This paper, one of two related documents, examines the impact of declining enrollments on educational expenditures. It highlights population and social changes that have contributed to the decline and discusses the general financing of schools. Finally, the paper discusses strategies state policymakers can use to manage decline, including…

This directory is intended to assist in the process of identifying funding sources for planning, constructing, or renovating community-use facilities. The first part introduces federal sources, including information contacts for the program, types of assistance, objectives, use and use restrictions, financial information, and eligibility…

Today private institutions of higher education are included in practically every federal program which aids higher educational institutions and students. At the state level, over 40 states have some form of aid to the private sector. Some now ask for much more massive assistance to private colleges, on both the federal and state levels. The…

This report presents interpretive summaries of legislative actions in 9 western states. The states are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. The first section gives a regional roundup of 1970 legislative action on such issues as campus conduct, constitutional revision, higher education studies,…

Collectively, the 10 papers in this volume provide an examination of the financial outlook for higher education in the final 3 decades of the 20th century. They represent a variety of viewpoints, set forth numerous meaningful statistics and projected statistics, and illuminate the critical questions relating to future support for students and…

This manual provides a financial history of Utah's institutions of higher education from 1959-69. Total expenditures and revenues for educational and general purposes are included. Comparative information is given for each institution on: instruction, administrative and general operations, library and museum, physical plant operation and…

This preliminary report ascertains trends in state funding in higher education based on questionnaire responses of 42 of the 50 states. A more complete analysis is expected to be available at a later date. Initial results indicate (1) total state revenue increased for a 5-year period, 1967-68 through 1971-73, by approximately 67%; (2)…

In a state government approach to providing support for higher education, there are at least three essentials of a technical nature as opposed to a policy nature. These three technical essentials are discussed in detail in terms of the practice and experience in Ohio. The essentials include: (1) program differentiation, (2) level of instruction…

A study of existing library service in Southeastern Minnesota resulted in the recommendation that a Southeastern Library Cooperative (SELCO) be formed under a contractual, federated basis. The cooperative would consist of all public libraries in the region who meet the current requirements for eligibility for state aid funds. It was recommended…

The Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California commissioned the present study to be undertaken to answer many questions concerning independent higher education in the state. Among the questions included in the study description are: (1) What is the present contribution of independent institutions to California higher…

This document presents data on state tax appropriations to higher education for the approximately 500 colleges and universities belonging to the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges for academic year 1972-73. Reducible to exact figures are such matters as the growth-rates of population in each state over recent years,…

Cooperation between the public and the independent colleges and universities in the State of Indiana has become a tradition since 1945 when the Indiana Conference on Higher Education was formed. Now the independent institutions in the State, like independent institutions throughout the U.S., are facing a critical financial and enrollment…

The private higher education sector in recent years has been facing a financial problem that has caused the institutions to raise tuition costs considerably, and often to price themselves out of the market. Part of the reason for this is the expansion of public colleges and universities that can afford to offer an education at a lower price.…

This document presents the 1970-71 data on the current operating income and expenditures of the state controlled colleges and universities in the state of Virginia. The report presents two basic approaches to analyzing the financial data. One provides the percentage relationship of each function to total educational and general income or…