A guide to financing medical school studies is presented. Financial planning should ideally begin as soon as medical school admission becomes a possible goal. Information is provided to help estimate costs and identify sources of financial aid, including help provided by a spouse or parents, institutional assistance, private loans/scholarships,…

A variety of special financial aid practices that colleges have created to meet the needs of adult students are described, based on a 1983 survey of financial aid directors from more than 100 colleges. Information is provided on campus-based sources of financial aid such as: credit for prior learning programs, financial and career information…

Information concerning expenses and income during 1980-81 of 406 randomly selected University of Minnesota undergraduates was obtained through a survey. Undergraduates estimated their total 1980-81 expenses to have been on average $4,286, which was 59 percent more than the $2,690 reported during a similar 1974-75 survey. Students living at home…

Types of student financial aid are described, and data are presented on student financial aid at Arizona postsecondary institutions for 1972-1981. In 1980-1981, 214,107 or 92.1 percent of the total students in all Arizona postsecondary institutions were surveyed. Enrollment data are presented for public universities, private four-year and graduate…

Ways that women are frequently treated in their relationships with faculty, administrators, staff, and male peers in campus situations and settings outside the classroom are discussed. Problems are highlighted in the following areas: admissions and financial aid; academic advising and career counseling; projects with other students and with…

The Three-Tier Vocational Education Program serves economically disadvantaged and handicapped high school students in Duplin County, North Carolina. It is designed to assist these students in developing job-seeking, job-getting, and job-keeping skills in a partnership with high schools, James Sprunt Technical College, and the employing community.…

The factors influencing attendance at Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada, by 1978 high school graduates were studied. Students who had participated in the Post-Secondary Demand and Enrollment Survey of November 1977 and had selected Brandon University as their first choice institution, and randomly selected students who had applied and been…

The information in this directory is presented to help students learn about specific Hispanic and American Indian higher education programs and services available from a large number of universities and colleges throughout the United States. For ease in use, the colleges and universities are organized in the directory by state. An alphabetical…

Students at the Sunnyvale Center of De Anza College, a satellite outreach facility offering learning, tutorial, and bilingual centers as well as other programs and classes, were surveyed in fall 1977 and fall 1978 regarding age, sex, race, employment, educational background, transportation, attendance at De Anza College, residence, use of student…

On a series of tables, data profile the affective and demographic characteristics of 1,500 regularly matriculated students who entered Bronx Community College (BCC) in Fall 1979. The data, collected on a specially prepared Freshman Information Form, indicate the level of satisfaction with the college curriculum, the primary language spoken at…

This publication consists of articles that detail the state of teacher education programs in the Rocky Mountain area. The articles discuss: 1) the evaluation of college courses taught in a rural setting, 2) professional development and role models, 3) multicultural education, 4) future educational trends, 5) educational cooperation, 6) student…

The entrepreneurial development and experiential education environments of Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama, are described. The college-owned industries of the dairy, farm, garment and linen service, bakery, food manufacturing, convenience store, and snack bar are discussed in terms of markets and marketing, permissions and protections,…

Financial aid to students in tertiary education can contribute to human capital accumulation through two channels: increased enrollment and improved student performance. We analyze the quantitative importance of both channels in the context of a student loan program "Sociedad de Fomento a la Educacion, Superior" (SOFES) implemented at…

As of December 31, 2002, an estimated 373,200 Australians were undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship, an increase of 14.8% over the number in training in 2001 and more than double the number in training in 1996; three quarters of apprentices and trainees in-training were undertaking Australian Qualification Framework Level III programs; and…

This report summarizes the gender equity self-studies and plans for all six of the public, four-year universities and colleges in the State of Washington, as well as from the 27-member community college system. The evaluation encompassed 10 major areas: (1) the adoption of a nondiscrimination statement; (2) compliance procedures; (3) academic…