Download or read book Liberal Arts Colleges written by David W. Breneman and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-10 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private liberal arts colleges provide high-quality undergraduate education, but their survival is in doubt. Some see the liberal arts as increasingly irrelevant in a world marked by growing demand for technical training. Others wonder how private colleges, many with few students and high tuitions, can compete successfully against heavily subsidized public colleges and universities. David Breneman, an economist and former college president, explores these and many other educational and economic issues in this book, a detailed analysis of more than 200 liberal arts colleges. Breneman describes the recent financial and curricular history of liberal arts colleges. He explains how they have survived and how many have prospered despite severe competitive pressures. He shows how both outsiders and college administrators themselves misunderstand the role and effects of unfunded student aid (tuition discounting) and how this misunderstanding leads to questionable policies. He shows why the universe of liberal arts colleges—which includes such diverse members as women's colleges, black colleges, religiously affiliated colleges, and highly selective colleges—have had diverse experiences and confront different futures. Breneman includes sketches of twelve colleges that provide insight into both the shared and distinctive concerns of a varied but representative set of liberal arts colleges. He weaves these specific cases into a concluding chapter on the prospects for liberal arts colleges. This book is designed to appeal to college administrators, trustees, faculty, students, alumni, policymakers, and anyone who cares about quality higher education.
Download or read book Stand and Prosper written by Henry N. Drewry and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stand and Prosper is the first authoritative history in decades of black colleges and universities in America. It tells the story of educational institutions that offered, and continue to offer, African Americans a unique opportunity to transcend the legacy of slavery while also bearing its burden. Henry Drewry and Humphrey Doermann present an up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of their past, present, and possible future. Black colleges fully got off the ground only after the Civil War--more than two centuries after higher education formally began in British North America. Despite horrendous obstacles, they survived and even proliferated until well past the mid-twentieth century. As the authors show, however, the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education brought them to a crucial juncture. While validating the rights of blacks to pursue opportunities outside racial and class lines, it drew the future of these institutions into doubt. By the mid-1970s black colleges competed with other colleges for black students--a welcome expansion of choices for African-American youth but a huge recruitment challenge for black colleges. The book gradually narrows its focus from a general history to a look at the development of forty-five private black colleges in recent decades. It describes their varied responses to the changes of the last half-century and documents their influence in the development of the black middle class. The authors underscore the vital importance of government in supporting these institutions, from the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction to federal aid in our own time. Stand and Prosper offers a fascinating portrait of the distinctive place black colleges and universities have occupied in American history as crucibles of black culture, and of the formidable obstacles they must surmount if they are to continue fulfilling this important role.
Download or read book Private Higher Education written by Philip G. Altbach and published by Sense Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighting trends and realities of private higher education around the world, this book is organized into two sections. The first deals with international trends and issues, while the second--much longer--section focuses on countries and regions. (Education)
Download or read book Directory of Postsecondary Institutions written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes universities, colleges at the 4-year and 2-year or community and junior college levels, technical institutes, and occupationally-oriented vocational schools in the United States and its outlying areas.
Download or read book Colleges in Crisis written by Michael Townsley and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colleges in Crisis describes how the Covid and a shrinking birth rate over the last decade will devastate private colleges and universities if they cannot quickly transform their curriculum, operations, and marketing methods. The book offers two turnaround strategies that have been successfully used over the last twenty years. In addition, the book discusses the obstacles that leaders will face in conducting a transformational turnaround.
Download or read book Colleges That Change Lives written by Loren Pope and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prospective college students and their parents have been relying on Loren Pope's expertise since 1995, when he published the first edition of this indispensable guide. This new edition profiles 41 colleges—all of which outdo the Ivies and research universities in producing performers, not only among A students but also among those who get Bs and Cs. Contents include: Evaluations of each school's program and "personality" Candid assessments by students, professors, and deans Information on the progress of graduates This new edition not only revisits schools listed in previous volumes to give readers a comprehensive assessment, it also addresses such issues as homeschooling, learning disabilities, and single-sex education.
