Report on Veteran Education, 1975

File — Box: InRes 1, Folder: 27

Identifier: Folder 27

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series: This series contains statistical information pertaining to the Division of Educational Statistics (DEAS). DEAS is a subdivision of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The statistical information ranges from 1973-1983. Each document in the series contains some type of educational statistic for Edinboro State College and its branch campuses. The types of educational statistics are as follows: Fall Enrollment Reports (1973,1974,1976); Winter Enrollment Reports (1976-79); Summer School Enrollment (1973-82); Supplemental Enrollment Data (1973-76, 1978); First Time Student (1974); Comprehensive Staff Report (1973-75, 1980,1982); Inventory of Adult/Continuing Education Activities (1974); Report of Veteran Education (1973-79); Report on Veterans Education Degree Graduates (1973-76, 1978-79); Supplement to the Degrees and other Formal Awards Conferred (1973-1975); Supplement to the Students Enrolled for Advanced Degrees (1973-74); Teacher Supply and Demand Survey (1974-82); Tuition and Required Fees (1977-82); Survey of Financial Aid (1972-75); and Field Experience Programs (1975-77). The fall and winter enrollment reports have a similar format. These reports contain the number of students enrolled in a particular year. The reports divided the students according to male or female, full-time or part-time, and status (graduate or undergraduate). The reports further divided the undergraduates into first time degree students and upperclassmen. There are definitions of basic terms used throughout the report (e.g. graduate student). The summer school enrollment reports contains the number of students enrolled in each session. These reports contain the enrollment for the branches campus as well as the main campus. The supplemental enrollment data extends the basic fall or summer report. This statistical information contains figures such as the number of students who live on campus as opposed to those students who commute. The comprehensive staff reports focused on five survey items. Section one surveyed the number of employees in institutions of higher education by occupational activity and sex. The second section focused on the full-time equivalents in instruction and/or organized research by academic area. Section three pertains to full-time faculty in instruction and/or organized research by highest educational level and academic area. The fourth section deals with the salaries of full-time faculty. Lastly, section five identifies the new and departing full-time from the fall. The Teachers Supply and Demand Survey contains information regarding the number of students who were majoring in Education. The information was divided into men and women, student’s with a bachelor’s degree or with a master’s degree as well as elementary or secondary education. This survey further divided the secondary education course into the specific subjects the students specialized in (e.g. Agriculture, Art, Language, Journalism) if one chose. The Survey of Field Experience Programs noted those students who participated in either an internship or CO-operative education program. Also, the survey contains definitions of terms to explain how to read the survey. The report on Veterans Education contains the criteria to identify veterans. After one is identified, the report divided the veterans into men or women, full-time or part-time, and graduate or undergraduate. The report on veterans education degree graduates focuses on what area of study that veteran graduate students were interested in. These report were divided the men or women, there discipline and either bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, doctor’s degree. The Office of Programs to Advance Veterans Education requested that DEAS collect data for both of these reports. The inventory of Adult/Continuing Education Activities contains information regarding the courses and/or activities which adult undergraduates, graduates, professionals participate in. These courses and/or activities were conducted on or off campus, during and time of the year, and with sessions scheduled during the day, afternoon, evening, or on weekends. The supplement to the degrees and other formal awards conferred contains instructions, definitions, and the number of students that graduated from the various disciplines. The definitions in the report defined American Indian, Black, Spanish-Surnamed American, Oriental, and Others. The supplement to the students enrolled for advanced degrees has a similar format. These reports focus on those students who were to enroll in graduate level. The Office of Equal Opportunity of PDE requested that DEAS collect data for both of these reports. The Survey of Student Financial Aid contains information regarding the race, sex and number of students participating in and the total amount of money expended for selected types of financial aid available to students. Specifically, the survey focuses on PHEAA Scholarships and Grants, PHEAA Loans, Institutional Scholarships and Grants, and Student Employment. The survey divided the students into race and sex as well. The Office of Equal Opportunity in the Department of Education and Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission requested DEAS collect data from this survey. The Tuition and Required Fees contains information regarding how much a undergraduate and graduate student pays to attend Edinboro State College. The tuition depends on whether the student is full-time or part-time and whether the student lives in-state or out-of-state. Also, the tuition depends on whether the student lives on or off campus.