This study investigated the relationship between the part-time student and the University of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) using a survey designed around the marketing principles of price, place, product, personnel, and promotion. The survey asked questions concerned with problems associated with fees (price), the campus and its facilities (place),…

This report provides statistical data on enrollment and degrees granted by the 66 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges, colleges, and universities between 1948 and 1994. The first section of the report provides headcount enrollment data for the individual institutions and institutional types as well as system-wide data. The…

Comprised primarily of data tables, this report provides data on fall 1994 enrollment in the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), and includes longitudinal data from 1984. Data are provided on student full-time equivalent and headcount enrollments; community college headcount enrollment; full- and part-time status of…

This report presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System's (IPEDS) Fall Enrollment Survey from 1986 to 1994. IPEDS collects enrollment data from all postsecondary institutions eligible to participate in Title IV financial aid programs although the data in this report pertain only to institutions accredited at the…

Tertiary institutions worldwide are catering increasingly to adult, part-time students who are entering higher education for the first time. This paper addresses the compound problems that these students face in attempting to pursue a distance education in a second language. It offers the specific example of Hong Kong and the access and degree…

To gather data on the satisfaction of community college students with their faculty academic advising, a survey was conducted in winter 1989-90 of a random sample of 750 full- and part-time students at an urban multi-campus community college in Iowa. Specifically, the survey sought information on student characteristics and levels of satisfaction…

Many college students today are combining their undergraduate studies with some type of paid employment, volunteer work, or internship experience. Estimates show that more than 60 percent of undergraduate students work in paid positions; as many as 26 percent serve as volunteers; and almost 25 percent of undergraduates participate in…

This booklet summarizes findings from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, concerning graduate and first-professional students. The booklet's introduction indicates that, of the 2.8 million postsecondary students enrolled in 1995-96, 56 percent were enrolled in master's degree programs, 12 percent in doctoral programs, 12 percent in…

This report provides statistical data on student enrollment at colleges and universities located in New York State during the fall semester of 1990. Three tables of data are presented: (1) Degree-Credit Enrollment and First-time Students in Institutions of Higher Education by Level of Program and Institutional Classification, New York State, Fall…

Data were collected in fall 1983 to provide a profile of the student population of the Peralta Community College District (PCCD). The data revealed: (1) total student enrollment declined by 12% from fall 1982 (N=38,976) to fall 1983 (N=34,183); (2) 57% of the students whose sex was identified were women; (3) minorities constituted 58% of the…

A major change which has taken place in Singapore is the introduction of full-time teacher training programs to replace part-time programs. This study compared characteristics and motives for teaching of full-time students admitted into the teacher education program in 1981 with those of part-time students of the late 1960s. A background of the…

The 23 papers presented at this conference deal with the information needs of institutionally-based part-time students in United Kingdom universities, polytechnics, and further education colleges, and with library and information services for the adult learner. Keith Percy and John Simpson provide overviews on the number and types of part-time…

The proportion of community college students transferring to a four-year institution dropped considerably during the 1970's and early 1980's, a situation leading to accusations that the colleges do not prepare their students sufficiently well for transfer. However, several other factors have an influence on transfer rates. The fact that most…

This report, designed as a planning tool, describes recent enrollment trends in Connecticut and projects enrollment in Connecticut's colleges and universities through the end of the century. Projections are reported as ranges because of the volatility of attendance patterns. Tables present data on undergraduate, graduate, full- and part-time…

This report provides a fall term profile of first-time-in-college students at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) between fall 1978 and fall 1982. Tables present data on ethnic and gender distribution, degree objectives, and full-time/part-time distributions, offering collegewide figures and data for each campus. Report highlights include the…