Status of Liberian Higher Education

2012

National Commission on Higher Education

Director General: Dr. Michael P. Slawon

Ministry of Education, Monrovia, Liberia

12/5/2012

Status of Higher Education Census Survey of Institutions

Foreword

The National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) is charged with the responsibility to oversee the

wellbeing and regulation of higher education in Liberia. An important part of that responsibility is to

monitor the status of higher education institutions. The first comprehensive census of institutions was

completed in June, 2010, and resulted in the report A Transformative Higher Education for Sustainable

Development: 2009/10 Statistical Report on Tertiary Institutions in Liberia. This information provided the

basis to determine the quality of provisions and programs at each tertiary institution and how the

institutions are constituted in terms of students, administrators, faculty, academic programs, finances,

and physical facilities. This information is important to identify significant issues, create appropriate

policies and strategies, and establish the status of higher education in Liberia. Our universities are able

to assess their comparative quality with other tertiary programs for self-improvement, and national and

international policy makers will find the information useful for the development of future reforms.

There is a continuing need for current and relevant information for the NCHE to carry out its regulatory

and supportive roles for higher education development.

The census information from the first comprehensive survey in 2009 proved very valuable for the

various entities in higher education particularly for the work of the Association of Liberian Universities

(ALU). Our intention is to regularly update this information to note the progress of development and to

continue to provide comparative status information for institutional and national planning.

Unfortunately, the NCHE has been unable to get support from the Government of Liberia through

budgetary appropriation to make the data collection process a regular activity of the NCHE. These

budgetary constraints are likely to continue. Accordingly, we are appreciative of the support of USAID,

through the EHELD project, and the World Bank for financial and technical assistance to produce this

second survey.

The updated and relevant institutional information in higher education is important for better decisions

and utilization of our limited resources to comply with the principles of education for sustainable

development (ESD). We have made considerable progress in improving higher education through

synchronization of curricula, targeted policy development to improve program quality, and

standardization of the academic calendar across programs. Through this survey we shall have the first

glimpse at the progressive developments in higher education and gain additional insights to determine

the strategic road to undertake at this point in our development agenda.

Dr. Michael P. Slawon

Director General

National Commission on Higher Education

Table of Contents

Foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1

Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 2

Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Higher Education Institutions ....................................................................................................................... 4

Table 1. Higher Education Institutions in Liberia, 2012 ............................................................................ 4

Figures 1-3. Types of Institutions, Enrollment by Sex, and Relative Size of the University of Liberia .. 5

Student Enrollment Information ................................................................................................................... 6

Table 2. Enrollment by Class by Age by Sex for the Master’s-Granting Institutions ................................ 6

Figures 4-5. Sex by Institution (U of Liberia and Cuttington) and Sex by Year of Study at the

University of Liberia .............................................................................................................................. 6

Figures 6-7. Enrollment by Age and Year of Study at the University of Liberia and at the Cuttington

University .............................................................................................................................................. 7

Table 3. Enrollment by Class by Age by Sex for the Bachelor’s-Granting Institutions .............................. 8

Figures 8-9. Enrollment by Age Levels for each Class for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion

University and Tubman University ........................................................................................................ 9

Table 4. Enrollment by Class by Age by Sex for the Associate-Degree-Granting Institutions ................ 10

Figure 10. Comparison of Total Enrollment by Institutional Degree-Granting level and Sex ............. 11

Figures 11-13. Enrollment at Public Community Colleges by Age ...................................................... 11

Table 5. Enrollment by Major Areas of Study in 2009/10 and 2011/12 ................................................. 12

Figure 14. Male and Female Enrollment by Major Field for 2009/10 and 2011/12 ........................... 12

Figure 15. Growth Rates (%) for Major Fields of Study by Sex ........................................................... 13

Table 6. Growth of Enrollment for the Largest Institutions, 2009/10 to 2011/12 ................................. 14

Figure 16. Enrollment Changes from 2009/10 to 2011/12 for the University of Liberia .................... 15

Figure 17. Enrollment Changes from 2009/10 to 2011/12 for the Largest Higher Education

Institutions (w/o UL) ........................................................................................................................... 15

Figure 18. Estimated Growth Rate per Year (Based on the two Census Surveys) .............................. 16

Table 7. Growth of Male and Female Graduates by Area of Study by Survey Year ............................... 17

Figure 19. Number of Graduates for 2009/10 and 2010/11 (Survey taken before 2012 Graduation)

............................................................................................................................................................ 17

Table 8. Enrollment by Area of Study, Female Participation, and Type of Institution ........................... 19

Figure 20. Percentage of Females in the Areas of Study .................................................................... 19

Figure 21. Enrollment in the Areas of Study ....................................................................................... 20

Administration and Faculty Personnel Information ................................................................................... 21

Table 9. Student Faculty Ratio for Master’s Degree-Granting Institutions ............................................ 21

Figure 22. Student Faculty Ratio for Master’s Degree-Granting Institutions ..................................... 21

Table 10. Student Faculty Ratio for the Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions ................................. 21

Figure 23. Student Faculty Ratio for Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions .................................. 22

Table 11. Student Faculty Ratio for the Associate Degree-Granting Institutions ................................... 22

Figure 24. Student Faculty Ratio for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions .................................... 23

Table 12. Growth of Administrative Personnel, 2009/10 to 2011/12 .................................................... 24

Figure 25. Degrees Held by Administrators in 2011/12 by Type of Institution .................................. 25

Figure 26. Degrees Heal by Administrators in 2009/10 by Type of Institution .................................. 25

Table 13. Growth of Faculty, 2009/10 to 2011/12 ................................................................................. 27

Figures 27-28. Percentage of Full Time and Part Time Female Faculty and Number of Faculty at the

HEIs. .................................................................................................................................................... 28

Financial Information .................................................................................................................................. 29

Table14. Expenditures and Sources of Funds (US$) ............................................................................... 29

Figure 29. Institutions with the Highest Reliance on Government Funding ....................................... 30

Figure 30. Varying Reliance on Tuition among Other HE Institutions ................................................ 30

Table 15. Share of Expenditures by Category ......................................................................................... 32

Table 16. Average Costs of Faculty and Non-Faculty Personnel per Student ......................................... 33

Table 17. Sources of Funding .................................................................................................................. 34

Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................................. 35

Table 18. Facilities by Institution Type .................................................................................................... 35

Figure 31. Facilities Available at Higher Education Institutions by Ownership................................... 36

Annex: Some Detailed Tables for Administration and Faculty Information ............................................... 37

Table A. Faculty and Administrative Personnel by Qualification for Master’s Degree-Granting

Institutions .............................................................................................................................................. 37

Table B. Administrative Personnel by Qualification for Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions ......... 38

Table C. Faculty by Qualification for Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions ...................................... 39

Table D. Administrative Personnel by Qualification for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions .......... 40

Table E. Faculty by Qualification for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions ........................................ 42

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Status of Higher Education, 2012 Census Survey of Institutions

Introduction

The history of tertiary education institutions in Liberia began with the University of Liberia (UL), formerly

known as Liberia College and founded in 1862, and the Cuttington College (now Cuttington University),

founded in 1889 by the Episcopal Church of Liberia. A second public tertiary education institution,

established in 1978 by government, was the William V.S. Tubman College of Technology (WVSTC), which

closed down during the civil war and reopened in 2008 as Tubman University (TU) (National Commission

on Higher Education’s Report, 2009). These tertiary institutions were devastated by the 14-year civil war.

Their infrastructure, equipment, facilities, libraries, laboratories, and buildings were considerably or

totally damaged, looted, or destroyed. In addition, they also experienced massive brain drain of their

qualified professors and administrative personnel, resulting in their early reliance on bachelor-degree

faculty for instructional purposes (Education Sector Plan of Liberia, 2010-2020, pp.139-140).

Before the war (circa 1989-1990), recognizing the growing need for an entity that would oversee and

coordinate the affairs of tertiary education institutions in Liberia, the National Legislature created the

National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE; 1989). This body was empowered to: (1) formulate

broad policy guidelines for the establishment of higher education in Liberia and serve as principal liaison

between the institutions of higher learning and the Government of Liberia; (2) monitor, evaluate and

accredit all institutions of higher learning; (3) approve new and existing programs of higher education

for funding after having satisfied itself of their needs for national development; and (4) review existing

programs at institutions of higher education with the aim of establishing priority programs of study

based on national needs.1

During the war there was little that could be done. The Secretariat for NCHE was established in 1997,

but had few resources and limited capacity, as well as a very difficult environment for regulatory

oversight of tertiary education. Between the years 1997-2006 the number of tertiary institutions

increased from seven (7) before the war to fifty-one (51) during these uncertain times and following the

cessation of civil unrest. A review of tertiary education in 2007 indicated that twenty-eight (28) of these

institutions did not meet even minimal requirements to operate. This resulted in the closure of these

institutions and the clear need for more regulatory controls on the establishment of tertiary institutions.

