Thesis (Ed.D.) -- California State University San Marcos ; University of California, San Diego, 2010. / Abstract: leaves xiii-xiv. Committee members: Jennifer Jeffries (chair), Mark Baldwin, Alan Daly. Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-177) Also issued online

Thesis (Ed.D.)-California State University San Marcos ; University of California, San Diego, 2010. / Abstract: leaves xvi-xvii. Committee members: Carolyn Huie Hofstetter (chair), Richard Bray, Moses Ochanji. Includes bibliographical references (177-187). Also issued online

Thesis (Ed.D.)-California State University San Marcos ; University of California, San Diego , 2010. / Abstract: leaves xiii-xiv. Committee members: Janet Chrispeels (co-chair), Carolyn Hofstetter (co-chair), Delores Lindsey. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 186-195). Also issued online

Thesis (Ed.D.)-California State University San Marcos, University of California, San Diego, San Diego State University, 2008. / Abstract: leaves xvi-xvii. Committee members: John J. Halcón (chair), Jennifer Jefferies, Grace McField, Alan J. Daly. Bibliography: leaves 101-110. Also issued online

"The purpose of this study is A) to identify the criteria for establishing permanent off-campus facility for existing centers. B) To identify the number of students from College of the Desert (COD) who are planning to continue their education at the California State University, Coachella Valley Campus (CVC.) C) To determine whether a permanent CSU Campus in Coachella Valley will motivate students from College of the Desert (COD) to get their bachelor's degree locally. D) To identify the degree programs in which COD students are most interested-in. E) To determine whether ethnicity (Hispanic students are the target group) plays a role in the students' choice of degree program. For purpose of this study literature pertaining to development of California State University, San Bernardino, and development of CSU off-campus centers was reviewed. Two hundred and thirty one students attending the spring 1999 semester at College of the Desert provided the data for this study."

Higher education is in a challenging financial time. Overall, states are investing considerably less in higher education than they did a decade ago and students are paying significantly more in tuition and fees. Simultaneously, the higher education landscape is changing – changing in terms of demographics, modes of delivery, workforce needs, funding and cost structures, and perceptions of value. Almost every day there is a new media story about a college or university experiencing financial difficulties. With decreasing confidence from campus financial officers in the long-term sustainability of their institutions and campus closures expected to escalate in the coming years, there is a significant need to better understand higher education financial health so that colleges and universities can proactively address challenges as they arise. Research pertaining to higher education financial health, particularly with respect to public higher education, was found to be limited. This project, first explored the research and methods in use to measure higher education financial health. Then, utilizing the Composite Financial Index (CFI), the most widely adopted metric for measuring financial health identified during the literature review, addressed a research gap related to financial analysis in public higher education through conducting a quantitative analysis of the California State University (CSU) system. The CSU, the largest four-year public higher education system in the country, serves as an important litmus test for the higher education industry as a whole given its sheer magnitude in educating over 480,000 students each year and producing one out of every ten workers in California. In addition, leading indicators signal that California public higher education should be exceeding industry performance given that California is the 5th largest economy in the world during a lengthy period of economic growth, is one of only four states to invest more in higher education in 2018 than it did in 2008, and has the 7th highest tuition rate increases over the same time period. The quantitative analysis of the CSU consisted of a four-pronged approach: 1) Analyze system financial health over a 20 year period; 2) analyze campus financial health over a five-year period; 3) analyze the CSU’s CFI over a 20 year period in comparison to key variables - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate trends, CSU state funding changes, and CSU tuition rate changes; and 4) analyze campus CFIs with campus enrollment size. Overall, results indicate significant underlying financial concerns for the CSU and disaggregating the results by campus indicate even greater financial concerns at a campus level, reinforcing the notion that smaller campuses experience disparate financial impacts and are more susceptible to closure if left unaddressed. In addition, this research establishes correlations with key variables analyzed and outlines recommendations for future research to further validate findings and more closely identify causality. These findings reinforce the need for colleges and universities to develop a sense of urgency to proactively address the changes and challenges that are occurring, with greater use of strategic financial analysis needed to achieve transformation.

Thesis (Ed.D.)-California State University San Marcos ; University of California, San Diego, 2010. / Abstract: leaves ix-xi. Committee members: Katherine Hayden (chair), Jennifer Jeffries, Alan Daly. Bibliography: leaves 184-190. Also issued online

Thesis (Ed. D.)--UCLA, 2008. / Vita. Include bibliographical references (leaves 173-179).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--San Jose State University, 1994.

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