Degree Production and Cost Trends: A National Analysis

Institution	State Higher Education Executive Officers
Titel	Degree Production and Cost Trends: A National Analysis
Quelle	(2010), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study; Public Colleges; Educational Attainment; Enrollment; Classification; Costs; Human Capital; Trend Analysis; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Einschulung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Cost; Kosten; Humankapital; Trendanalyse; USA
Abstract	The international imperative for postsecondary education is growing, and the push for state and national action is acute. To remain globally competitive, the United States must expedite efforts to further develop a well educated citizenry. Each state faces its own set of demographic and economic challenges. States and institutions operate in unique contexts of student populations, fiscal realities, and higher education governance structures, and undoubtedly will take different approaches to achieve their completion goals. Many states are experiencing dramatic demographic shifts requiring significant improvement in educational attainment among traditionally underrepresented populations. Others were especially hard hit by the recession and, in many cases, full recovery will require a more educated human capital in order to advance a more diverse economy. Despite these differences, however, the national focus must be the same--dramatically increasing the educational attainment of each state's citizens. Given the current and foreseeable fiscal constraints, the states and their public colleges and universities will need to work creatively and efficiently in order to meet this demand. In an effort to provide a context for state policymakers and institutional leaders, this report presents an overview and analysis of trends in degree and completion production, costs per degree and completion, and enrollment in public higher education. This report is the first in a series aimed at providing information to states that will help identify pertinent issues, challenges, and opportunities related to degree productivity. The database constructed by the Delta Cost Project is the principal source of data for this study, employing many of its metrics and calculations to build on previous reports. Appended are: (1) Definitions; (2) Carnegie Classification Groupings; and (3) Limitations in Data. (Contains 5 figures, 8 tables, and 4 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	State Higher Education Executive Officers. 3035 Center Green Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301. Tel: 303-541-1600; Fax: 303-541-1639; e-mail: sheeo@sheeo.org; Web site: http://www.sheeo.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10