Statistical data on higher education activities in North Carolina are presented, including simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred as well as complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. The following sections are presented: current enrollment, enrollment trends, undergraduate transfers, degrees conferred,…

The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…

The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…

The 1986 annual report outlines planning and coordination activities and student financial aid programs. The following planning and coordination activities are considered: statewide planning and facilities planning, a new program approval procedure, approval of off-campus offerings, studies of the state's engineering programs and needs and allied…

This study reports on: available student financial aid, unmet student needs, and alternative mechanisms for funding Nebraska college students. A survey gathered information on direct and indirect state awards, federal awards, and institutional and private sector assistance for the 1987-88 school year. Estimated unmet student need was determined…

Database documentation is provided for a data file containing survey statistics on students graduating during the 1983-84 academic year from colleges and universities in the continental United States, with particular emphasis on students who were newly qualified to teach. The 39-item questionnaire focused on respondents' educational and…

A data file which contains survey statistics on students graduating during the 1983-84 academic year from colleges and universities in the continental United States, with particular emphasis on students who were newly qualified to teach, is presented. The file contains 10,311 records. The sample of schools was chosen from the 1981-82 Higher…

The 22nd annual edition of Michigan's Postsecondary Admissions & Financial Assistance Handbook provides essential information regarding contact personnel, campus characteristics, admission requirements, program offerings, and application procedures for each college and university in the state. It contains a listing of over 7,000 instructional…

Information is presented on student default rates at 7,800 postsecondary schools. The report builds on previous data and offers a summary analysis of the approximately 1.2 million 1983 borrowers' rates of default by kinds of schools that borrowers and defaulters attended and length in years of their schools' academic programs. Information is…

The nature of the changes in the patterns of financing and control of higher education systems which have been observed in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries over the last decade are discussed. In particular, the report analyzes the links between expenditure patterns, costs and efficiency in higher education…

This document contains the testimonies of witnesses at a November 13, 1989 hearing on the status of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), as well as additional statements and a report by the Congressional Research Service. Witnesses included: the presidents of Spelman College (Georgia), Clark Atlanta University, Virginia State…

Intended to provide background information to anyone newly active in behalf of higher education in Indiana, the monograph describes the status of Indiana higher education as of 1989-90. The paper begins by summarizing the statutory authority of the various state entities having higher education responsibilities. A description is then provided of…

A study of the education program approval process involving the Veterans Administration (VA) and the State Approving Agencies (SAAs) had the following objectives: to describe the present education program approval process; to determine time and costs associated with the education program approval process; to describe the approval process at…

These two papers describe the City Colleges of Chicago's (CCC's) efforts to improve their developmental programs and services. First, a series of experimental programs designed to improve students' basic skills are outlined, including: (1) programs leading to a high school diploma and subsequent CCC enrollment offered by the Chicago Urban Skills…

Statistical data on higher education activities in North Carolina during 1986-1987 is presented, with attention to: current enrollment, enrollment trends, undergraduate transfers, degrees conferred, faculty, library resources, costs to students, admissions, student financial aid, and student housing. Among the 83 statistical tables are the…