This is an update of the first five-year plan for postsecondary education in California, adopted in 1976. While continuing to reflect a concern with developing a more effective and better coordinated system of education, it deals to a greater extent with problems and issues of direct concern to students and potential students: equal educational…

The question of what American colleges and universities should spend to educate their students is addressed. Both societal and institutional factors that determine the costs of colleges' educating their students and longitudinal changes in the unit cost of higher education are examined. The following issues are considered: long-term trends in unit…

In the United States, society and individuals share the expenses of collegiate education, making it possible to provide higher education for a much larger percentage of youth than in many countries. At the same time, maintenance of low tuitions through public subsidies has provided reasonable assurance of accessibility and equality of public…

A set of long-term finance principles dealing with student fees, community services, and interdistrict attendance was presented to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for adoption. It was recommended that the Board: (1) oppose any student tuition charges for credit instruction and for non-credit instruction in specified…

Findings and recommendations are compiled from a conference on student aid policy. Issues addressed in this summary report include: the public commitment to student aid; funding for student aid; the student aid delivery system; and the governance of student aid. It is noted that financial support from public and private student aid programs has…

The University of North Carolina's thirteenth annual statistical abstract of higher education in North Carolina covers the entire gamut of higher education activities from enrollment data and degrees conferred to more complex analyses like the flow of student transfers among institutions. Chapters include: current enrollment; enrollment trends;…

Statistical data are presented on tuitions and required fees at New Jersey colleges and universities for academic year 1978-79. Full-time undergraduate tuitions and required fees are provided for two-year, four-year public, and four-year independent colleges, and full-time graduate tuitions and required fees are provided for public, independent,…

The career and occupational information bulletin was designed for the graduating seniors of Robbinsdale Area high schools and their parents. It provides guidelines about training, occupational, and educational options available to the high school graduate in the State of Minnesota. The types of services and information to be provided by a guidance…

This Publication consists of nine articles that were originally prepared for a 1975 conference on "Critical Issues in Educational Finance," which was cosponsored by the Virginia Institute for Educational Finance, the Institutes on Education (Madison College), and the Virginia Association of School Executives. Included are the following articles:…

The New England Board of Higher Education presents findings and recommendations concerning the optometric, osteopathic, and podiatric education in the New England area. After a description of each of the professions, the following topics are discussed: interprofessional relationships, manpower needs, educational demands, college programs,…

In recent years, many public colleges and universities around the country have announced double-digit increases in tuition. The recession and the resulting squeeze on state revenues are the immediate causes. However, the short-term crisis should not be allowed to obscure a longer-term shift in state financing of higher education, which began more…

This paper presents a status report on efforts by the Illinois State Board of Higher Education to implement policies to enhance academic preparation and progress among college students, assist needy students, and keep college costs affordable. The board has initiated statutory high school course requirements for admission to public universities,…

This study examined trends in tuition and fees at private institutions of higher education, compared the fees with those at public institutions, and evaluated effects on need-based student financial aid. Data were collected from 150 private colleges and universities, from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Series, from the Entering…

This report examines the postsecondary financing strategies of undergraduates, describing how they combine work, borrowing, and attendance to support their postsecondary enrollment and examines the relationship between various financing strategies and students' persistence in postsecondary education. The report uses data from the 1992-93 National…

This analysis critically examines the cost controversy in higher education with an eye to resolving the crisis which is currently serving to exacerbate public willingness to fund higher education. An introduction touches on the role and influence of political ideologies and offers a framework to be used throughout the analysis for critically…