Download or read book Historically Black Colleges and Universities Fact Book Private colleges written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twelve Facts That May Surprise You about America s Private Colleges and Universities written by National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role that independent colleges and universities play in meeting the national interest of providing educational opportunity is not always recognized. The information in this report demonstrates how independent colleges and universities provide affordable access to students from a diverse array of backgrounds. Students who attend these institutions succeed in reaching their educational goals. Most of the information in the report is based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics. The twelve findings include: (1) most students pay less than the published tuition at private colleges and universities because of grants and scholarships; (2) even full tuition does not cover the instructional and other costs to the institution; (3) grant aid now covers a greater proportion of student tuition than it did a decade ago; (4) most financial aid received by students at private colleges and universities is based on financial need; (5) the proportion of students from racial and ethnic minorities is almost the same at private institutions as it is at 4-year state institutions; (6) the proportion of low- and middle-income students is almost the same at private and public institutions; (7) many older, working and part-time students attend private colleges and universities; (8) students who have dependents or support themselves attend private colleges and universities at about the same rate as at 4-year state institutions; (9) students who work full time, have a high school equivalency diploma, or face other challenges are more likely to graduate from a private institution than a state school; (10) all types of students are as likely to earn a degree in 4 years at a private college or university as they are in 6 years at a state institution; (11) regardless of academic preparation, students are as likely to earn a degree in 4 years at a private college or university as they are in 6 years at a state institution; and (12) students who earn bachelor's degrees are able to do so sooner at private colleges and universities than at state institutions. These findings dispute many misconceptions about private colleges and universities, and highlight the important role of such institutions in higher education. (Contains 22 figures.) [For previous version of this document, see ED475716.].
Download or read book Private Higher Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Models and Mavericks written by Morris T. Keeton and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1971 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities written by and published by . This book was released on 200? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NCICU is comprised of North Carolina's 36 private, non-profit colleges and universities accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. NCICU represents independent higher education in the areas of state and federal public policy and on education issues with the other sectors of education in the state. We also provide research and information to and about private colleges and universities, conduct staff development opportunities and coordinate collaborative programs.
Download or read book Private Higher Education written by Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research project has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, and the Program of Research on Private Higher Education at the University at Albany.
Download or read book A National Policy for Private Higher Education written by National Council of Independent Colleges and Universities and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Changing Course Reinventing Colleges Avoiding Closure written by Alice W. Brown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutions of higher education are constantly facing economic challenges to their survival. Nowhere are the challenges greater than in small private colleges and universities across America. None of these colleges can assume that its stability is assured in perpetuity. No thriving college is immune from unforeseen disaster, just as no struggling college is irreversibly destined for closure. This issue presents stories of colleges in crisis and considers what makes the difference between a college that closes and one that nearly closes but manages to remain open. It offers a range of revealing, hard-won experiences of college presidents who led their campuses in times of crises. Some colleges found no way out, and their stories offer lessons that are just as valuable as the stories of colleges that reinvented themselves and survived. This is the 156th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Higher Education. Addressed to higher education decision makers on all kinds of campuses, it provides timely information and authoritative advice about major issues and administrative problems confronting every institution.
Download or read book Independent Colleges and Universities written by National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independent, or private, colleges and universities are diverse in their depth and variety -- in students, faculty, academic offerings, tuition levels. Surprising to many is just how affordable a quality private college education can be. It's an attainable dream for students from every social and economic segment of the nation. A private college education is a highly personal experience. It is marked by faculty who care about students as individuals, a wide array of counseling and guidance services, and a warm community of students, faculty, and staff who respect and support each other. Independent colleges and universities are involved in the world beyond the classroom and campus in countless ways--as major employers, sources of a ready pool of volunteers, and leaders in research to benefit all of society. The nation's 1,600 independent colleges and universities are flexible enough in their programs and convenient enough in their locations to meet the needs of virtually everyone pursuing higher education--whether coming directly out of high school, returning as an older degree student, or improving career skills part-time while continuing to work. Whatever the expectations and needs of individual students, the real measure of a college education is how successful those students become. That means more than salaries and status. This document contains brief stories, including facts and numbers, of those who a part of independent colleges and universities. [Additional support for research used in this publication was provided by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).].
Download or read book The Best 387 Colleges 2022 written by The Princeton Review and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 881 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make sure you’re preparing with the most up-to-date materials! Look for The Princeton Review’s newest edition of this book, The Best 388 Colleges, 2023 Edition (ISBN: 9780593450963, on-sale August 2022). Publisher's Note: Products purchased from third-party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality or authenticity, and may not include access to online tests or materials included with the original product.
Download or read book Private Colleges and Universities written by John F. Ohles and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1982 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