The Commission finally launched a National Policy Framework for Higher Education in Liberia on October

4, 2004, to help regulate the future establishment of tertiary education institutions in the country

(National Policy on Higher Education in Liberia, 2004, p.2).

Tertiary education in Liberia has reported many problems: instructional personnel is too few and many

class sizes above average and held in inadequate classrooms, which is not been conducive to the

learning process. Research activities are less than minimal; library resources remain inadequate;

1 An Act Establishing a National Commission on Higher Education, 1989, and National Policy on Higher Education in Liberia,

2004.

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laboratory equipment and materials are not available or low quality; the quality of students admitted is

low and many require remediation; curricula are outdated; costs of tertiary education for many

Liberians is prohibitive, especially in private institutions; admissions policies and procedures need

review; accreditation and legitimacy is still a problem for some institutions, and instructional personnel

have few incentives and shuffle between campuses (moonlight) to earn more income (The National

Stakeholders Consultative Conference Report, 2007, p.4).

As one of its major functions, The National Commission on Higher Education in June 2010 compiled a

survey report on tertiary institutions in Liberia under the title, A Transformative Higher Education for

Sustainable Development. In that report, tertiary institutions were categorized: (1) those offering

Master’s Degrees, (2) those offering Bachelor’s Degrees, (3) those offering Associate Degrees, and (4)

those offering Diplomas. This census report used the same categorizations and provided the first

comprehensive survey of the higher education programs in Liberia. The results established a baseline for

future assessments of higher education. The current survey is a follow-up to the 2009-2010 review to

provide status information and growth/change information for the strategic planning process for higher

education, commencing in the second half of 2012.

Methodology

The census was undertaken through a collaborative effort by the National Commission on Higher

Education (NCHE), Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development (USAID funded EHELD), and

the World Bank. Hence, the instrument used to collect the data was jointly developed by the partners

involved in the collaboration. The methodology involved three stages: (1) Development of the census

instrument, (2) Dissemination of the detailed questionnaire to all thirty (30) higher education

institutions in Liberia, and (3) Collection, data entry, and verification of the raw data. Following

finalization and printing of the questionnaire, the data collection exercise got underway on two fronts:

NCHE was in charge of the higher education institutions in Monrovia and its environs, and EHELD

handled the institutions in the rural counties. At the expiry of the time for filling the forms by

institutions, the enumerators assigned to each area collected the completed questionnaires for analysis.

Officials at each institution were required to sign-off on the completed questionnaires to guarantee

their authorization for the accuracy and release of the information.

As the questionnaires were received, the data were entered into Excel files created for each institution.

The data capture stage in the collection process entailed the verification of information provided by the

institutions. The enumerators at the various collection points were charged with verifying the

authenticity and completeness of data provided. This verification process involved, (1) Review of

document, including credentials of staff, (2) Direct interview with heads of institutions, and (3) Physical

audit of facilities, as a means of directly establishing the veracity of information provided. In cases

where the information was doubtful, the enumerator used the relevant means to reconcile the data and

to verify follow-up information.

The final phase of the data collection process was analyzing the data to describe the status of higher

education in Liberia. This process involved (1) Data cleaning and fixing any anomalies, and (2) Data

analysis. A joint team of technicians was set up to clean up the data and ensure that the information

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was in line with the intent of the questionnaire. Finally, the cleaned data were then ready for analysis,

the results of which comprise this report.

Although every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the information, there were missing data,

some data inconsistencies, and some question misunderstandings. Corrections, adjustments, or data

elimination was used when necessary, and institutions were contacted for assistance. It is noted that

some institutions do not have data readily available or systematically stored, and the use of technology

is limited. A major recommendation is to help higher education institutions improve their data capture

systems, both for their own purposes and for the regulatory oversight required of NCHE. Researchers or

policy makers using these tables should be aware that aggregations may mask some underlying data

questions and the best use of the information is for an overview of higher education in Liberia, general

trends and changes, and comparisons among some important categories of educational provision.

Individual institutional information is provided in the analyses, except financial, where some

confidentially was deemed appropriate.

Acknowledgements

The service of the Ministry of Education Information Systems and Data Services (ISDS), headed by

Dormu Farwene and assisted by Theophus Wessah and Danecious Jallah, was arranged to handle the

data entry process and generally advise on data issues. The data file was created using Microsoft Excel.

Additional assistance was provided by the USAID-funded EHELD project, with oversight by David Hall and

help from Ryan Smith. Kebede Feda of the World Bank provided a preliminary set of examples from a

portion of the data set in a widely attended workshop as the data were being collected. From that

workshop, some cautions were noted, and the attendees of the workshop suggested needed follow-up

on the data even before the entire data set was completed. Richard Hoffman, contracted by the NCHE,

carried out preliminary analyses, noted problems in the data set that still existed after data cleaning and

then provided a second set of analyses on the final data set to suggest formats for data description

tables. Dr. Mohamed Allak, consultant with the World Bank, provided a set of prototype analyses with

data comments. The team of S. Reginald Zunleh Mehnpaine, Dormu Farwene, Othello W. Nimely, I,

Mohamed Allak, Kebede Feda, and Wes Snyder undertook the final compilation of data tables and the

assemblage of the survey report. The process was guided and supervised by Dr. Michael P. Slawon,

Director General of the NCHE.

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Higher Education Institutions

Table 1. Higher Education Institutions in Liberia, 2012

(Sorted by Enrollment)

Institution Type Highest Degree County Male Female Total % of Total

University of Liberia Public Master's Montserrado 17064 6773 23837 54.4

African Methodist Episcopal University Faith-based Bachelor’s Montserrado 2160 1210 3370 7.7

United Methodist University Faith-based Bachelor’s Montserrado 1415 1875 3290 7.5

African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College Faith-based Bachelor’s Montserrado 1700 1136 2836 6.5

Cuttington University (including Kakata Jr. College) Faith-based Master's Bong 1302 1263 2565 5.9

Smythe Institute of Management and Technology Private Associate Montserrado 265 1442 1707 3.9

Grand Bassa Community College Public Associate Grand Bassa 761 529 1290 2.9

William V.S. Tubman University Public Bachelor’s Maryland 577 180 757 1.7

Nimba Community College Public Associate Nimba 451 271 722 1.6

Stellla Maris Polytechnic Faith-based Bachelor’s Montserrado 195 360 555 1.3

Adventist University Of West Africa Faith-based Associate Montserrado 183 205 388 0.9

Morris Community College of Airline Studies Private Associate Montserrado 63 300 363 0.8

Bomi Community College Public Associate Bomi 174 68 242 0.6

Liberia Dujar College Private Associate Montserrado 147 79 226 0.5

St. Clements University College Private Associate Montserrado 146 51 197 0.4

Christian Theological Seminary Faith-based Associate Montserrado 144 38 182 0.4

Liberia International Christian College Faith-based Associate Nimba 118 44 162 0.4

Free Pentecostal College Faith-based Associate Lofa 104 51 155 0.4

Lincoln College of Professional Studies Private Associate Montserrado 60 67 127 0.3

Liberia Christian College Faith-based Associate Montserrado 75 43 118 0.3

ABC University Faith-based Bachelor’s Nimba 87 29 116 0.3

Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary Faith-based Bachelor’s Montserrado 82 21 103 0.2

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School Private Associate Montserrado 0 95 95 0.2

Vision International Christian College of Liberia Faith-based Associate Montserrado 56 32 88 0.2

Wesleyan College of Liberia Faith-based Associate Montserrado 64 15 79 0.2

Monrovia Bible College Faith-based Bachelor’s Montserrado 53 23 76 0.2

Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College Faith-based Bachelor’s Montserrado 35 32 67 0.2

Trinity Bible College and School of Business Faith-based Associate Margibi 56 11 67 0.2

West Africa School of Missions and Theology Faith-based Associate Montserrado 30 10 40 0.1

Jake Memorial Baptist College Faith-based Associate Montserrado 18 5 23 0.1

Total

27585 16258 43843 100.0 Note. There are some minor discrepancies in reporting enrollments. Without some of the ambiguous data, the total enrollment is 42,561.

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Figures 1-3. Types of Institutions, Enrollment by Sex, and Relative Size of the University of Liberia

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Higher education in Liberia comprises thirty (30) institutions, five (5) public, six (6) private, and nineteen (19) faith-based. Twenty-one (21) of these

institutions are located in Montserrado County.

The University of Liberia accounts for over 54% of the enrollment in higher education, with six (6) other institutions with enrollment over 1,000 (an

arbitrary requirement for financial sustainability).

