In this review of college admission practices, four areas are analyzed: (1) changing patterns of admission standards and practices and factors that have influenced those changes during the past 25 years; (2) importance assigned to high school achievement, test scores, and other criteria in arriving at admission decisions; (3) influence of college…

Information on the Florida state-supported higher education system is presented to enhance the black citizen's capability to discuss and influence the future design and operation of public higher education. Attention is directed to: the structure of higher education; developments in the community colleges, state universities, and land grant…

The distribution of student aid among the five sectors of postsecondary education is examined: proprietary schools, two-year public colleges, four-year public colleges and universities, two-year nonprofit private colleges, and four-year nonprofit private colleges and universities. Attention is also directed to the ways this aid distribution has…

The issues, options, and procedures for annually measuring overall payment error in the Pell Grant program are specified in detail. Guidelines for establishing a definition of Pell Grant payment error are provided, and the design issues related to error measurement are examined. A comparison is made of options for selecting a study sample and for…

Information concerning international education activities at 15 Southeast Florida colleges and universities is presented. Twelve of the schools are members of the Southeast Florida Educational Consortium. A questionnaire was administered in 1982-1983 to determine foreign student presence, academic programs, contracts and grants, and administrative…

Trends in financial aid to students in Maryland colleges and universities are reported. Attention is directed to the distribution of different types of aid to undergraduate and graduate students, and financial aid awarded by type of institution. Characteristics of recipients of Guaranteed Student Loans, General State Scholarships, and Senatorial…

Alternative certification programs continue to increase as school districts, institutions of higher education, and commercial companies share common educational expectations. In Kansas, a state-wide collaborative of eleven partner institutions, governed by an advisory board, designed a conceptual framework, a standards-based program, curriculum,…

The eleventh annual Statistical Abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in North Carolina in their quantitative aspect for institutional planning, state agencies, and other concerned organizations and individuals. The data include, in tabular and graphic form without analysis: current enrollment, enrollment trends, undergraduate…

Student charges for 1980-81 at member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges were surveyed. A response rate of 87 percent (299 institutions) was obtained. Data are presented on resident and nonresident tuition and fees, average charges,…

Experiences that have been gained in Illinois in efforts to achieve interinstitutional coordination and cooperation among colleges and universities are described. Attention is directed to the role of the Illinois Master Plan Phase III to establish an integrated incentives in cooperative programs, experiences in the operation of an incentive grant…

Using a case study approach, an eighteen-month review assessed the implementation of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) in thirty-seven prime sponsorships in twelve states. Most states showed progress in establishing a role for local educational agencies in the prime sponsor employment and training service matrix. But too…

Projects funded by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) of the Employment and Training Administration are summarized in this document. It includes all projects active on September 30, 1980, and all those completed between October 11, 1977, and September 30, 1980. The projects and publications presented in chapters 1-4 are grouped by…

Questionnaires which focused on attributes of undergraduate agriculture students and their reasons for enrolling in agriculture were returned by 3,182 students attending land-grant universities in the South, and a profile of Southern agriculture students evolved. During the 1970's, more women and fewer Blacks enrolled in agricultural curricula.…

Data were obtained in 1977 via mail questionnaires sent to students at all 1890 and 1860 Land Grant Universities in the South with programs in agriculture, to examine selected background characteristics and subjective perspectives of agricultural economics majors, compared with majors in production sciences and all agriculture curricula. The…

Because the number of students seeking admission to colleges of veterinary medicine exceeds the number that can be admitted, and because the changes that characterize veterinary students today have important implications for veterinary educators and administrators, this study focused on characteristics of undergraduate pre-veterinary students…