The primary objective of this study is to aid policy makers - state and federal officials, accreditation officials, and university administrators - in making decisions concerning the regulation of postsecondary external degree programs. The purpose of this project is to identify the legal and regulatory issues that the operation of these programs…

This document is comprised of charts and tables presenting enrollment data from fall 1971 through fall 1975 for the six community colleges in the Hawaii Community College System. The total fall 1975 enrollment figure of 30,476 compares to a 25,886 figure in fall 1974. Regular credit students comprise two-thirds of the registrants (20,617)--a 20…

An external degree is one that may be earned outside the central structure of a college or university. The most common form of external degree program is the evening college in which students, who are usually working adults, meet the standard requirements for a four-year degree by taking a part-time program after work. No allowances are made in…

This study was designed to provide Widener College (Pennsylvania) with data to develop an admission policy for the registered nurse in the baccalaureate program of nursing. Subjects were the deans of fourteen accredited baccalaureate programs of nursing in the state of Pennsylvania. A letter and a questionnaire comprised of open-end and closed-end…

That the availability of adult part-time scholarship aid to attend college has had a positive impact on individual, family, and work lives of the recepients in a Kellogg Community College program is documented by a survey of scholarship recipients. Results are related to earlier research by the American Council on Education. (JT)

Reports the development in the United States of national media courses, i.e., those using television, newspapers, radio or magazines as the essential means of instruction supplemented with additional readings and other studies. (Editor/RK)

A return to school is discussed as both a possible contributing factor to marital separation or divorce as well as an outcome. The special problems and counseling needs of the divorced reentering student are also delineated. Implications for society and education are discussed. (Author)

A statistical look is taken at the comparative levels of achievement of a sample of returning students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the encouraging implications for expanded admissions and better grade prediction. (Author/LBH)

This discussion of the situation of part-time students focuses on generally accepted attitudes toward such students, possible role conflicts between faculty and students who are knowledgeable practitioners, the needs of these students in terms of course content and availability, and the special problems posed by distance education. (CLB)

Consists of eight articles discussing the topic of open learning. Articles address (1) definitions, (2) corporate training, (3) further education programs, (4) university-based training, (5) distance learning, (6) learning to learn, (7) Britain's Open University, (8) the Business-Technical Education Council. (CH)

Presents a summary of the results of a survey of National Association of Trade and Technical Schools during 1983. Information is presented concerning profit/nonprofit status of schools, size of enrollment, course of study, part- and full-time status, and student completion and placement information. (CT)

Pace University's efforts to attract and retain adult students include contacting nonmatriculated students to encourage commitment and resolve problems and contacting part-time students the first semester they stop attending. The results of the university taking the initiative have been increased retention and greater information about student…

The undergraduate business administration program at an Australian institute of technology is evaluated by a Markov process that explicitly includes full- and part-time student enrollments. The evaluation raised the question of how efficiently resources are being used in postsecondary education. (MSE)

The increased number of adult college students in Sweden has meant less participation in student life, more group and project work, less traditional instructional methods, fewer textbooks in foreign languages creating a more provincial educational setting, nontraditional scheduling, and political debate over educational quality and the intended…

This document presents enrollment projections for the public colleges and universities in Maryland through 2012. There are headcount projections for each higher education institution, with breakdowns by full- and part-time undergraduates, and, as applicable, full- and part-time graduate/professional students. Full-time equivalent (FTE) and…