Here are some new resources and news for the field of higher education.
State Finds Small-Campus Enrollment Lags Behind Out-Of-State Counterparts. (WNIU – October 3) The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform recently compared enrollment data of Illinois public colleges and universities against similar schools in six neighboring states. Enrollment at the state’s three largest public universities increased, but Illinois’ mid-size schools fell behind their neighbors.
Projections of Education Statistics to 2024. This publication provides projections for key education statistics. It includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and earned degrees conferred expenditures of degree-granting institutions. For the nation, the tables, figures, and text contain data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2024. For the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the tables, figures, and text contain data on projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and public high school graduates to the year 2024. In addition, the report includes a methodology section describing models and assumptions used to develop national and state-level projections. Public school enrollment in Florida is projected to increase from 2.7 million in fall 2013 to 3.0 million in fall 2024. (Source: National Center for Education Statistics)
Bringing City University of New York (CUNY) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) to Ohio. Community colleges serve seven million undergraduates annually, a disproportionate number of whom come from disadvantaged communities. Yet among full-time, first-time, degree-seeking students entering public two-year schools, only 20% graduate within three years. Low graduation rates are especially pronounced among low-income students, non-traditional students, and students who enter college without the math, reading, or writing skills required for college-level courses and who thus need to take developmental (remedial) courses. In 2014, three community colleges in Ohio (Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Lorain County Community College) implemented the City University of New York (CUNY) program called ASAP, or Accelerated Study in Associate Programs. This brief describes the ASAP demonstration in Ohio and the programs implemented by these three schools. Early findings from the evaluation show that the Ohio programs substantially increased first-semester full-time enrollment and credit accumulation, as well as persistence and full-time enrollment in the second semester. (Source: MDRC)