Seven (6) of these institutions were established as higher education programs before the war (beginning in 1989). The rest are relatively new and reflect

growing access to higher education.

There are two (2) Master’s degree-granting institutions (University of Liberia and Cuttington), nine (9) Bachelor’s degree-granting institutions (United

Methodist University, African Methodist Episcopal University, African Methodist Episcopal Zion University, Stella Maris Polytechnic, William V.S. Tubman

University, ABC University, Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary, Monrovia Bible College, Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College), and nineteen (19)

Associate degree-granting institutions, including three (3) new public community colleges in Grand Bassa, Nimba, and Bomi.

Growth in the Bachelor’s degree-granting institutional base is entirely due to faith-based institutional openings (Tubman had a degree program but was

upgraded to a University in 2010). Growth in the Associate degree-granting institutional base is due primarily to the emergence of public community

colleges (3), the transformation of former secondary programs (4), and more establishments of faith-based institutions (9).

The total enrollment in higher education is 43,843, with 27,585 males and 16,258 females. Of the 11,327 more males than females in total enrollment

(27,585 - 16,258), 10,291 of that total (92%) are males enrolled in the University of Liberia rather than other institutions. The imbalance in female

enrollment is nearly all represented in the University of Liberia student body.

In the enrollment tables that follow there are some inconsistencies in the total enrollment figure. This is due to missing data in some of the

categorizations. The 43,843 is the most complete data figure for total enrollment.

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Student Enrollment Information

Table 2. Enrollment by Class by Age by Sex for the Master’s-Granting Institutions

Institution Age

Group Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Master’s GRAND TOTAL

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

University of Liberia 15-19 105 8 113 99 25 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 204 33 237

20-29 2614 733 3347 2361 757 3118 1455 589 2044 1048 476 1524 43 104 147 7521 2659 10180 30+ 1920 1207 3127 1516 683 2199 1679 902 2581 2035 797 2832 976 132 1108 8126 3721 11847

Total 4706 2017 6723 4034 1569 5603 3586 1569 5155 3585 1344 4929 1153 274 1427 17064 6773 23837

Cuttington University 15-19 55 63 118 15 35 50 2 8 10 7 2 9 0 0 0 79 108 187

20-29 252 255 507 117 160 277 62 93 155 82 109 191 0 0 0 513 617 1130 30+ 123 61 184 34 44 78 22 37 59 16 22 38 0 0 0 195 164 359

Total 495 407 902 189 241 430 94 143 237 117 138 255 291 221 512 1186 1150 2336

Both Institutions 15-19 160 71 231 114 60 174 2 8 10 7 2 9 0 0 0 283 141 424

20-29 2866 988 3854 2478 917 3395 1517 682 2199 1130 585 1715 43 104 147 8034 3276 11310 30+ 2043 1268 3311 1550 727 2277 1701 939 2640 2051 819 2870 976 132 1108 8321 3885 12206

Total 5201 2424 7625 4223 1810 6033 3680 1712 5392 3702 1482 5184 1444 495 1939 18250 7923 26173

Note: Kakata Junior College of Cuttington is not included in this table. The total number of students in this program is two hundred and twenty-nine (229).

Figures 4-5. Sex by Institution (U of Liberia and Cuttington) and Sex by Year of Study at the University of Liberia

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Figures 6-7. Enrollment by Age and Year of Study at the University of Liberia and at the Cuttington University

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The University of Liberia, with 23,837 undergraduate and graduate students, is by far the largest university in the country. There is a large range of ages

across all classes, reflecting the many older individuals who were delayed in their entrance to higher education by the difficulties in the country. Nearly

all graduate students are over thirty (30) years of age.

Cuttington University, with 2,336 undergraduate and graduate students, has been an important institution in Liberia as well. Although smaller in size to

other institutions in Liberia, many of its graduates are the leaders of today. Its configuration of the student body is younger than that at the University of

Liberia at all levels (although there was no report about ages at the graduate program level).

Males dominate the student numbers at the University of Liberia almost three (3) to one (1) [17,064 males and 6.773 females], whereas Cuttingdon is

balanced throughout all classes [1,186 males and 1,150 females], with females exceeding the numbers of males in the sophomore through senior

classes. The imbalance at the University of Liberia contributes to the overall picture of imbalance in higher education.

The majority of students enrolled in the Master’s degree program at the University of Liberia are over 30 years of age (77%), and there are more males

than females in the graduate courses (approximately 74% males).

Most graduate students in Liberia attend the University of Liberia (74%) compared to Cuttington (26%).

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Table 3. Enrollment by Class by Age by Sex for the Bachelor’s-Granting Institutions

Bachelor’s Institutions

Institutions Age Group

Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior GRAND TOTAL

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

African Methodist Episcopal Zion University

15-19 18 35 53 8 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 43 71 20-29 212 171 383 244 168 412 181 161 342 152 94 246 1065 725 1790 30+ 45 25 70 142 75 217 93 83 176 114 78 192 470 292 762

Total 280 235 515 427 261 688 315 273 588 296 196 492 1700 1136 2836

Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary

15-19 16 4 20 24 4 28 21 5 26 12 4 16 82 21 103 20-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 16 4 20 24 4 28 21 5 26 12 4 16 82 21 103

United Methodist University

15-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1415 1875 3290

Monrovia Bible College

15-19 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20-29 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 5 5 10 30+ 9 2 11 8 2 10 5 2 7 2 0 2 24 6 30

Total 17 5 22 16 11 27 11 7 18 9 0 9 53 23 76

Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College

15-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20-29 18 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 21 30+ 0 25 25 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 30

Total 30 32 62 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 32 67

African Methodist Episcopal University

15-19 595 295 890 577 350 927 617 355 972 371 210 581 2160 1210 3370 20-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 595 295 890 577 350 927 617 355 972 371 210 581 2160 1210 3370

William V.S Tubman University

15-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20-29 72 18 95 103 35 138 92 37 129 0 0 0 267 90 357 30+ 29 10 39 81 31 112 95 34 129 0 0 0 205 75 280

Total 112 29 146 230 75 305 235 76 311 0 0 0 577 180 757

Stella Maris Polytechnic

15-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20-29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 37 96 133 34 76 110 22 26 48 51 81 132 195 360 555

ABC University

15-19 1 3 4 4 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 4 10 20-29 16 4 20 9 5 14 11 2 13 3 1 4 39 12 51 30+ 8 2 10 4 1 5 10 2 12 3 0 3 25 5 30

Total 25 10 35 18 7 25 28 7 35 16 5 21 87 29 116

All Institution

15-19 631 337 968 613 357 970 639 361 1000 383 214 597 2277 1278 3555 20-29 320 198 523 356 209 565 285 202 487 157 95 252 1394 835 2229 30+ 91 64 155 240 109 349 203 121 324 119 78 197 729 403 1132

Total 1112 706 1823 1331 784 2115 1249 749 1998 755 496 1251 6304 4866 11170

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Figures 8-9. Enrollment by Age Levels for each Class for the African Methodist Episcopal Zion University and Tubman University

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Tubman University was reopened three years ago and so has no enrollment for the senior year. Many older students are enrolled proportionally in the

sophomore and junior years.

The majority of students enrolled in Bachelor’s degree-granting institutions are aged between 20-29 years of age, with a larger number of males (6,304)

to females (4,866).

Many of the Bachelor-level institutions are faith-based. Most have small enrollments, but United Methodist University (3,290), African Methodist

Episcopal University (2,283) and African Methodist Episcopal Zion University (3,370) account for most of the students in these undergraduate programs.

Four institutions that submitted data (United Methodist University did report total enrollment data but not by class) in this category have enrollments

over 1,000 (Tubman is included based upon its approximate enrollment levels for the full program).

