The higher education sector greatly outperformed the national economy's modest recovery during the first half of 2010, with job openings soaring by 36%, according to a new study by HigherEdJobs, a leading resource in academia-related employment.

In 2008, higher education responded to the recession by relying more on part-time employees and focusing more recruitment on academic ...]]>

The higher education sector greatly outperformed the national economy's modest recovery during the first half of 2010, with job openings soaring by 36%, according to a new study by HigherEdJobs, a leading resource in academia-related employment.

In 2008, higher education responded to the recession by relying more on part-time employees and focusing more recruitment on academic faculty instead of administration and staff. But in the first half of 2010, college and university hiring has tilted back toward administration and staff and full-time employees, according to HigherEdJobs.

The study also found community colleges continue to exceed other higher education entities in hiring, possibly because of the demand to train workers for a new, post-recession economy.

NEBHE’s compendium of higher education trend data has been a widely consulted collection of state, regional and national statistics for more than half a century. The 60-plus tables and charts richly juxtapose figures on college readiness, higher education enrollment, financing and much more, while offering a shorthand of New England’s cultural and economic vitality.

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NEBHE’s compendium of higher education trend data has been a widely consulted collection of state, regional and national statistics for more than half a century. The 60-plus tables and charts richly juxtapose figures on college readiness, higher education enrollment, financing and much more, while offering a shorthand of New England’s cultural and economic vitality.

The data are drawn from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the College Board, the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and NEBHE’s own Annual Survey of New England Colleges and Universities. The data are compiled by former NEBHE research analyst Sue Klemer, who is now with North Shore Community College’s Department of Planning and Research.

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1. Demography
   
2. High School Success
   
3. College Readiness
   
4. Higher Education Enrollment
   
5. College Success
   
6. Financing Higher Education
   
7. University Research