Browsing by Author "Phipps, Ronald A."

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    Access to Higher Education in Alaska: Strategies for Success
    Phipps, Ronald A. (Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, 2000-12-08)
    This report analyzes the historical and current context regarding student participation in higher education and develop policy recommendations for improving the percent of Alaskan students going to college. The purpose of the analysis is to create awareness of the issue and stimulate discussions among policymakers in the State so that specific strategies can be implemented to improve access.
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    Making Alaska More Competitive
    Phipps, Ronald A. (Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, 2008-04-01)
    Alaska consistently ranks at the bottom in educational performance indicators. Our “student pipeline” is the leakiest in the U.S: For every 50 ninth graders, 31 graduate from high school; 14 go to college; nine return for their sophomore year; and only three receive a degree within six years. This leaky pipeline produces Alaska citizens who, in large numbers, are foregoing the collective and individual rewards of postsecondary education. This report offers five recommendations as a comprehensive strategy to address the challenges faced by Alaska’s education system.
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    Students at Private, For-Profit Institutions
    Harrison, Katheryn; Merisotis, Jamie P.; Phipps, Ronald A. (The Institute for Higher Education Policy, 1999-11-01)
    Postsecondary education provided to students in private, for-profit institutions has been the topic of frequent—and sometimes controversial—public policy action in recent years. Among the most important of those actions were changes implemented in the 1992 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act that resulted in significant declines in overall participation by students at private, for-profit institutions in federal student aid programs. This report examines the financing patterns of students at these institutions and profiles changes in their demographic and enrollment characteristics between 1992-93 and 1995-96. It also includes a special focus on students attending four-year, for-profit postsecondary institutions that offer programs leading to a baccalaureate degree.