A 2-YEAR STUDY (1965-67) WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY IOWA'S POST SECONDARY EDUCATION NEEDS, DETERMINE FACILITIES NEEDED, DETERMINE FUNCTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, DISCOVER STAFF NEEDS, RECOMMEND MEANS OF COORDINATION AND GOVERNANCE, AND PROPOSE METHODS OF FINANCING POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM WERE…

Increased pressures for added area vocational-technical schools in Minnesota led to this study with objectives of determining: (1) present and future employment needs, (2) geographic distribution of schools, (3) utilization of school facilities, (4) present and projected enrollment of students, (5) student characteristics, (6) projected facility…

This report forecasts U.S. public school enrollments and instructional and operations expenditures by state for each year from 1978 to 1982. Enrollment predictions are for preprimary and kindergarten, elementary, secondary, special education, and ungraded classes. Instructional expenditures include textbooks and workbooks, library materials,…

Short-term forecasting methods for assessing the number of students finishing schooling in France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom are reviewed. Types of data that are available for each country are discussed, as well as suggestions for data that need to be collected for more efficient forecasting. (Author/IS)

This study addresses the fiscal impacts of school choice in New Hampshire. The author uses one example from the 2003 New Hampshire legislative session to illustrate the fiscal impacts of school choice on New Hampshire and its communities. He develops a unique database of individual and household level responses from the 2000 Census of New…

This document provides enrollment trend information for public four-year colleges and universities for the period fall 1990 through fall 1996. Several trends are highlighted: (1) during the 1990s, American Indian, Asian, and Hispanic enrollment increased by more than 30 percent and African American enrollment by 17 percent; white non-Hispanic…

A five-year plan for admissions in a large state university is presented that considers current and projected enrollment, budget, space, equipment, computer liaison, recruitment, research personnel, publications, orientation, and public relations. (MSE)

Predictions made in 1978 about Australian higher education are re-examined. Very inaccurate enrollment predictions are attributed to unforeseen demand and supply influences. The end to the binary system of higher education, a major change in 1989, was not predicted. However, early analyses of relationships between education, employment, and…

Data and projections include college enrollments (men, women, public, private, full-time, part-time, full-time-equivalent, four-year public and private institutions, two-year public and private institutions, undergraduate, graduate, and professional), degrees awarded (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional), and public and…

This report presents the findings of an educational plant survey for the University of North Florida (UNF) conducted April 17-19, 1995. It contains recommendations for the educational plants of the university for the period April 17, 1995 to June 30, 2000. Part 1 outlines the statutory foundations, procedural policies, and the cooperative process…

In 1991, the College of New Caledonia (CNC) (British Columbia, Canada) prepared this 3-year plan representing the college's vision of the future as it attempts to meet the educational needs of the region. Identifying key opportunities open to CNC, this nine-part plan describes CNC's mission, goals, plans, and objectives. Section I provides an…

Fifty-five tables, 31 figures, and text examine enrollment, student characteristics, and student financial aid in Oklahoma public and independent institutions of higher education. The data are organized in the following categories: introduction, student inflow, enrollments, distribution, student progression, transfer of students, enrollment…

"Pocket Projections" provides some information on education in the United States in the past and future, focusing on the period from 1985-86 to 2007-08. In table form, data are given for these topics: (1) projected population; (2) elementary and secondary education enrollment; (3) high school graduates; (4) classroom teachers; (5) pupil/teacher…

This publication presents comprehensive information on students in higher education in Oklahoma in 1991-92 in 41 tables and 31 figures along with analysis and commentary. An introduction and preface provides definitions of key terms and concepts and notes the data source: Oklahoma State System's Unitized Data System which has been in place since…

Focusing on national enrollment trends and projections from 1960 through 2010, this study examined two scenarios: that age-specific postsecondary participation rates will be the same in the future as they were in 1980, and secondly, that because of enrollment "catch-up" and "saturation" factors that there will be minor age-specific enrollment…