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Table 4. Enrollment by Class by Age by Sex for the Associate-Degree-Granting Institutions

Associate Institutions Age Group Male Female Total Associate Institutions Age Group Male Female Total

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School

15-19 0 1 1 Wesleyan College of Liberia 15-19 0 0 0 20-29 0 70 70 20-29 8 1 9 30+ 0 23 23 30+ 26 7 33 Total 0 95 95 Total 64 15 79

Bomi Community College 15-19 0 0 0 Christian Theological Seminary 15-19 0 0 0 20-29 90 38 128 20-29 0 0 0 30+ 84 30 114 30+ 0 0 0 Total 174 68 242 Total 144 38 182

Jake Memorial Baptist College 15-19 0 0 0 Nimba Community College 15-19 17 27 44 20-29 0 0 0 20-29 165 132 297 30+ 0 0 0 30+ 269 112 381 Total 18 5 23 Total 451 271 722

Liberia Dujar College 15-19 3 3 6 Trinity Bible College and School of Business 15-19 0 0 0 20-29 89 41 130 20-29 14 4 18 30+ 55 35 90 30+ 18 4 22 Total 147 79 226 Total 56 11 67

St Clements University College 15-19 2 2 4 Liberia International Christian College 15-19 118 44 162 20-29 53 9 62 20-29 0 0 0 30+ 78 38 116 30+ 0 0 0 Total 146 51 197 Total 118 44 162

Lincoln College of Professional Studies 15-19 0 3 3 Free Pentecostal College 15-19 0 1 1 20-29 22 29 51 20-29 37 24 61 30+ 35 33 68 30+ 62 26 88 Total 60 67 127 Total 104 51 155

Liberia Christian College 15-19 0 0 0 Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 15-19 0 0 0 20-29 0 0 0 20-29 265 1442 1707 30+ 0 0 0 30+ 0 0 0 Total 75 43 118 Total 265 1442 1707

Morris Community College of Airline Studies 15-19 2 4 6 Adventist University of West Africa 15-19 0 0 0 20-29 61 296 357 20-29 0 0 0 30+ 0 0 0 30+ 0 0 0 Total 63 300 363 Total 183 205 388

Grand Bassa Community College 15-19 3 2 5 Kakata (Cuttington University) 15-19 20-29 233 147 380 20-29

30+ 525 380 905 30+

Total 761 529 1290 Total 116 113 229

Vision International Christian College of Liberia

15-19 0 0 0 All Associate Institutions 15-19 145 87 232 20-29 21 3 24 20-29 1061 2236 3297 30+ 29 25 54 30+ 1196 716 1912 Total 56 32 88 Grand 2571 2969 5540

West Africa School of Missions and Theology 15-19 0 0 0 20-29 3 0 3 30+ 15 3 18 Total 30 10 40 Note: Some age levels do not sum up to the overall institutional total because of missing age information.

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Figure 10. Comparison of Total Enrollment by Institutional Degree-Granting level and Sex

0

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Figures 11-13. Enrollment at Public Community Colleges by Age

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Compared to other programs, the Associate Degree Institutions have lower total enrollment, even though there are more institutions than other

categories, and proportionally more females.

Only two Associate Degree institutions have enrollments over 1,000, one a community college (Grand Bassa) and the other specialized (Smythe).

Although the Associate degree is two years, the current enrollees tend to be proportionally older than those in other degree programs. Few younger

students are taking advantage of community colleges in their counties.

Nimba Grand Bassa Bomi

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Table 5. Enrollment by Major Areas of Study in 2009/10 and 2011/12

2009/10 Enrollment 2011/12 Enrollment Increase % Increase

Major Field Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Business/Mgt 10544 5381 15925 11443 7532 18975 899 2151 3050 9% 40% 19%

Hum/Art 5679 3325 9004 5152 4216 9368 -527 891 364 -9% 27% 4%

Sciences 2024 633 2657 2638 967 3605 614 334 948 30% 53% 36%

Engineering 1218 92 1310 2317 256 2573 1099 164 1263 90% 178% 96%

Agr/Forestry 1202 128 1330 2275 566 2841 1073 438 1511 89% 342% 114%

Med/Nursing 837 1694 2531 910 2600 3510 73 906 979 9% 53% 39%

Ed Studies 508 205 713 1314 581 1895 806 376 1182 159% 183% 166%

Total 22012 11458 33470 26049 16718 42767 5152 4261 9297 18% 46% 28%

%Male %Female %Total %Male %Female %Total Growth Rates Female Share %

Major Field 2009/10 2011/12 Male Female Total 2009/10 2011/12 Business/Mgt 47.9 47.0 47.6 43.9 45.1 44.4 4.2 18.3 9.2 33.8 39.7 Hum/Art 25.8 29.0 26.9 18.6 25.2 21.9 -4.8 12.6 2.0 36.9 45.0 Sciences 9.2 5.5 7.9 10.1 5.8 8.4 14.2 23.6 16.5 23.8 26.8 Engineering 5.5 0.8 3.9 8.9 1.5 6.0 37.9 66.8 40.1 7.0 9.9 Agr/Forestry 5.5 1.1 4.0 8.7 3.4 6.6 37.6 110.3 46.2 9.6 19.9 Med/Nursing 3.8 14.8 7.6 3.5 15.6 8.2 4.3 23.9 17.8 66.9 74.1 Ed Studies 2.3 1.8 2.1 5.0 3.5 4.4 60.8 68.3 63.0 28.8 30.7 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 8.8 20.8 13.0 34.2 39.1

Note. Some major area of study information is missing.

Figure 14. Male and Female Enrollment by Major Field for 2009/10 and 2011/12

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Figure 15. Growth Rates (%) for Major Fields of Study by Sex

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0

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120

Male Female Total

Business/Mgt

Hum/Art

Sciences

Engineering

Agr/Forestry

Med/Nursing

Ed Studies

Business and Management = business, management, and public administration; Engineering = all types; Agriculture and Forestry

includes Fishery; Science = biology, chemistry, physics, etc.; Medical and Nursing includes both physician studies and nursing; Humanities

= languages, arts, religious studies, sociology, political science, etc.

The largest enrollment is in business and management (44%; this reflects the large enrollment at the University of Liberia College of

Business), with accounting attracting the most interest. The second most enrollments are in the humanities and art (21%), and reflect

the high enrollments in sociology and political science.

There has been some slight drop in the proportional enrollments in business, and increases in sciences, engineering, agricultural and

forestry studies, nursing, and education studies. Nursing enrollment has increased among females over the last few years (from 14.8% to

15.6%; noting that the males are mostly in medical study).

The fastest growing areas of study are education studies (63%), agriculture/forestry (46%), and engineering (40%); however, these are

also smaller programs so greater room for growth. Lower growth rates for business and humanities reflect their already large

enrollments.

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Female participation has increased in share in all fields of study, with an overall increase of about 5%. The lowest share of female

participation is found in engineering (9.9%).

Engineering (University of Liberia) and Agriculture (Cuttington) are investing effort in student recruitment and counseling and faculty

and curriculum improvement programs (USAID-funded EHELD project). Education has undertaken curriculum development and faculty

professional development (USAID-funded LTTP2 project).

Table 6. Growth of Enrollment for the Largest Institutions, 2009/10 to 2011/12

Institution Enrollment 2009/10 Enrollment, 2011/12 Difference Growth Rate per Year

Male Female Total % Male Female Total % Male Female Total Male Female Total

University of Liberia 14373 5145 19518 58.3 17064 6773 23837 54.6 2691 1628 4319 9.0 14.7 10.5

United Methodist University 1180 1333 2513 7.5 2160 1210 3370 7.7 980 -123 857 35.3 -4.7 15.8

African Methodist Episcopal 2099 1468 3567 10.7 1415 1875 3290 7.5 -684 407 -277 -17.9 13.0 -4.0

Cuttington University 988 913 1901 5.7 1700 1136 2836 6.5 712 223 935 31.2 11.5 22.1

A M E Zion Univ College 765 329 1094 3.3 1186 1150 2336 5.4 421 821 1242 24.5 87.0 46.1

Smythe Institute 523 820 1343 4.0 265 1442 1707 3.9 -258 622 364 -28.8 32.6 12.7

Others 2029 1505 3534 10.6 3679 2559 6243 14.3 1650 1054 2709 34.7 30.4 32.9

Total 21957 11513 33470 100.0 27469 16145 43619 100.0 5512 4632 10149 11.8 18.4 14.2

Note. Kakata Junior College data are not included in the Cuttington University figures.

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Figure 16. Enrollment Changes from 2009/10 to 2011/12 for the University of Liberia

0

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Figure 17. Enrollment Changes from 2009/10 to 2011/12 for the Largest Higher Education Institutions (w/o UL)

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African Methodist Episcopal

Cuttington University

A M E Zion Univ College

Smythe Institute

Others

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Figure 18. Estimated Growth Rate per Year (Based on the two Census Surveys)

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100

Male Female Total

University of Liberia


African Methodist Episcopal


A M E Zion Univ College


Smythe Institute

Others

Total

More females are enrolling in general in higher education. Their growth rate was 18% compared to 12% for males.

There are over 10,000 more students in higher education compared to the last survey. The University of Liberia continues to grow, but

mostly due to female enrollment increases.

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion University has the highest estimated growth rate per year (50%), and this is attributable in part to

the growth rate for females (69%). The other smaller institutions are growing very fast too (79%) but their absolute numbers remain

smaller than those at the large institutions.

