Noncredit Activities in Institutions of Higher Education, 1978.

Overview & Synopsis

The survey results of noncredit adult and continuing education activities in colleges and universities for the year ending June 30, 1978, are reported. A summary of the results focuses on: institutions offering adult education; registrations; field of instruction; continuing professional education; special programs; the use of Continuing Education Units; administration and funding; teaching staff; and cooperation with outside organizations. Highlights cited from the results include these: since 1967-68, the number of institutions that offered adult and continuing education activities increased 116 percent; registration totaling between 20,000 and 50,000 were reported by 107 institutions, and 18 reported registrations of 50,000 and over; occupational fields showed registrations of 1,285,925, down slightly from their total in 1975-76; and nearly a third of the registrations were in continuing professional education fields, with the highest totals in nursing, medicine, education, and engineering. Appendices contain data tables, notes on methodology, a list of persons who advised NCES on the development of the survey, and the survey form. (LC)