LibGuides: Higher Education: Web sites

Education Associations

American Association of Community Colleges
"Provides a national voice and advocacy for the community college mission."

American Council on Education
Includes a section called "Adult Learner Services."

Association for the Study of Higher Education
Focuses on the study of higher education and includes links to numerous related resources.

Economic Indicators (Council of Economic Advisers for the Joint Economic Committee)

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) offers more than 500,000 digital files containing social science research data. Using the downloaded data requires some basic knowledge of statistical analysis techniques and some familiarity with statistical analysis software packages (SAS, SPSS, Stata).

Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, terrorism, health and medical care, early education, education, racial and ethnic minorities, psychology, law, substance abuse and mental health, and more.

Coverage: 1940-present
Statistical Abstract of the U.S. This link opens in a new window
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a one-volume, comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Emphasis is on the United States, but some tables cover regions, states, cities, and comparative international statistics. Information is gathered from all agencies of the federal government and from private, commercial, and professional sources. Earlier print editions are located in ASU Reference HA 202 (main floor) or online from the U.S. Census Bureau (1878-2012).