The study proposes using path analysis and residual plotting as methods supporting environmental scanning in strategic planning for higher education institutions. Path models of three levels of independent variables are developed. Dependent variables measuring applications and enrollments at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are…

Statewide enrollment in North Carolina's public schools is expected to increase 9.2% between 1992-93 and 1997-98, and by 15.6% between 1992-93 and 2002-03. Two tables and one figure illustrate these projections. (MLF)

An overview of population trends, historic education patterns, and enrollment projections suggests a more diverse student population in cultural background and age, with different learning styles, values, and attitudes. The realities of the new economy mean that students will demand value for money in their education. (SK)

Reports on a study which evaluated enrollment trends with the available academic manpower in Nigerian universities. Findings indicated that projections of student enrollment, expected to increase by 5 per cent annually, far outpace projected numbers of academic staff available. Recommends university funding focused on attracting academic staff…

This edition of "Projections of Education Statistics" provides projections for key education statistics, including enrollment, graduates, degrees conferred, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools. Included are national data on enrollment and graduates for the past 15 years and projections to the year 2017, as well…

The Los Rios Community College District has proposed to convert its Davis outreach operations to a single, state-approved educational center. The proposal responds to the district's need to expand educational services in the Davis area. The area is marked by high student demand and limited instructional facilities. In the 2006-07 academic year,…

In 1957, the year the National Education Association (NEA) celebrated its 100th anniversary, the Educational Policies Commission (EPC)--a prestigious group co-sponsored by NEA and the American Association of School Administrators--published a document titled "Higher Education in a Decade of Decision." NEA intended the report to address…

This article discusses the future of higher education. It examines certain basic characteristics of the college age population, relates these findings to possible enrollment impacts, and concludes with a discussion of some policy issues that may have to be addressed in the future. (Author/RM)

Presents a simulation model that might prove to be a powerful predictor of future enrollment for post-secondary study in Manitoba. This simulation involves representing the abrupt changes in individual and group behavior resulting from crosspressures, conflicting circumstances, and their related socio-economic conditions. (Author/WM)

The guide is intended to provide admissions directors, academic deans, institutional planning officers, and faculty with access to government sources of information concerning college enrollment management. Sections provide information on: using the guide; additional government document information sources; using government documents; acquiring…

If quality is to be maintained in the coming period of stringent resources and declining enrollments, budget formulas and management practices must be reformed. (Editor/PG)

Discusses the implications for the future of higher education by examining data concerning demographic factors, growth projections, supply factors, expansion concerns, health care needs, and manpower supplies. (Author/PG)

THIS MASTER PLAN ESTIMATES FUTURE JUNIOR COLLEGE POPULATIONS AND THE MINIMUM NECESSARY ENROLLMENT PER COLLEGE, PROPOSES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENOUGH JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS TO ACCOMMODATE THEM, AND SUGGESTS CERTAIN CURRICULUMS. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN 1963, PROJECTIONS WERE MADE FOR 1968 TO 1977, AND PROJECTIONS ON THESE…