The extent of faculty vacancies in colleges of engineering, the effects of such vacancies upon research and instructional programs, and the nature of the competition between academia and industry in hiring engineering faculty were surveyed. The focus is on permanent full-time faculty positions in the following major engineering fields:…

Results of a lower division program evaluation questionnaire administered to freshmen and sophomores at the University of California at Berkeley are presented. Major areas of the survey were: departmental course evaluations; advising; faculty and their teaching; curriculum, courses, and content; competition, testing, grading, and student workload…

Information is presented on nonclassroom-based learning in Missouri higher education during the 1977-78 academic year. Only six institutions in the state reported using television, radio, newspaper, or correspondence study as a means of making college-level credit courses available to students. Correspondence study is a much more frequently used…

The institutional directory provides the basic information needed to identify and contact the degree-granting institutions of New York State. It serves as a reference for prospective students, New York State Education Department staff, the institutions themselves, and other individuals and organizations interested in postsecondary education. Four…

Results are provided of surveys taken during the 1977-78 academic year of all two-year and four-year institutions listed in the "Education Directory 1976/77." Information is presented on: number and location of foreign students, 1954/55-1977/78; distribution of students by type of institution; distribution of foreign students in U.S. by major…

Data on the academic performance of Washington State community college (CC) and four-year college transfers entering the University of Washington (UW) autumn quarters, 1973 to 1976, were studied. Students having attended more than one collegiate institution were eliminated, leaving samples of approximately 1,000 transfers for each quarter.…

The responses of state colleges and universities to substantial reductions in their appropriations are examined in a one-year study that encompasses experience with fiscal stringency in about a dozen states, primarily in five states. Some key concepts such as "retrenchment,""time," and the differences in statewide organizations…

Data and a brief analysis of migration of college students are presented. Information is presented on: enrollment by control of institution and "origin" of student for 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1975; net migration of college students and percent of student residents remaining in home state institutions for these four years; residence and…

Brief histories and program descriptions are presented for 17 public and private community colleges in Arizona. Of these, seven are located in Maricopa County. Overall, the nine community college districts had a combined budget of $115,267,361 in 1978-79 which was a 15% increase over 1977-78. Actual full-time student equivalent enrollment (FTSE)…

In a study of California's high school class of 1975, the rate at which students in different ethnic and economic groups attained eligibility within institutions of the California state college and university system (CSUS) was examined. Responses were received from 4,131 graduates, about two-thirds of the mailing sample. Results of the survey…

The New Hampshire Technical Institute and the six New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Colleges graduated 906 students from 45 occupational programs during the 1978-79 academic year. By October 1979, 710 graduates (78%) were employed in full-time positions; 98 (11%) were continuing their education full-time; 6 (1%) had entered military service; 27…

It is found that recent funding levels in Texas for faculty salaries and the purchase of books and other library materials have been drastically impaired by inflation. As a result, it is suggested that substantial increases in legislative appropriations will be required to prevent higher education from losing further ground. Faculty members have…

The second annual report on college-going rates for recent graduates in public and private California high schools who were 19 or less when they enrolled as first-time freshmen in Fall 1974 through 1978 is presented. Changes in rates for men and women enrolled in each segment of California higher education from each country and statewide are…

Results of a national survey of salaries, tenure, and fringe benefits of full-time college instructional faculty are presented. The survey was part of the Higher Education General Information Survey. Overall, the number of full-time instructional faculty increased slightly from 1976-77 to 1977-78. While the number of men remained approximately the…

Data on earned degrees conferred in the United States are presented. The data cover the period July 1, 1976 through June 30, 1977 and were collected from the survey instrument, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred," from the 12th annual Higher Education General Information Survey. Data on baccalaureate and higher degrees are…