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The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education publishes a variety of documents and reports on higher education practices in the state for citizens, higher education facilities, and the General Assembly.
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Item Foundations for the future : higher education in South Carolina : a report to the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education(South Carolina State Library, 2004-04-27) National Center for the Higher Education Management Systems; Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Center for Public Trusteeship and Governance; South Carolina Commission on Higher EducationThe National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges were engaged by the Commission on Higher Education in 2003 to conduct a study in two phases. Phase One consisted of identifying a "public agenda" for higher education to address the major strategic priorities confronting the future of South Carolina in terms of population, economy, and quality of life, and then determining the link between higher education and these priorities. Phase Two consisted of a "policy audit," including an analysis of state statutes, regulations, and policies related to governance and governance-related areas such as finance to ascertain those that support or are barriers to the capacity of higher education to contribute to the state’s strategic priorities.Item South Carolina Commission on Higher Education by-laws, rules, and procedures(South Carolina State Library, 2007-06-07) South Carolina Commission on Higher EducationThis lists the by-laws, rules, and procedures of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.Item SC Commission on Higher Education FY 2017-18 budget priorities(South Carolina State Library, 2016-11-23) South Carolina Commission on Higher EducationCHE requests an increase in operating funds needed to address and/or fully support each of its legislative mandates.Item Issues in higher education in South Carolina(South Carolina State Library, 2017-11-02) South Carolina Commission on Higher EducationSouth Carolina’s institutions of higher education have recently come under scrutiny for key issues, including high tuition rates, declining African-American enrollment, and an outsized percentage out-of-state students receiving tuition discounts. These issues are symptoms of a larger, underlying cause—the universities’ budgets and the current funding model. With future trends for increased competition for a dwindling pool of 4-year college applicants, these issues will worsen.Item South Carolina Course Alignment Project(South Carolina State Library, 2010-11-19) South Carolina Commission on Higher Education; South Carolina State Department of Education; South Carolina Technical College System.This periodical shows the progress of the South Carolina Course Alignment Project which is a dual enrollment program giving college credit for high school courses.