Higher Education in Texas: 2000 Status Report.

Overview & Synopsis

This report on the status of higher education in Texas covers enrollment trends, quality and access, research, campus planning, funding, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board activities. The first section, Participation and Success, looks at enrollment and participation trends and factors affecting participation in higher education. The second section, Meeting Workforce Needs, discusses the demands of the economy for workers in various areas and the efforts Texas is making to meet labor force requirements. The third section, Funding, describes the allocation of the $12.5 billion all funds appropriation for higher education and other sources of funds. New Trends in the Delivery of Higher Education, the fourth section, discusses supply and demand pathways and the increasing role of distance education. The final section, Statewide Planning Efforts, describes the new plan adopted by the Coordinating Board for Higher Education to bring Texas higher education into the new century. (Contains 10 tables.) (SLD)