If you are interested, please contact me at jfong@upcea.edu or (814) 308-8424. Jim Fong UPCEA Center for Research and Consulting
Hello all, First, thank you for contributing to the 2014 State Authorization Survey. The findings can be found in the CORe library at 2014Results . With nearly 500 respondents, we had our largest response to this year's survey, as compared to year's past. The survey result shows...
Just wanted to share with you a cool chart that the New York Times published on what people say to "where they were born" at the state level. Depending on whether you are studying braindrain or the impact of adult education as a result of immigration, it can be an interesting chart . For...
As the Internet is getting "faster" and cell signals have supposedly improved, our demand often creates logjams and clutter in both the cellular and Internet pipelines. In 2006, I did a presentation on technology and reported that I had an Internet speed of 800 Kps. Today, I am supposed to...
Yes, it is an over-used phrase ... "If you build it, they will come," as stated by Ray Kinsella in Field of Dreams . However, it is relevant to the enrollment management process that higher education has built, especially in continuing education and online learning units. UPCEA recently...
Ever get tired of reading occupational data and going through pages and pages of tables? This chart, while long, may say a lot. It contains all 820 Bureau of Labor Statistics salaries summarized in one place. Of course, it would be great to segment it or see different looks of it, but it's at...
Well, the UPCEA regionals are over, but far from it as many issues will continue to be discussed. It was so exciting to see the great keynotes and excellent content presented at the meetings. The networking was great and it feels like the UPCEA ball keeps rising to the challenges of online and...
Many people apply their certificate course work to a master’s degree, said Jim Fong, director of the Center for Research and Consulting, part of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association, a grouping of 350 colleges and universities