influencing applicant pool composition, enrollments, and programs. Reasons include immediate and long-term economic considerations and current lessened interest in social reform and human service. Both educational and professional questions are raised by these…

Opportunities exist for colleges willing to experiment with new ideas and keep pace with technology. Possibilities for enrollment growth exist in the changing population, including adults, minority groups, foreign students, part-time undergraduate and graduate students, and women seeking higher education. (Author/MSE)

Part-time day legal education--the need, purposes, drawbacks, and how it has been and is being utilized--is discussed. Part-time day legal education is seen as being available to a group of people who have been restricted from attending law school, i.e., parents, usually women. A survey is reported. (MLW)

Federal government enrollment projections are charted for men, women, public four- and two-year institutions, private four- and two-year institutions, full-time and part-time students, undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional students, and full-time equivalency for each year from 1988 through 1997. (MSE)

Increases in the number of older students are prompting some colleges to reconsider the purpose of undergraduate liberal education and adjust curricula and teaching methods to accommodate the more eager, active learners. Adult students may be more directly motivated by rising job requirements and a readiness for liberal arts. (MSE)

The Southwestern University School of Law (California) program of part-time daytime legal instruction for students with child-care responsibilities is described. The traditional curriculum is adapted to the special scheduling, mentoring, and child-care needs of mothers and has been effective in promoting student academic success. (MSE)