This book provides a 1977-1978 composite state-by-state profile of higher education in states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), an enlargement of information concerning the education of blacks, and a set of alternate college enrollment projections. Most of the measures include elements for the nation, the 14-state region and each of…

This handbook for construction project planning was developed to be used by the Oregon Department of Education to evaluate existing facilities and determine the projected needs for each of the community college districts. Each college district's eligibility for state participation in funding is based on a Basic Space Need (BSN) which is the square…

Part of a long-range planning process for Vancouver Community College (VCC), this report describes the college's service district and its student population and provides a basis for a projection of the college's enrollment from 1981 through 1986. After introductory material identifying the role of the Market Research Task Force within VCC's…

Four appendices are provided to the Market Research Task Force Report completed at Vancouver Community College (VCC). Appendix I describes, on a series of matrices, the programs offered at each of the three VCC campuses and in the college's continuing education department. The following information is included on the matrices for each college…

Policy strategies implemented at the State University of New York in response to enrollment decline and financial cutbacks are considered. The following areas are addressed: institutional mission, administrative organization, enrollment plan, method of reallocating resources, a systematic program for staff development, program evaluation,…

Using data from the 1960-1977 period, this study provides a range of headcount enrollment projections for the Michigan higher education system to the year 2000 by type of institution and by age and sex of student under alternative sets of projection assumptions. The theoretical framework, methodology, and working model developed in this study are…

In the spring of 1975 the Eugene (Oregon) school board appointed a task force to make a comprehensive study related to all aspects of possible closure of small schools. Consideration was given to population and enrollment trends; economics; building condition; school size; school design; neighborhood and community implications; program capacity;…

The purpose of this study was to survey the large primarily white universities concerning freshmen entering in the fall of 1971 in order to note trends and changes in enrollment and admissions predictors. Sample population included black, American Indian, and Spanish Surname students. Returns were received from 99 percent of the admissions…

Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of an educational plant survey conducted in March 1995 at Manatee Community College (MCC). The report is designed to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services of…

This report provides information about students in postsecondary education in California, including information on first-time freshmen and transfer students, as well as other data, including total enrollments and student outcomes. Most of the tables display information covering the period 1988-89 through academic year 1997-98. Tables are organized…

This report reviews a proposal by the State Center Community College District to establish a State-approved education center in the city of Fresno. The center would be named the Willow-International Community College Center, and it would replace an existing Clovis operational outreach center that is considered by the district to be insufficient…

Reviews major issues in the financing of higher education in the 1990s, including overall resource level, revenue patterns (state and local financial commitment, federal funding, student charges, endowment income and private giving), and the changing role of student aid. Also examines issues as they affect different sectors or institution types.…

This paper looks at meeting Colorado student expectations of higher education by looking at demographic trends within Colorado's current undergraduate student population and some of the factors that may influence future student needs. Section I looks at the state's student population and notes that, though nationally 33 percent of undergraduates…

This research report ordered by the California Senate analyzes problems and possible solutions to postsecondary education finance in that state. A first section explores the background to the issues and concludes that higher education should be a top priority of the state government now and in the future. A second section examines the problem of…

Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of an educational plant survey conducted in 1992 at Florida Keys Community College (FKCC). The report is designed to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services of…