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My working analysis of institutional finance finds that, overall, U.S. postsecondary institutions spent $11,925 on instruction and student services in FY 2020 for every student enrolled in fall 2020. But different subgroups of students attended institutions with different levels of spending. Black or African American students attended institutions that spent $9,768 per student, or about …

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Analyzing the Relationship Between Higher Education and Jobs at CAPSEE This year’s Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment (CAPSEE) Convention featured four plenary and 12 breakout sections all centered on the idea of The Value of Education—And How to Further Strengthen It. Specifically, we came together to review emerging research on the relationship …

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Quebec’s system of “General and Vocational Colleges” or “CEGEPs” in French, combine what in other places in the U.S. and Canada would be the senior year of high school and the first year of college into a two year pre-university program that is free to students and covers most of the general education and major prerequisite courses that students need.

With its commitment to higher education reform and measurable, systemic goals that have proven attainable, Kentucky has become a model for other states. Though there are many reasons for the success, three key factors stand out: strong leadership for whom education is a top priority, clearly defined goals and smart financial aid programs designed to …

Three Strategies that Moved the Needle in Kentucky by Nate Johnson Read More »

This survey study, funded through a grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (the Basic Research B category of the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Project Code: 25285236),  is part of a multinational research project examining how unit instructional cost expenditure measures are defined, calculated, and used in campus-level decision making across higher …

Presentation on Results of Survey on Uses of Unit Cost Analysis on Campus Read More »

A new research brief finds that “linear” tuition is most common at public community colleges, while flat rate tuition prevails at state flagship universities. The complete research brief is available here.

Results from the survey of course enrollment patterns are summarized in an AIR Forum presentation here. The original Complete College America brief and related materias are available on the CCA website. The associated database may be accessed here.