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Table 7. Growth of Male and Female Graduates by Area of Study by Survey Year

Major Group 2009/10 Graduates 2010/11 Graduates Increase

% increase

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Business/Mgt 1295 481 1776 1607 666 2273 312 185 497 24% 38% 28% Hum/Art 491 198 689 621 496 1117 130 298 428 26% 151% 62% Sciences 142 55 197 109 80 189 -33 25 -8 -23% 45% -4% Engineering 64 6 70 97 32 129 33 26 59 52% 433% 84% Agr/Forestry 92 4 96 133 13 146 41 9 50 45% 225% 52% Med/Nursing 76 176 252 89 353 442 13 177 190 17% 101% 75% Ed Studies 52 29 81 59 35 94 7 6 13 13% 21% 16% Total 2212 949 3161 2715 1675 4390 503 726 1229 23% 77% 39%

Major Group %Male %Female %Total %Male %Female %Total Growth Rates Female Share %

2009/10 2010/11 Male Female Total 2009/10 2010/11

Business/Mgt 58.5 50.7 56.2 59.2 39.8 51.8 11.4 17.7 13.1 27.1 29.3

Hum/Art 22.2 20.9 21.8 22.9 29.6 25.4 12.5 58.3 27.3 28.7 44.4 Sciences 6.4 5.8 6.2 4.0 4.8 4.3 -12.4 20.6 -2.1 27.9 42.3 Engineering 2.9 0.6 2.2 3.6 1.9 2.9 23.1 130.9 35.8 8.6 24.8 Agr/Forestry 4.2 0.4 3.0 4.9 0.8 3.3 20.2 80.3 23.3 4.2 8.9 Med/Nursing 3.4 18.5 8.0 3.3 21.1 10.1 8.2 41.6 32.4 69.8 79.9 Ed Studies 2.4 3.1 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 6.5 9.9 7.7 35.8 37.2 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 10.8 32.9 17.8 30.0 38.2

Table Note: The survey was completed in 2012, but the graduates referenced were those from 2011.

Figure 19. Number of Graduates for 2009/10 and 2010/11 (Survey taken before 2012 Graduation)

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Most graduates have been in the fields of business, humanities, and to a lesser extent, nursing. These areas have been growing since the

last survey.

Business has historically been associated with good jobs. The employment market is changing but the selection of area of study does not

necessarily reflect the changes. Business and public administration graduates were in demand for government jobs, but with

decentralization and downsizing of central line ministries these opportunities may change. During reconstruction, NGOs hired sociology

majors for the field development work and there is no information on the future of these possibilities.

The highest estimated growth rates are for nursing (32%) and engineering (35%). There are very large growth rates for females projected

in engineering and agriculture/forestry, but these large rates are a result of small numbers in the field (26 additional graduates in

engineering and 9 additional graduates in agriculture/forestry).

There has been an increase in female graduates across fields (77%) since the last survey.

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Table 8. Enrollment by Area of Study, Female Participation, and Type of Institution

Private

Total Master's Bachelor's Associate Associate Total Master's Bachelor's Associate

Business Total 7 10295 9771 124 400 291 8115 938 6839 938 18701

% of Female 35 35 27 39 44 46 43 47 43 40

Enginering Total 4 1807 1409 114 284 2 891 61 819 61 2367

% of Female 8 5 9 23 0 25 0 27 0 8

Agr/Forestry Total 3 2416 2166 148 102 2813

% of Female 17 17 9 25 20

Med/Nursing Total 2 787 178 609 91 74 3546

% of Female 55 45 58 0 0 74

Sciences Total 5 3276 3212 64 414 221 167 221 3491

% of Female 27 28 13 185 156 214 156 28

Ed studies Total 6 1520 1173 202 145 81 408 7 391 7 2092

% of Female 29 32 13 23 48 99 100 101 100 31

Humanities/Art Total 27 5399 4670 729 378 1980 641 796 641 9757

% of Female 43 44 30 572 166 219 140 219 44

All Total 54 25500 22401 766 2333 752 11899 1868 9086 1868 42767

% of Female 32 32 22 37 311 86 122 77 122 39

Grand TotalArea of Study SexNo. of

Fields

Public Faith-based

Note: There is some missing data in the area of study information.

Figure 20. Percentage of Females in the Areas of Study

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Business Engineering Agr/Forestry Med/Nursing Sciences Ed Studies Humanities/Art

% of Females

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Figure 21. Enrollment in the Areas of Study

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

Business Engineering Agr/Forestry Med/Nursing Sciences Ed Studies Humanities/Art

Enrollment

There are fifty-four (54) areas of study available at higher education institutions, most in the humanities and art domain (27).

The highest enrollment is business in public institutions (10,295), with humanities/art second (5,399). The highest enrollment in private

institutions is humanities (378), with business second (291). In the faith-based institutions, business (8,115) and humanities/art remain

the highest (1,980).

The largest percentage of female participation is in nursing (74%), and humanities (44%) and business (40%) follow.

Proportionally, most of the females in business are found in faith-based institutions (46%). Most females in engineering are found in

faith-based institutions (25%). Most females in agriculture are found in public institutions (17%). Most females in nursing are found in

public institutions (55%). Most females in sciences (185%), education studies (99%), and humanities (166%) are found in faith-based

institutions.

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Administration and Faculty Personnel Information

Table 9. Student Faculty Ratio for Master’s Degree-Granting Institutions

Master’s Degree-Granting Institution Student Faculty Ratio

University of Liberia 33

Cuttington University 17

Total 31

Figure 22. Student Faculty Ratio for Master’s Degree-Granting Institutions

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Student Faculty Ratio

Total



Table 10. Student Faculty Ratio for the Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions

Bachelor's Degree-Granting Institutions Student Faculty Ratio

African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College 19.2

Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary 5.2

United Methodist University 12.3

Monrovia Bible College 3.3

Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College 5.2

African Methodist Episcopal University 30.1

William V.S Tubman University 17.6

ABC University 3.4

Total 16.9

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Figure 23. Student Faculty Ratio for Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Stu

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ABC University







African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College

Table 11. Student Faculty Ratio for the Associate Degree-Granting Institutions

Associate Degree-Granting Institutions Student to Faculty Ratio

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 6

Bomi Community College 4

Jake Memorial Baptist College 1

Liberia Dujar College 28

St Clements University College 15

Lincoln College of Professional Studies 6

Liberia Christian College 4

Morris Community College of Airline Studies 15

Vision International Christian College of Liberia 5

West Africa School of Missions and Theology 2

Wesleyan College of Liberia 4

Christian Theological Seminary 11

Nimba Community College 23

Trinity Bible College and School of Business 5

Liberia International Christian College 7

Free Pentecostal College 6

Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 32

Total 15

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Figure 24. Student Faculty Ratio for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Stu

de

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Facu

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Rat

io

TotalSmythe Institute of Management and TechnologyFree Pentecostal CollegeLiberia International Christian College Trinity Bible College and School of BusinessNimba Community CollegeChristian Theological SeminaryWesleyan College of LiberiaWest Africa School of Missions and TheologyVision International Christian College of LiberiaMorris Community College of Airline StudiesLiberia Christian CollegeLincoln College of Professional StudiesSt Clements University CollegeLiberia Dujar CollegeJake Memorial Baptist CollegeBomi Community CollegeLeigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School

Student Faculty Ratios vary considerably. The University of Liberia (33:1), African Methodist Episcopal University (30:1), and the Smythe

Institute of Management and Technology (32:1) have the highest recorded student faculty ratios, with Liberia Dujar College (28:1) close

to these high ratios.

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Table 12. Growth of Administrative Personnel, 2009/10 to 2011/12

2011/12 Administrative Personnel

% of Females

Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total

M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total

Master’s Institutions

Full time 21 1 22 116 47 163 21 12 33 9 2 11 167 62 229 27 Part-Time 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 Total 21 1 22 120 47 167 21 12 33 9 2 11 171 62 233 27



Associate Institutions


2009/10







% Change from 2009/10 to 2011/12


Full time 2000 NA 2100 330 1075 426 75 NA 175 125 NA 175 280 1450 377 225 Part-Time NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Total 2000 NA 2100 344 1075 439 75 NA 175 125 NA 175 289 1450 385 219


Full time 46 13 33 -45 -16 -39 -32 180 -15 -37 50 -16 -34 20 -24 58 Part-Time -100 NA -100 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA -43 NA -36 NA Total -65 13 -56 -26 -8 -23 -25 200 -6 -32 50 -12 -35 27 -26 71


Full time 0 -17 -8 57 400 76 95 -20 74 22 100 30 59 50 57 -5 Part-Time 100 -100 0 -40 0 -33 50 NA 67 -25 -100 -50 12 -60 -5 -58 Total 22 -38 -6 45 267 60 86 0 73 8 -33 0 50 21 45 -16

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Figure 25. Degrees Held by Administrators in 2011/12 by Type of Institution

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Associate Bachelor's Master's Doctorate

MA Full time

MA Part-Time

BA Full time

BA Part-Time

AA Full time

Part-Time

Figure 26. Degrees Heal by Administrators in 2009/10 by Type of Institution

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

Associate Bachelor's Master's Doctorate

MA Full time

MA Part-Time

BA Full time

BA Part-Time

AA Full time

Part-Time

Degrees Held by Administrators

Institution Type

Degrees Held by Administrators

Institution Type

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At the Master’s Institutions, there has been an increase in every qualification type. The number of full-time administrators is growing

(from 48 to 233). Note that part-time figures were not fully reported.

