This background paper provides updated information on the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board's comprehensive master plan for improving postsecondary enrollment. The plan stresses (1) increased enrollment levels at the four-year institutions to reach full capacity by 2005; (2) increased community college enrollments to reflect…

A student flow model is presented to raise the awareness of administrators and community leaders regarding the impact of proposed testing requirements in the state of Florida; i.e., the addition of a State Student Assessment Test (SSAT) of functional literacy, a statewide college entry level test, and the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST)…

A 35 percent increase in total enrollment in the Dade County Public Schools is projected for the year 2000. The projections are based on population projections developed by the Metro-Dade County Planning Department for the county's continuing urban development and growth management programs. Dade County Public Schools in cooperation with…

To investigate prospects for enrollment decline, institutional researchers from Michigan's 15 public universities participated in an enrollment project grounded in detailed examination of headcounts and credit hours over time. Each institution reported enrollment for 12 fall terms (1974 through 1985) categorized by age group, gender and degree…

To determine the statewide need for and the proper emphasis of a teacher education certificate in the area of computer science, a questionnaire was mailed to 459 Oklahoma school districts. Based on 201 usable responses, results indicate a clear demand for computer science teachers, with a demand already existing at the high school level and…

Information is presented from a study by the Council of New Jersey State College Locals to get facts on budgets, enrollments, New Jersey, the nation, and trends over the last decade in order to help the citizens of New Jersey determine what policies will best meet their needs in the 1990s. In June of 1987, the Chancellor submitted a Five-Year…

A study was conducted by the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges (CCC) to examine the consequences of existing fee policies and the likely impact of possible changes in the fee structures. The study simulated the consequences of three different fee proposals for the CCC system: an annual fee increase of $50 ($30 for those…

Designed to aid in curriculum and facilities planning at Montgomery College (MC), this report provides projections of student enrollments for 1984 through 1988. After introducing the history of enrollment projection at MC and presenting a rationale for such efforts, chapter 1 outlines the framework for projecting enrollments using techniques of…

Based on Heilbruner's thesis (1959) in "The Future as History," an understanding of the historical strengths, weaknesses, institutional forms, and trends in adult education can help predict its future. The flexibility and diversity of adult education have been tremendous advantages. They have also contributed to the confusion over what adult…

Data are given and discussed for seven areas of administration of the SUNY system: (1) state appropriations; (2) cost per student and tuition rates; (3) enrollments; (4) degrees granted; (5) facilities; (6) specific state aid programs; and (7) trends and prospects. Comparisons are made between 1975-76 data and earlier years, usually for the five…

Data on student retention at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, are analyzed. The retention rate of full-time freshmen for each of the past five years is presented versus the projected effects of achieving the institutional enrollment goal each year until 1986. Retention increased by only .1 of 1 percent in 1980 as compared to just over 2…

Full-time and part-time undergraduate enrollments in 15 public universities in Alabama were projected by sex for 1981-89. Additionally, state, regional, and national projections of undergraduate enrollments for the 1980s are made, based on a review of the literature. Alabama public high school graduates are projected in order to project full-time,…

Projections for North Dakota postsecondary education enrollment for the 1980s are presented. Attention is directed to population-related factors such as the number of live births, patterns of migration, elementary school enrollment, the number of high school graduates, and the size of the adult population. Other factors affecting postsecondary…

This is the 1980 desegregation plan of the Board of Education of the City of Saint Louis, Missouri. The document contains information on the following: (1) grade configurations, school clustering, and projected enrollments; (2) transportation; (3) magnet and alternative schools; (4) school specialty programs; (5) student transfer policy; (6) staff…

A step-by-step procedure, defined to help the Hamden Public Schools (Connecticut) board of education with the task of choosing one or more elementary schools to close, develops a list of criteria used for comparing and ranking elementary schools into a working system intended to give a precise, objective structure to the board's decision-making…