A study investigated the type, activities, and regional context of alumni associations at 124 2-year colleges. Results indicate the most successful programs had more staff and fiscal resources, were well established, had fewer alumni in the area, were not members of the National Council for Resource Development, and emphasized personal…

United States institutions awarded 42,705 doctorates in 1997, the highest one-year total ever, and a 32% increase over a decade ago. Some fields, primarily the sciences and engineering, experienced declines. Data are presented on the demographic characteristics and employment/postdoctoral education plans of doctorate recipients, institutions…

This fact sheet compares the numbers of 18-25 year-old residents and citizens by gender, race, ethnicity, geographic distribution, marital status, military status, unemployment, educational attainment, and assesses population trends from 1968-2006. It explores such demographic characteristics of young people using data from the March Annual…

Papers on the situation of linguistic minorities in Western Europe and Canada include: "Linguistic Minorities: West European and Canadian Perspectives" (Colin H. Williams); "Geographical Aspects of Minority Language Situations in Italy" (Paul White); "Defining the Gaeltacht: Dilemmas in Irish Language Planning" (Reg…

This report presents application and registration data for universities in Ontario for the Fall of 1993. Twenty-eight tables and graphs present information on: (1) the total number of applications and registrations from 1984 through 1993; (2) application and registration ratios; (3) active applications and registered applicants by university,…

The 23 tables and associated figures in this document summarize the annual student semester credit hour (SSCH) production for all of Arkansas' public higher education in 1994-1995. Several tables include these enrollment data in terms of full-time equivalencies (FTEs), calculated by dividing undergraduate SSCH by 30 or graduate SSCH by 24. While…

Detailed statistics on trends in the U.S. supply and geographic distribution of personnel in eight health occupations, along with current data on selected professional characteristics, are presented. Statistical tables include combined data for the eight occupations, and groups of tables for the individual health occupations: physicians (both…

This report summarizes information about students who dropped out of Massachusetts public schools during 1989 and provides comparative dropout data from the 1987 and 1988 surveys. Both the annual dropout rate and the projected 4-year dropout rate are presented. The annual rates describe the percentage of students who drop out in a given year and…

The proceedings of a colloquium examining the status of French in Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) begin with an overview of the issues concerning the role of French in this multilingual, regional, cooperative union and a brief look at the future of French in the contemporary world. Discussions of the status of French in the six…

Tabular data on degrees and awards granted by New Jersey colleges in 1985 are presented by program. In addition to totals for the state, data are provided by county. The following degrees/awards are covered: certificates, associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional. The information was obtained from the Higher Education…

Statistics were collected to show the racial and ethnic distributions of public school students and staff for the 1985-86 school year in New York State. The tables include statistics on: (1) public school students; (2) Black and Hispanic public school students; (3) racial and ethnic origin of public school students between 1981 and 1986; (4)…

Trend data on college-going rates in California are considered in this 1984 update. Enrollment rates since 1974 and changes in rates experienced by major segments of higher education and by counties are examined. The information also provides a basis for analyzing the college-going rates of men and women and of several ethnic minority groups,…

Trends in veterinary school enrollments and the demand for veterinary services in 14 southern states and the United States are reviewed to help states monitor veterinarian supply and demand. Highlights include the following: in 1984-1985, southern veterinary medicine schools will produce twice as many graduates as they did a decade earlier; the…

Salary data are presented for 30,667 filled full-time positions. In the tables presented, salary data are reported separately for faculty with M.D. degrees and for faculty with other doctoral degrees. Section A of the report depicts faculty salary information regardless of degree held. The first portion of this section contains such data according…

The survey of agencies providing home care conducted on January 1, 1966 by the Division of Nursing showed that almost 70 percent of the population of the United States and essentially all of the population in the territories lived in areas where some type of organized home care nursing services was available. Since 1959, the number of large cities…