Nuclear Engineering Enrollments and Degrees, 1978
Nuclear Engineering Enrollments and Degrees, 1978

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Published: 1979

Total Pages: 76

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This report presents the results of the eighth annual survey of Nuclear Engineering Enrollments and Degrees. Each year the survey is sent to institutions offering degrees in nuclear engineering or other engineering disciplines with nuclear engineering options. Although the number of institutions included may vary from year to year, historical information about degrees granted since July 1966 has been collected for all institutions. Over the past few years there have been significant perturbations in the supply of new engineers with nuclear expertise caused by many factors, such as the general decline in engineering enrollments, concern about involvement in nuclear activities, and uncertainty about a nuclear power future. This series of nuclear engineering enrollment and degree surveys has charted the changes in the supply of professional nuclear personnel and assisted planners and educators alike in preparing to provide for this needed energy resource. Data are presented on enrollments and degrees, placement of graduates, women and minorities, foreign nationals, and regional distribution.

Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments
Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2018-04-28

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0309467020

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The field of computer science (CS) is currently experiencing a surge in undergraduate degree production and course enrollments, which is straining program resources at many institutions and causing concern among faculty and administrators about how best to respond to the rapidly growing demand. There is also significant interest about what this growth will mean for the future of CS programs, the role of computer science in academic institutions, the field as a whole, and U.S. society more broadly. Assessing and Responding to the Growth of Computer Science Undergraduate Enrollments seeks to provide a better understanding of the current trends in computing enrollments in the context of past trends. It examines drivers of the current enrollment surge, relationships between the surge and current and potential gains in diversity in the field, and the potential impacts of responses to the increased demand for computing in higher education, and it considers the likely effects of those responses on students, faculty, and institutions. This report provides recommendations for what institutions of higher education, government agencies, and the private sector can do to respond to the surge and plan for a strong and sustainable future for the field of CS in general, the health of the institutions of higher education, and the prosperity of the nation.