Aspects of economic behavior of colleges and universities were examined empirically. Two groups of comparable, instruction-oriented institutions, one from the private sector and one from the public sector, were analyzed. Five issues were examined: resources dedicated to lower-division students, the economic impact of part-time students, the extent…

Over the past 20 years, the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has undergone a substantial shift in the number of credit hours for which its students enroll. In 1969, the percentage of students who enrolled for three credit hours or less was 20%, and they generated 6% of the full-time student equivalent (FTSE) enrollment. At that…

The growing number of part-time instructors teaching in community colleges poses both disadvantages and advantages for the teachers and students involved. Part-time teachers complain that the pay is low, fringe benefits denied, and there is no security in assignment or permanent employment. There is a lack of status with the full-time faculty…

The theme of the 1971 meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States is graduate education in the 1970s: a response to change. The discussions offered include nontraditional graduate programs by Elizabeth R. Foster and Edwin L. Lively; on developing a national philosophy for graduate education by Robert F. Kruh, Donald W. Taylor,…

Fall 1978 survey results for member institutions of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in the states represented by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education are analyzed and contrasted to the overall results from a national survey sample. There were declines in total graduate enrollment and in the number of first-time graduate…

Since 1968, the Central Staff Office of Institutional Research of the State University of New York has conducted an annual survey of the geographic origins or permanent residences of all credit course students attending institutions of the State University of New York. This report covers the fall 1974 term. Tables contain: (1) summary data for the…

A statewide survey was made to provide current data on the status, nature, content, and scope of Adult Vocational Education (AVE) in Illinois. In addition, the study staff identified some exemplary program elements from which an AVE model program was synthesized. Survey data were collected from interviews with State personnel and from…

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has recognized the changing need within society to provide teaching resources to new student constituencies, which include working adults, housewives, former college drop-outs, and older persons, whether in mid-career or in retirement. To reach this constituency, state colleges…

In order to determine the characteristics of the noncredit Community Services student at Montgomery College, data gathered from the 7,905 registrations received between May 1975 and March 1976 were tabulated and analyzed. Results indicate that the typical student is a 25-34 year old female secretary or housewife, living in the Gaithersburg area,…

Los Angeles Community College District projects an enrollment of 144,030 by 1979, an increase of 16.5 percent over the fall 1974 figure of 123,662. A 20.4 percent increase in evening enrollment is anticipated, compared to a 13.7 percent growth in day enrollment. Associated with expansion of the evening program are projected increases in the…

Enrollment figures and estimates for institutions of higher education covering fall 1973 and 1974 are presented. Tables indicate growth rated in public and private 4-year institutions and the 4-year branches of universities, and for 2-year institutions and the 2-year branches of other institutions. Data are also presented by sex and attendance…

Recipients of veteran benefits at community colleges in Hawaii comprised 24 percent of the spring 1975 enrollees. The proportion varied by campus from 15 percent at Kapiolani to 31 percent at Leeward and Kauai. Veterans differ from the student body as a whole in terms of credit load carried and educational objectives; this may be a result of the…

This report provides statistical information on the development of continuing education since 1965. Although there is an increase in the number of part time students at most campuses each year, in many instances evening credit courses are not offered in a pattern which will allow enrollees to make consistent progress toward an undergraduate…

The "Television Polytechnic" program of 1966 - 1970 was a joint effort of the Polish Ministry of Higher Education and Polish Television to provide televised education for working students. The subjects taught were those normally included in the first two years of the higher technical schools--math, physics, geometry, chemistry, mechanics…

A TABULATION SHOWS STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS OF 30,951 STUDENTS IN 15 COMMUNITY COLLEGES LOCATED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN FALL 1964. TABLES INTERSPERSED WITH THE TEXT CALL ATTENTION TO PATTERNS AND TRENDS IN STUDENT TYPES (ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, OR ADULT), SEX AND AGE GROUPS, STUDY LOADS, RESIDENCY, COMMUTING DISTANCE, PREVIOUS EDUCATION, AND…