The 11th Annual Survey of Graduate Science and Engineering Students and Postdoctorates requested data from all institutions of higher education in the United States in which there was at least one science or engineering program leading to a master's or doctoral degree, including medical schools and other components granting first-professional…

Data on 102 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) collected through three annual surveys of academic science and engineering (S/E) resources are presented. Twenty-three tables are derived from: the Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges (tables 1-4); the Survey of Federal Support to…

This report describes Ball State University's MBA/TV program in which the College of Business offers a structured series of telecourses making it easy for students to acquire a graduate business education (MBA) where they live and work. It utilizes a statewide educational communications system called the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication…

The 12th Annual Survey of Graduate Science and Engineering Students and Postdoctorates requested data from all institutions of higher education in the United States in which there was at least one science or engineering program leading to a master's or doctoral degree, including medical schools and other components granting first-professional…

Data on summer and fall 1981 enrollments in Pennsylvania colleges and universities are presented, including a brief narrative section on trends. Detailed statistical tables cover the following: enrollments by enrollment status and by sex, fall 1972-1981; total enrollments by type of institution, fall 1972-1981; enrollments by level of study, fall…

A detailed historical analysis of enrollment trends system-wide, by sector (public baccalaureates, community colleges, and independents), and by individual institutions in Michigan for the period 1964-1976 is provided. A special analysis of public baccalaureate institutions by statewide planning and development regions and by county for the five…

A longitudinal study of full- and part-time students was undertaken at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide institutional data about student performance over time. Each fall from 1967 to 1980, transcripts of a random sample of 200 full-time and 200 part-time beginning credit students were analyzed to obtain data about students'…

A study was conducted in Spokane, Washington, to determine motivational factors and preferred conditions that would encourage adults to participate in learning activities. Interviews were conducted with 600 randomly selected households (89 percent success rate) distributed across the age, educational attainment, occupational, and socioeconomic…

Fall 1980 on-campus enrollment data for public and private colleges and universities in Arkansas and comparative data for previous years are presented, along with a narrative description of the data. Information is presented on the following: fall on-campus headcount enrollment trends, on-campus headcount and average course load by student level…

The study described in this report was conducted at Black Hawk College (BHC) to determine the characteristics and attitudes of students enrolled in evening classes in the college's university parallel programs. After introductory material discussing the importance of adult, part-time students to today's community college and the objectives of the…

Doctoral enrollment and graduation patterns at Canadian universities during the 1970s and projections for the 1980s are presented. Attention is directed to full-time and part-time doctoral enrollment by eight fields of study, and 26 disciplines are examined for the 10-year period of 1970-71 to 1979-80. Breakdowns by region and by selected…

Numerous issues and questions related to the adult, part-time student are addressed in this research review, especially as they pertain to the community college. The paper begins by comparing the demographic characteristics of adult learners and non-learners and then points to several sub-populations which might be better served by the community…

The report is divided into two major sections: credit course enrollment (headcount) and degrees granted. The first section provides headcount enrollment data for the individual institutions and institutional types of the State University of New York as well as system-wide data. Enrollment data is for the fall term of each year and is arrayed by…

IN THE SPRING OF 1967, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION OF WOMEN HELD A SERIES OF FOUR DISCUSSIONS, "WOMEN IN SCHOOL AND AT WORK," TO GIVE WOMEN WHO ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION OR THINKING ABOUT IT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO EACH OTHER. AT EACH SESSION, TWO OR THREE WOMEN WHO HAD RETURNED TO COLLEGE BEGAN A GENERAL…

Analysis of the transcripts of 200 full-time and 200 part-time beginning traditional credit students randomly sampled from the population of students entering each fall from 1967 to 1975 at William Rainey Harper College indicated that: (1) overall student grade point average rose in direct relationship to changes in grading policy; (2) the grade…