For Bachelor’s Institutions, there has been a decrease in administrators (from 278 to 207), with the losses in the Bachelor’s degree

qualification (from 128 to 99).

For Associate Institutions, there has been an increase in administrators (109 to 158).

Female administrators have increase proportionally at the Master’s Institutions (over 200%) and at the Bachelor’s Institutions (71%), but

have decreased at Associate Institutions (-16%) despite the increase in administrators at these institutions.

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Table 13. Growth of Faculty, 2009/10 to 2011/12

2011/12 Faculty % of Females Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total








2009/10







% Change from 2009/10 to 2011/12


Full time 0 NA 0 -33 13 -29 8 78 14 48 200 60 -6 56 -1 57 Part-Time NA NA NA NA NA NA 278 800 311 280 NA 280 483 1275 529 118 Total 700 NA 700 45 131 53 67 209 78 89 200 97 62 178 71 62


Full time -50 NA -50 15 133 20 -15 31 -11 -57 -25 -53 -13 35 -9 48 Part-Time 100 NA -100 124 50 114 38 191 49 -32 0 -27 50 109 56 34 Total -67 NA -67 62 73 63 8 96 14 -46 -13 -41 14 72 19 44


Full time -29 100 -20 11 143 23 6 20 8 -23 NA -23 3 92 10 75 Part-Time 38 200 56 84 350 99 52 -70 30 18 100 0 63 33 59 -16 Total -5 150 8 46 218 59 29 -40 19 0 NA -9 32 58 34 18

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Figures 27-28. Percentage of Full Time and Part Time Female Faculty and Number of Faculty at the HEIs.

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0

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40

60

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120

Full Time Part Time

Percent of Females

Master's

Bachelor's

Associate

0

100

200

300

400

500

Full Time '10 Full Time '12 Part Time '10 Part Time '12

Number of Faculty

Master's

Bachelor's

Associate

With the increases in enrollment, there has been a corresponding increase in faculty.

The largest growth in number of faculty is associated with part-time faculty assignments. Full-time faculty numbers have been fairly stable over the

survey period.

The growth of part-time faculty has resulted in proportionally more females at the Master’s degree-granting institutions.

Female recruitment for part-time positions in Associate degree-granting institutions is less than it used to be, even though there has been an increase in

part-time faculty at these institutions.

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Financial Information

Table14. Expenditures and Sources of Funds (US$)

Master's Bachelor's Associate Public Private Faith-Based

Expenditures $ %

Recurrent Expenditure 25,482,537 72 19,543,057 3,387,511 2,551,969 16,145,660 845,136 8,491,741

Teaching 10,143,284 29 8,614,626 891,719 636,939 6,390,749 285,880 3,466,655

Non-Teaching staff 6,384,264 18 5,266,868 668,742 448,654 4,311,720 206,150 1,866,394

Non-salary expenditure 8,954,989 25 5,661,562 1,827,050 1,466,376 5,443,191 353,106 3,158,692

Total Capital Expenditure 10,055,338 28 2,693,002 2,514,195 4,848,140 6,203,104 1,764,394 2,087,840

Construction 5,688,094 16 1,572,958 899,467 3,215,668 3,637,817 933,581 1,116,697

Equipment and materials 3,182,475 9 377,841 1,466,327 1,338,308 1,720,736 660,602 801,138

Other 1,184,768 3 742,203 148,401 294,164 844,551 170,211 170,006

Total Expenditure 35,537,875 100 22,236,059 5,901,706 7,400,110 22,348,763 2,609,530 10,579,581

Sources of Fund

Total Fund 39,568,719 100 25,593,640 8,066,086 5,908,993 23,330,911 1,182,238 15,055,570

Government Subsidies 13,975,788 35 10,591,531 2,476,343 907,913 13,063,269 - 912,518

Scholarships 1,133,895 3 560,702 469,031 104,162 16,000 88,162 1,029,733

Tuition 11,233,310 28 7,105,297 3,236,927 891,086 5,301,813 250,748 5,680,748

Other student fees 6,071,126 15 2,267,408 913,277 2,890,440 3,862,662 57,095 2,151,369

Buildings and land lease/sale 4,415,702 11 4,194,702 215,000 6,000 - 6,000 4,409,702

Donations 1,974,719 5 754,000 184,210 1,036,509 967,166 775,000 232,553

Others (specify 764,180 2 120,000 571,297 72,883 120,000 5,233 638,947

Budget Balance 4,030,844 3,357,581 2,164,380 (1,491,117) 982,147 (1,427,292) 4,475,989

Average Costs

Faculty costs 2,909 13,023 2,104 1,996 2,416 3,619 3,076

Non-Faculty cost 4,975 21,096 4,257 3,273 3,202 5,464 5,057

Staff costs 3,150 13,562 2,234 2,249 2,347 4,029 3,296

Cost per student 1,278 1,576 1,880 1,297 1,060 1,944 1,281

No. of Institutions 30 2 9 19 5 6 19

Total

Note: The HEIs generated $39.6 million and their expenditure was $35.5 million. A possible explanation of the remaining income is that the survey was carried out before the end of

2012 and that would have underestimated the expenditure by approximately four (4) months.

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Figure 29. Institutions with the Highest Reliance on Government Funding

0 20 40 60 80 100

Inst

itu

tio

nPercent of Total Funding

Bomi Community College



Nimba Community College

Grand Bassa Community College


Figure 30. Varying Reliance on Tuition among Other HE Institutions

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Percent of Total Funding

ABC University

Adventist University of West Africa

Smythe Institute of Management and Technology

Free Pentecostal College

Liberia International Christian College

Trinity Bible College and School of Business


Christian Theological Seminary

Wesleyan College of Liberia

West Africa School of Missions and Theology

Vision International Christian College of Liberia

Morris Community College of Airline Studies

Liberia Christian College


St Clements University College

Liberia Dujar College


Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School

African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College




The current expenditure in higher education is 72% and more than 2/3 of that went to salaries of both teaching and non-teaching personnel.

The capital expenditure is 28% of their total expenditure and most of this (88%) was due to expenditures on construction, equipment, and material.

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The major source of income (44%) came from student fees (tuition and other fees). The second largest income generated by the HEIs came from

Government subsidies and scholarships.

Lease and sale of buildings and land was a fairly sizable source of income for the HEIs (11%).

Public institutions have relied heavily on Government subsidies, scholarships, and student fees (95%). Tubman relies on Government the most (91%).

Cuttington is among the highest but relatively low in percentage (8%).

Government subsidies for the private institutions constituted only 7% and student fees (26%). The rest of their income came from lease and sale of

buildings and land (Cuttington University) and donations. Lincoln Dujar College (88%).

Faith-based institutions received 13% of their income from Government subsidies and scholarships and 52% from student fees. The rest of their income

came from sale and lease of buildings and land and donations.

Private institutions have the highest total cost per student ($1,944), which is almost double that in Public institutions ($1,060) and higher than Faith-

based also ($1,281). The higher cost for private institutions may be attributable to their specialized programs in some cases.

Private institutions have the highest personnel costs per student ($4,029) is almost double that in the public institutions ($2,347) and higher than the

Faith-based also ($3,296).

