This analysis reviews Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (BOAE) vocational education enrollment statistics and compares them with a survey of vocational students in public secondary schools conducted in 1972 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Following an introduction, a brief review is provided of official BOAE FY…

The provost of Michigan State University discusses erroneous methods of increasing efficiency and other problems in pursuing efficiency at large institutions. He lists 14 actions tried at MSU to improve efficiency and effectiveness. (Author/MLF)

How to shed inefficient institutional weight by forecasting enrollments in various programs and arranging optimum teaching loads, following the lead of Brown University. (Editor)

FEASIBILITY STUDIES COMPLETED IN THE ROOSEVELT, UTAH, AREA INDICATE THAT THE EXISTING POST-HIGH SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS MEET THE NEEDS OF THE AREA WELL. ESTIMATES OF POTENTIAL ENROLLMENT INDICATE THAT FEWER THAN 300 REGULAR STUDENTS FROM THE REGION CAN BE EXPECTED IN ANY YEAR FOR AT LEAST A DECADE AHEAD. ALSO A MAJOR PROPORTION OF THE STUDENTS, WHICH…

Since 1969, Eugene Public Schools District 4J, Oregon, has experienced enrollment decline. More specifically, partly because of population migration patterns, the district is suffering from two interrelated problems: (1) overall loss of students and (2) under-capacity schools in some neighborhoods and over-capacity schools in others. Enrollment…

Florida's current State Comprehensive Plan identifies seven goals of education that define the scope of the state's commitment to public education and set up priorities of effort. This report analyzes enrollments and expenditures for 1974-75 and those projected for 1980-81 and 1985-86 in terms of these seven goals. It shows that in 1974-75…

To help determine the feasibility of establishing in any Connecticut town new regional vocational-technical schools that would not produce any adverse effects on existing schools, this research study presents a methodology and computerized program by which these assessments may be made. Part One discusses the need for this type of methodology and…

In order to assess the probable impact of the June, 1976 loss of veteran's benefits for Korean-era veterans, Santa Ana College administered a questionnaire to 4,350 veterans enrolled in the spring of 1975. The questionnaire was returned by 1,299 veterans, a 29.9 percent rate of return. Of those responding, 469 veterans (36.1 percent) were…

The Higher Education Panel (HEP) of the American Council on Education conducted the present survey to determine the enrollment figures for junior-year college students in specific fields so that colleges and universities might better plan for future programs in terms of projected enrollments. Over all fields, junior-year enrollment increased 7.6%…

This report represents an attempt to bring to the forefront the issues related to independent higher education in Michigan. Goal 4 concerns the methods by which the private institutions can be properly assisted. Recommendations include: (1) It is sound fiscal policy for Michigan to find ways to maximize utilization of existing facilities, public…

Hoping to assure that the college remains responsive to the community, this study focuses on some of the factors which will affect Johnson County Community College's evolution over the next 20 years. Toward that end, the demographic features of Johnson County have been analyzed and projected as well as factors pertinent to and descriptive of…

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a solution to the annual problem of school district grade-wise enrollment projection. From the mathematical forecasting models considered, the exponential smoothing model is chosen and criteria for its evaluation specified. The model is then applied to data from three different school districts, and the…

The document contains the recommendations of the Ohio Board of Regents for state support of current operations of state-assisted institutions of higher education, and support of a new program of instructional grants to Ohio students enrolled in the state's accredited colleges and universities. The expenditure requirements cover the period from…

There is a great deal of discussion and concern within the postsecondary education community regarding the future of postsecondary enrollments. The Council staff has followed this debate and has identified critical population factors that will influence future enrollments in Oregon institutions. In light of this, the Council has presented…

This report presents current estimates and projections to 1990 for Delaware population and higher education enrollment. The population estimates and projections are tabulated by age and sex for the total population of the State and by single years of age for the population of college age. The enrollment estimates and projections are tabulated by…