Any plan to institute student fees for California community colleges should address public concerns about budgetary matters, course repetitions, avocational courses, and courses that are not clearly lower division, while at the same time protecting districts from unanticipated enrollment losses and preserving the right of access to education by…

Results of a survey on the academic progress of all secondary students in Canada in relationship to their social and demographic characteristics are presented in this report. The report provides information on: (1) social and demographic profile of secondary students; (2) program enrollment; (3) credit accumulation and academic achievement; (4)…

Results of a survey of 1983-1984 graduates of four-year institutions a year after graduation are presented. The data were obtained from the 1985 Recent College Graduates Survey of the U.S. Department of Education. Although it was found that the college debts of the 1983-1984 graduates were still moderate, it also provided evidence that the debt…

A study examined the American experience of accrediting employer-provided training. Interviews were conducted with 16 persons: 2 representatives of accrediting agencies, 9 representatives of employers with accredited training programs, and 5 persons with expertise in a closely related field. Based on these interviews, it appeared that where there…

The insurance premium rates that guaranty agencies charge student borrowers under the Guaranteed Student Loan program were analyzed by the U.S. General Accounting Office. The Higher Education Amendments of 1986 established a maximum rate (3% of the principal loan amount) that all agencies could charge student borrowers. Comparisons were made of…

In an attempt to discover how regional differences result in variations in the benefit patterns of federal programs, this booklet examines how education tax credits would be distributed across states. Using a simulation model, alternative tax credit structures are examined and their regional distribution is compared to the current distribution of…

Fall 1982 higher education enrollment data for Washington State and 1983-1985 biennial enrollment targets are presented. In addition to providing enrollment data on the community college and four-year college systems, separate data are presented for each four-year institution. Data tables compare headcount forecasts, actual and contracted student…

This manual is designed to allow service providers at displaced homemaker centers to update and refresh their knowledge and information of consumer concepts and to initiate and implement some consumer education services designed to meet the needs of displaced homemakers. Material is divided into five parts. Part 1 focuses on financial management…

Profiles of 65 urban American school systems are presented, showing that programmed and projected annual Federal per pupil expenditures in public and private schools between 1980-81 and 1984-85, as these would be affected by proposed Federal budget cuts and tuition tax credits for parents of private school students to equalize Federal aid to…

Problems of estimating college enrollments are addressed, with attention to shortfalls caused by smaller cohorts of traditional students and attempts to enroll adult students. Emphasis is placed on student credit hours (SCH) generated and on participation rates of adults. Full-time equivalency is defined as 24 SCH per student. Adult enrollment is…

Responses to a questionnaire sent in December 1977 to members of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' International/Intercultural Consortium (IIC) comprise this report on summer 1978 programs offered overseas by community colleges. The programs are listed alphabetically by world region and country. Program listings contain…

This five-part report provides a compilation and analysis of data on student completion of courses at Mercer County Community College between summer 1979 and spring 1980. After an executive summary of findings, Part II provides background information on the study, which examined volume measures, such as credit hours, and success indicators, such…

In deciding on the constitutionality of a variety of practices involving schools, courts have been increasingly called upon to balance the two First Amendment religious guarantees--that Congress shall not make any laws respecting the establishment nor prohibiting the free exercise of religion. This fifth chapter in a book on school law discusses…

This module is one of a set prepared in conjunction with the Title I "Project to Train Volunteer Leaders to Conduct Consumer Education Courses." It is designed to be a basic text for use in making a one-hour presentation on personal money management. Topics include reasons for having a budget and guidelines for successful budgeting, elements of a…

THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CPE) WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO OPEN UP THE STATE'S EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO HAD ACQUIRED COLLEGE-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE IN WAYS OTHER THAN THROUGH REGULAR CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE. FACULTY MEMBERS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NEW YORK STATE, WORKING IN…