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Table 15. Share of Expenditures by Category

Institution

Recurrent Total Capital Expenditure

Total Teaching Non-

Teaching Staff

Non-salary expenditure

Total Construction Equipment

and materials

Other

Trinity Bible College and School of Business 91.5 93.3 6.7 0.0 8.5 100.0 0.0 0.0

Monrovia Bible College 79.6 85.1 3.3 11.6 20.4 14.3 85.7 0.0

Vision International Christian College of Liberia 50.0 74.1 16.0 9.9 50.0 30.9 6.2 63.0

Free Pentecostal College 98.6 72.7 1.8 25.5 1.4 0.0 100.0 0.0

Liberia Christian College 100.0 70.8 23.5 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Adventist University of West Africa 55.0 57.8 42.2 0.0 45.0 50.0 7.7 42.3

Lincoln College of Professional Studies 96.3 55.8 6.7 37.5 3.7 0.0 100.0 0.0

Cuttington University 84.2 50.0 23.5 26.5 15.8 73.5 26.5 0.0

Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College 35.4 43.5 13.0 43.5 64.6 4.8 52.4 42.9

University of Liberia 89.2 42.1 28.1 29.8 10.8 50.7 7.7 41.6

Bomi Community College 47.6 38.9 22.2 38.9 52.4 52.9 17.6 29.4

Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary 100.0 36.8 8.8 54.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Wesleyan College of Liberia 100.0 34.7 48.8 16.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

West Africa School of Missions and Theology 100.0 33.7 29.5 36.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 97.7 31.1 51.3 17.6 2.3 0.0 47.6 52.4

Liberia Dujar College 23.1 28.2 28.4 43.5 76.9 50.5 41.0 8.5

Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 82.1 27.5 29.3 43.2 17.9 98.8 1.2 0.0

United Methodist University 65.7 26.9 22.2 50.9 34.3 24.0 76.0 0.0

St Clements University College 7.4 26.9 39.0 34.1 92.6 63.6 23.6 12.7

Stella Maris Polytechnic 90.1 26.6 13.8 59.6 9.9 77.3 22.7 0.0

African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College 88.5 26.3 20.2 53.5 11.5 57.2 30.8 12.0

Morris Community College of Airline Studies 52.6 24.6 2.0 73.3 47.4 0.0 12.0 88.0

African Methodist Episcopal University 84.4 21.6 24.1 54.3 15.6 23.5 19.0 57.5

Nimba Community College 35.9 19.0 29.5 51.5 64.1 18.7 81.3 0.0

Christian Theological Seminary 42.3 18.9 3.6 77.5 57.7 44.8 35.8 19.4

Liberia International Christian College 60.2 15.5 29.3 55.2 39.8 100.0 0.0 0.0

ABC University 48.1 14.4 10.8 74.8 51.9 66.7 33.3 0.0

Grand Bassa Community College 28.1 3.1 1.6 95.3 71.9 95.4 3.6 1.0

William V.S Tubman University 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 34.8 65.2 0.0

Jake Memorial Baptist College 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Table 16. Average Costs of Faculty and Non-Faculty Personnel per Student

Institutions Faculty Cost Non-Faculty Cost Total Personnel Costs Cost per Student

Cuttington University 17405 11598 15004 2460

Liberia Dujar College 15179 20377 17407 8244

University of Liberia 8641 30594 12119 692

Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary 5821 1995 4246 3074

Lincoln College of Professional Studies 4506 1076 3362 1452

Liberia Christian College 3288 4915 3584 1062

Monrovia Bible College 2767 407 2279 1236

Nimba Community College 2254 3500 2877 1462

African Methodist Episcopal University 2189 17133 4057 399

Bomi Community College 1450 6247 2011 2202

Vision International Christian College of Liberia 1315 427 960 726

ABC University 1161 2466 1501 4915

African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College 1138 4467 1683 255

Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 895 8425 1661 123

United Methodist University 895 3037 1313 412

Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College 759 296 557 957

Free Pentecostal College 709 43 516 172

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 513 1816 928 267

St Clements University College 448 1054 679 1487

West Africa School of Missions and Theology 384 1274 569 540

Wesleyan College of Liberia 277 1716 544 223

Trinity Bible College and School of Business 274 39 196 67

Liberia International Christian College 238 1407 520 345

Morris Community College of Airline Studies 175 36 135 93

Christian Theological Seminary 37 17 31 44

Jake Memorial Baptist College Grand Bassa Community College

2229


1844


68

Adventist University of West Africa

8

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Table 17. Sources of Funding

Institutions

Sources of Funds

Government Subsidies

Scholarships Tuition Other

Student Fees

Buildings and Land

Lease/sale Donations Others

Grand Total

William V.S Tubman University 91.0 0.0 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 100.0

Grand Bassa Community College 74.6 3.7 10.6 4.4 0.0 6.7 0.0 100.0

Nimba Community College 65.2 0.0 1.1 5.5 0.0 28.2 0.0 100.0

University of Liberia 58.6 0.0 29.9 6.4 0.0 4.4 0.7 100.0

Cuttington University 8.4 6.4 23.7 13.6 47.7 0.2 0.0 100.0

Bomi Community College 5.6 0.0 0.2 94.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

United Methodist University 4.5 6.8 70.9 17.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 100.0

African Methodist Episcopal University 3.4 5.5 49.4 26.1 0.0 0.0 15.7 100.0

Stella Maris Polytechnic 3.2 0.0 50.3 17.7 0.0 7.6 21.2 100.0

African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College 3.1 20.0 70.5 0.0 0.0 6.4 0.0 100.0

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 0.0 28.9 22.0 37.6 0.0 0.0 11.5 100.0

Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary 0.0 2.1 13.2 2.1 82.6 0.0 0.0 100.0

Liberia Dujar College 0.0 0.0 11.5 0.1 0.0 88.4 0.0 100.0

St Clements University College 0.0 0.0 65.8 34.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Monrovia Bible College 0.0 0.0 69.1 30.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Liberia Christian College 0.0 0.0 99.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Morris Community College of Airline Studies 0.0 0.0 46.3 2.9 27.8 23.1 0.0 100.0

Vision International Christian College of Liberia 0.0 0.0 80.0 10.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 100.0

West Africa School of Missions and Theology 0.0 0.0 17.4 6.2 0.0 0.6 75.8 100.0

Wesleyan College of Liberia 0.0 0.0 43.7 33.8 0.0 6.1 16.4 100.0

Christian Theological Seminary 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College 0.0 8.6 49.0 13.5 0.0 28.8 0.0 100.0

Trinity Bible College and School of Business 0.0 0.0 95.8 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Liberia International Christian College 0.0 0.0 52.7 4.7 0.0 42.5 0.0 100.0

Free Pentecostal College 0.0 0.0 82.0 0.0 0.0 12.2 5.8 100.0

Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 0.0 33.2 52.7 14.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Adventist University of West Africa 0.0 0.0 42.5 17.7 0.0 0.0 39.7 100.0

ABC University 0.0 63.1 27.6 2.0 5.9 0.4 1.0 100.0

Jake Memorial Baptist College Lincoln College of Professional Studies

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Infrastructure

Table 18. Facilities by Institution Type

Facility Quantities Institution Type

Faith-based Private Public

Building

No. Admin. buildings 30 6 6

No. Academic buildings 52 10 32

% of Administration building 63 283 84

Classrooms No. of Classrooms 307 31 91

% of Institutions with adequate 63 50 60

Laboratory % Institutions with Laboratory 47 50 60

% with Laboratory 89 100 67

Library

% with Library 100 100 80

% with Functioning Library 95 100 100

% Reported adequate Library 68 67 20

Bookstore % with Bookstore 21 17 0

Arm/Plastic Chairs Total quantity available 17341 1375 3586

% in good conditions 61 91 67

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Figure 31. Facilities Available at Higher Education Institutions by Ownership

0

20

40

60

80

100

Faith-based Private Public

% of Institutions with adequate Classrooms % Institutions with Laboratory % with Laboratory

% with Library % with Functioning Library % Reported adequate Library

% with Bookstore

Classrooms and laboratories remain an issue at some higher education institutions regardless of ownership type.

Some community colleges lack libraries, and there are general problems with reported adequacy across all ownership type institutions.

Private and Faith-based Institutions are more likely to have bookstores.

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Annex: Some Detailed Tables for Administration and Faculty Information

Table A. Faculty and Administrative Personnel by Qualification for Master’s Degree-Granting Institutions

Full-Time Administrative Personnel

% of Female

Masters' Institutions Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total SAR


University of Liberia 2 0 2 71 34 105 9 8 17 5 2 7 87 44 131 182 34 Cuttington University 19 1 20 45 13 58 12 4 16 4 0 4 80 18 98 24 18 Total 21 1 22 116 47 163 21 12 33 9 2 11 167 62 229 114 27

Part-Time Administrative Personnel

University of Liberia 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 5959 0 Cuttington University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Total 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 6543 0

All Administrative Personnel


Full-Time Faculty

% of Female

Masters' Institutions Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total STR



Part-Time Faculty


All Faculty


Note: SAR is the student to administrator ratio, and STR is the student to teacher (faculty) ratio.

