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What Income College Students Make
Tweet Balancing classes and work on the way to a degree. A National Center for Education Statistics report, the Condition of Education 2011, reveals that 41 percent of full-time college
One in Three College Students Transfer Report Says
Tweet Most students that transfer leave in their second year. The report, “Transfer and Mobility: A National View of Pre-Degree Student Movement in Postsecondary Institutions,” found that one in three
Bachelor Degree Achievement Tops 30 Percent
Tweet Percentage of college-educated Americans reaches new high. This news comes from the U.S. Census Bureau in its report, “Educational Attainment in the United States: 2011,” that was released last
How Obamacare Affects Students
Tweet By Tiffany Wallace Although college students often don’t think about health care, they should pay attention to Obamacare, as many of the changes affect them both positively and negatively.
February 2012 College Scholarship News
Tweet The college scholarship application season is in full swing with some deadlines having passed, others approaching and still others extended. We’ve been going through our current list of scholarships
Colleges, Universities Raked in Donations in 2011
Tweet Survey reveals an 8.2 percent increase in gifts last year. Adjusted for inflation the increase was 4.8 percent, according to the annual Voluntary Support of Education survey conducted by
White House Pushes Blueprint to Train Workers Through Community Colleges
Tweet Obama administration envisions 2 million students receiving education to fill positions within high-demand industries. That plan was unveiled by the president at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia,
Are College Speech Codes Muzzling Your Voice?
Tweet Nonprofit organization seeks to help you uphold your civil rights. But, dialogue shouldn’t be muzzled to avoid offending people at the expense of your civil liberties. Subtly, some colleges
Are Student Loans the Next Debt Bomb?
Tweet Student loans may follow mortgages as the next financial crisis. Indeed, there is evidence that the other shoe still hasn’t dropped with unemployment expected to rise through the end
U.S. College Endowments Surged In 2011
Tweet Higher returns are needed to sustain overheads. These increases followed on two very tough years as endowments fell by 3.0 and 18.7 percent in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Those
Can Obama Help Make College Affordable?
Tweet President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Jan. 24, 2012, covered a number of topics. Higher education was one of his themes. Obama, who is seeking a second
Do Payday Loans Worsen the Cycle of Debt?
Tweet Arkansas Tech professor’s findings dispute one widely-touted belief. Those loans are offered by lenders to people who may find themselves coming up short as a rent payment, auto loan
