Presented are several data tables, charts, and analyses of trends in degrees awarded in various college majors in New Jersey higher education institutions. Tables show the total degrees awarded at all degree levels (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first-professional) in each academic year from 1973-74 through 1978-79; changes in…

This examination of the current status of compensation for community college management and administrative personnel first summarizes the findings of a study conducted by Howard R. Bowen, which determined that, compared to business executives in comparable jobs within organizations of similar sizes, academic administrators were indeed underpaid.…

This three-part handbook presents 22 articles dealing with the implementation and operation of fund-raising and community support programs for two-year colleges. Part I outlines the reasons for developing sources of private funds and provides information on the establishment and use of foundations, the administrative organization of fund-raising…

Based on audited financial statements submitted by each of the colleges and on plant and capital data provided by the New Jersey Department of Higher Education Office of Facilities Planning and Construction, this report summarizes Fiscal Year 1979 financial data for the county colleges of New Jersey. The report first presents a composite profile…

This self-instructional self-paced module is the fifth of five in the series, Competency Based Education Inservice for Part Time Community College Occupational Education Teachers. (See note for other modules.) Its purpose is to provide the teacher with the what, why, when, and how to conduct a follow-up to secure answers to and to evaluate the…

Data on higher education enrollment in Montana for fall 980 are analyzed and compared with that of previous years. For 1980, 81.4 percent of the enrolled students attended the Montana University System, 9.2 percent attended independent colleges, and 9.4 percent attended community colleges. The enrollment rate of both institution and sector for…

A plan for community college finance in 1981 is presented, based on an examination of socioeconomic factors likely to affect the California community colleges between 1981 and 1985. The report first outlines 11 assumptions concerning trends in community college finance and mission and, then, presents a general approach to financing the California…

A two-phase study was conducted in order (1) to develop a profile of admission standards and practices which were being used by forty public occupational education programs in Florida; and (2) to enhance the state-of-the-art encompassing admission procedures by identifying the degree of equity associated with 19 admission standards as perceived by…

A history of the University of Kentucky Community College System (UKCCS) precedes this analysis of data on UKCCS enrollment, instructional programs, financial support, and student characteristics. Section I discusses Fall 1979 headcount enrollments for each of the 14 UKCCS campuses in terms of distribution by class, sex, and residence. Enrollment…

This survey was conducted in order to determine the training requirements of the clothing industry in South Australia. The results and findings are intended to be used as a means for upgrading and revising the Clothing Production Certificate Course and for providing suitable training programs for other key occupations within the industry. Survey…

Data on geographic origins, or permanent residences, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1977 term are presented. Student and institutional data elements are student level (undergraduate/graduate), student load (full-time/part-time), permanent residence, institutional location, and in the case of…

The results of a 1977 assessment of the value of uniform financial data for the Oregon community college system are described. The utility of both programmatic data and auditable accounting data is also addressed. Business managers, presidents, and governing board chairmen at four community colleges and representatives of six different state…

Research on ethnic minority participation in community college education is reviewed in eight sections. The first delineates the distinguishing features of the modern community college, such as its emphasis on occupational education, its diversity of programs, and the prevalence of non-traditional course-taking patterns. The second section…

A mail survey of the 326 May and August, 1978, Essex Community College (ECC) graduates was conducted from November, 1978, to February, 1979, to collect demographic data, determine employment and educational status and anticipated needs for future services, and solicit evaluations of personnel service programs and the quality of academic…

This report presents findings of surveys to determine the effects of the 1976 Vocational Education Amendments on the required coordination between the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and postsecondary vocational education at the federal, state, and local levels. An introduction is followed by a discussion (chapter 2) of results of…