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Table B. Administrative Personnel by Qualification for Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions



% of Female

Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total SAR


African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College 0 0 0 4 2 6 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 2 8 354.5 25 Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary 1 0 1 6 0 6 5 1 6 1 0 1 13 1 14 7.4 7 United Methodist University 15 6 21 13 8 21 15 4 19 3 1 4 46 19 65 50.6 29 Monrovia Bible College 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 6 0 6 12.7 0 Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College 0 1 1 1 2 3 6 0 6 0 0 0 7 3 10 6.7 30 African Methodist Episcopal University 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 5 6 1 4 5 6 10 16 210.6 63 William V.S Tubman University 3 2 5 26 8 34 6 3 9 4 3 7 39 16 55 13.8 29 Stella Maris Polytechnic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA ABC University 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 4 2 6 19.3 33 Total 19 9 28 57 21 78 39 14 53 12 9 21 127 53 180 62.1 29


African Methodist Episcopal Zion University College 0 0 0 19 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 21 135.0 10 Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA United Methodist University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Monrovia Bible College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Liberia Assemblies of God Bible College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA African Methodist Episcopal University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA William V.S Tubman University 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Stella Maris Polytechnic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA ABC University 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 1 5 1 6 19.3 17 Total 0 0 0 19 2 21 4 1 5 1 0 1 24 3 27 413.7 11



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Table C. Faculty by Qualification for Bachelor’s Degree-Granting Institutions


Full-Time Faculty

% of Female

Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total STR



Part-Time Faculty


All Faculty


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Table D. Administrative Personnel by Qualification for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions

Degree Levels

% of Female Associate Institutions Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total SAR



Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 19 60 Bomi Community College 0 1 1 4 0 4 3 0 3 1 0 1 8 1 9 27 11 Jake Memorial Baptist College 1 0 1 5 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 1 9 0 9 3 0 Liberia Dujar College 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 6 38 33 St Clements University College 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 5 1 6 33 17 Lincoln College of Professional Studies 2 0 2 6 1 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 9 2 11 12 18 Liberia Christian College 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 6 0 6 20 0 Morris Community College of Airline Studies 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 73 40 Grand Bassa Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Vision International Christian College of Liberia 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 1 7 1 0 1 9 1 10 9 10 West Africa School of Missions and Theology 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 5 8 0 Wesleyan College of Liberia 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 5 16 20 Christian Theological Seminary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Nimba Community College 1 0 1 15 3 18 11 1 12 0 1 1 27 5 32 23 16 Trinity Bible College and School of Business 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 0 6 11 0 Liberia International Christian College 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 1 7 23 14 Free Pentecostal College 0 0 0 3 1 4 4 0 4 1 0 1 8 1 9 17 11 Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 6 285 17 Adventist University Of West Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Total 7 5 12 55 10 65 43 4 47 11 2 13 116 21 137 46 15


Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 48 50 Bomi Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Jake Memorial Baptist College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Liberia Dujar College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA St Clements University College 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 99 0 Lincoln College of Professional Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Liberia Christian College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Morris Community College of Airline Studies 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 73 0 Grand Bassa Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Vision International Christian College of Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 44 0 West Africa School of Missions and Theology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Wesleyan College of Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Christian Theological Seminary 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 1 7 26 14 Nimba Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Trinity Bible College and School of Business 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 67 0 Liberia International Christian College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA

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Degree Levels

% of Female Associate Institutions Associate Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Total SAR


Free Pentecostal College 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 78 0 Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Adventist University Of West Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Total 4 0 4 3 1 4 9 1 10 3 0 3 19 2 21 299 10


Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 7 14 57 Bomi Community College 0 1 1 4 0 4 3 0 3 1 0 1 8 1 9 27 11 Jake Memorial Baptist College 1 0 1 5 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 1 9 0 9 3 0 Liberia Dujar College 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 6 38 33 St Clements University College 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 4 1 0 1 7 1 8 25 13 Lincoln College of Professional Studies 2 0 2 6 1 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 9 2 11 12 18 Liberia Christian College 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 6 0 6 20 0 Morris Community College of Airline Studies 3 1 4 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 10 36 20 Grand Bassa Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Vision International Christian College of Liberia 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 1 9 1 0 1 11 1 12 7 8 West Africa School of Missions and Theology 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 5 8 0 Wesleyan College of Liberia 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 5 16 20 Christian Theological Seminary 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 1 7 26 14 Nimba Community College 1 0 1 15 3 18 11 1 12 0 1 1 27 5 32 23 16 Trinity Bible College and School of Business 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 3 2 0 2 7 0 7 10 0 Liberia International Christian College 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 1 7 23 14 Free Pentecostal College 0 0 0 3 1 4 6 0 6 1 0 1 10 1 11 14 9 Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 6 285 17 Adventist University Of West Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Total 11 5 16 58 11 69 52 5 57 14 2 16 135 23 158 40 15

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Table E. Faculty by Qualification for Associate Degree-Granting Institutions

Degree Levels

% of Female Associate Institutions

Associate Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD Total STR


Full-Time Faculty

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 3 0 3 6 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 10 10 10 Bomi Community College 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 5 48 20 Jake Memorial Baptist College 1 0 1 7 0 7 4 1 5 1 0 1 13 1 14 2 7 Liberia Dujar College 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 3 8 28 38 St Clements University College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Lincoln College of Professional Studies 0 0 0 17 0 17 4 0 4 1 0 1 22 0 22 6 0 Liberia Christian College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Morris Community College of Airline Studies 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 121 0 Grand Bassa Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Vision International Christian College of Liberia 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 1 13 2 0 2 15 1 16 6 6 West Africa School of Missions and Theology 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 20 0 Wesleyan College of Liberia 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 20 0 Christian Theological Seminary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Nimba Community College 4 0 4 14 0 14 9 1 10 0 0 0 27 1 28 26 4 Trinity Bible College and School of Business 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 0 6 1 0 1 10 0 10 7 0 Liberia International Christian College 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 1 7 23 14 Free Pentecostal College 0 0 0 4 2 6 4 0 4 1 0 1 9 2 11 14 18 Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 0 0 0 17 12 29 3 2 5 1 0 1 21 14 35 49 40 Adventist University Of West Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Total 10 2 12 80 17 97 50 6 56 10 0 10 150 25 175 36 14

Part-Time Faculty

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 5 19 40 Bomi Community College 0 0 0 50 10 60 2 0 2 1 0 1 53 10 63 4 16 Jake Memorial Baptist College 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 6 4 0 Liberia Dujar College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA St Clements University College 0 0 0 7 1 8 5 0 5 0 0 0 12 1 13 15 8 Lincoln College of Professional Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Liberia Christian College 0 0 0 8 1 9 15 0 15 3 0 3 26 1 27 4 4 Morris Community College of Airline Studies 6 0 6 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 17 0 Grand Bassa Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Vision International Christian College of Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 44 0 West Africa School of Missions and Theology 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 0 14 2 0 2 17 0 17 2 0 Wesleyan College of Liberia 0 0 0 7 1 8 10 0 10 0 0 0 17 1 18 4 6 Christian Theological Seminary 0 0 0 5 0 5 7 0 7 5 0 5 17 0 17 11 0 Nimba Community College 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 181 0 Trinity Bible College and School of Business 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 4 17 0

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Degree Levels

% of Female Associate Institutions

Associate Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD Total STR


Liberia International Christian College 0 0 0 6 1 7 5 1 6 2 0 2 13 2 15 11 13 Free Pentecostal College 2 0 2 9 0 9 3 0 3 2 0 2 16 0 16 10 0 Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 3 2 5 5 4 9 2 1 3 1 0 1 11 7 18 95 39 Adventist University Of West Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Total 11 3 14 125 18 143 67 3 70 20 0 20 223 24 247 25 10

All Faculty

Leigh-Sherman Community College and Secondary School 3 1 4 9 0 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 12 3 15 6 20 Bomi Community College 0 1 1 53 10 63 2 0 2 2 0 2 57 11 68 4 16 Jake Memorial Baptist College 1 0 1 11 0 11 6 1 7 1 0 1 19 1 20 1 5 Liberia Dujar College 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 3 8 28 38 St Clements University College 0 0 0 7 1 8 5 0 5 0 0 0 12 1 13 15 8 Lincoln College of Professional Studies 0 0 0 17 0 17 4 0 4 1 0 1 22 0 22 6 0 Liberia Christian College 0 0 0 8 1 9 15 0 15 3 0 3 26 1 27 4 4 Morris Community College of Airline Studies 8 0 8 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 15 0 Grand Bassa Community College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Vision International Christian College of Liberia 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 1 13 4 0 4 17 1 18 5 6 West Africa School of Missions and Theology 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 0 16 2 0 2 19 0 19 2 0 Wesleyan College of Liberia 0 0 0 10 1 11 11 0 11 0 0 0 21 1 22 4 5 Christian Theological Seminary 0 0 0 5 0 5 7 0 7 5 0 5 17 0 17 11 0 Nimba Community College 4 0 4 18 0 18 9 1 10 0 0 0 31 1 32 23 3 Trinity Bible College and School of Business 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 0 8 3 0 3 14 0 14 5 0 Liberia International Christian College 0 0 0 8 2 10 7 1 8 4 0 4 19 3 22 7 14 Free Pentecostal College 2 0 2 13 2 15 7 0 7 3 0 3 25 2 27 6 7 Smythe Institute of Management and Technology 3 2 5 22 16 38 5 3 8 2 0 2 32 21 53 32 40 Adventist University Of West Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA Total 21 5 26 205 35 240 117 9 126 30 0 30 373 49 422 15 12

Documents

Status of Liberian Higher Education