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HRD-78-170 1 (1979-02-13)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES                                                 ,O


The Federal Program To

Strengthen Developing Institutions

Of Higher Education Lacks Direction



The Office of Education's Strengthening De-
veloping Institutions of Higher Education Pro-
gram is the primary program of direct Federal
assistance to colleges and universities. Title III
funds are to assist developing institutions with
strengthening their academic, administrative,
and student services programs. However, there
is no assurance that the program is meeting
these objectives. Serious questions remain
about who the program should be assisting,
how it should be organized, and where it is
going.


In 1975 GAO could not evaluate the program
because the Office of Education had not de-
fined a developing institution, nor had it
determined when an institution would be con-
sidered developed. That situation exists for
GAO today.

The Office of Education should do a number
of things, including maintaining better control
over the expenditure of funds and developing
effective performance evaluation procedures.
The Congress should consider whether the
program is still needed. If so, its goals and
purposes should be defined more clearly.


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       HRD-78-170
FEBRUARY 13,1979

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