California's Southwestern College (SWC) conducted student surveys and synthesized research data to create a report that identifies 12 common student experience themes, providing a framework for improvement. The study includes information from various surveys, a review of responses to the 1990 Community College Student Experience Questionnaire, and…

The approaches to costing, budgeting, and financial reporting being used in further education (FE) colleges in the United Kingdom as of autumn 2000 were examined through a questionnaire that was circulated to all finance directors in the FE college sector. Approximately one-third of the sector (144 FE colleges) responded. The responding FE…

The Trident Technical College 2002 Fact Book summarizes institutional data pertaining to institutional goals, accreditation, enrollment trends, student profiles, graduates, financial aid, faculty/staff development, performance funding, continuing education, and the institutional effectiveness planning matrices. The institution had a total…

The Truckee Meadows Community College 2002 FactBook summarizes institutional data pertaining to enrollment trends, student profiles, institutional outcome measures, campus resources, and the external environment. The institution had a total enrollment of 10,445 students (17 percent of whom were full-time and 36 percent part-time and attending…

This report presents the results of a 1999 study on the employment and continuing education status of 1998 Community College of Rhode Island graduates. A survey for the class of 1998 was distributed to 1203 graduates. Two mailings and a telephone follow-up survey resulted in 1106 respondents (78.8 percent response rate). Eighty-three percent of…

This articulation report presents descriptive headcount statistics for undergraduates in Florida's State University System (SUS) institutions who, prior to enrolling in the university, were enrolled in a Florida public community college. In fall 1997, there were 66,299 such students, a decrease of 0.7 percent from fall 1995 in which there were…

This study examined the use of employer satisfaction surveys in the field of teacher education at a state university. Specifically, the issues addressed were whether new graduates' ratings of their job performance could substitute for direct employer satisfaction ratings, and if ratings of individuals by their supervisors yielded similar results…

The "Institutional Research Bulletin" is a collection of research summaries relating to Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) in Hawaii. Highlights from the 1998 volume (February-December) include: (1) spring 1998 enrollment summary, grouped by demographics and major; (2) patterns of complete withdrawal, 1997-98; (3) repetition and…

This report provides the licensure examination results for two-year technical associate degree and one-year certificate programs that lead to professions requiring licensure. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board uses this information as part of its overall assessment of the effectiveness of technical education programs at community and…

In light of federal legislation requiring colleges and universities to provide accurate institutional information to the public, the first two stages of development of the Consumer's Institutional Information System at the University of Missouri-Columbia are described. (BH)

Most administrators approach program reduction as a budget issue; in reality, it is a governance and planning issue of major importance for the 1980s. Steps in a planning process for program discontinuance (including pitfalls) are described, based on a national study supported by the Exxon Foundation. (Author/LB)

Undergraduate financial aid is seen as integral to larger institutional issues and deserving of strategic status in planning. Three areas of student aid--the institution's rationale regarding aid, institutional research, and student strategies for utilizing aid--are addressed from the planning perspective. (Author/JMD)

Effective utilization of community agents in the marketing process of community colleges is discussed. It is suggested that community-based marketing improves the college's outreach capability and encourages development processes within the community. The various stages of developing community-based processes are explained. (Author/SF)

In a period of consumer orientation, it is perceived that higher education must respond to calls for accountability and questions about academic ethics and fair practice. Discussions include the student as consumer activist, the government as protector, public confidence in education, and possible college reactions. (Author/MLW)

A plan used by Georgia State University for conducting a demographic student study for innovative planning in a metropolitan setting that focuses on short- and long-range educational planning is described, and the benefits of using this model are discussed. (BH)