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Tag: Proprietary Colleges & Universities
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Southern University Systemâs Online Program To Expand
Southern System President Ronald Mason Jr. said the project â gotosouthernuniversityonline.com â will help Southern attract more out-of-state and older, nontraditional students.
November 30, 2011
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Review Shows Scholarships Awarded to Students Attending For-profit Colleges
A review of public records by the Lexington Herald-Leader found that nearly 8 percent of need-based student aid goes to for-profit colleges.
November 29, 2011
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Parental Mistakes Can Be Costly
Failing to complete a FAFSA makes little sense especially when families may qualify for maximum federal and possibly state financial awards under the automatic zero Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculation.
November 14, 2011
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Analysis: Is Student-loan-driven Education Bubble Next?
Are student loans and higher education the next bubble, the latest investment craze inflating on borrowed money and misplaced faith it can never go bad?
November 6, 2011
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Student Debt on the Rise Again
Two of every three college seniors graduated with loan debt in 2010, with the typical borrower owing $25,250 and students at some historically Black institutions facing higher repayments, new research shows.
November 3, 2011
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College Board: Despite Higher Tuitions, Young Adults Increasingly Attending College
The College Board reports that, despite stagnant incomes and steadily rising tuitions, more students are pursuing college degrees because the return on investment has never been greater.
October 25, 2011
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White House Black College Leader Urges Development of HBCU Online Programs
HBCUs and the online learning community need to become âmore marriedâ to reach more African-American students, said Dr. John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
October 6, 2011
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UC-Berkeley Republicans Hold âDiversity Bake Saleâ
A satirical bake sale at the University of California-Berkeley that was designed to protest affirmative action drew several dozen sweet-toothed supporters along with hundreds of critics on Tuesday.
September 28, 2011
Community Colleges
Kentucky Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against For-profit College
Attorney General Jack Conway took another for-profit college to court on Tuesday, alleging a violation of Kentuckyâs consumer protection laws by making deceptive claims about job placement successes.
September 27, 2011
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Forum Panelists: U.S. Higher Education Should Discard Outdated, Elitist Practices
Panelists at a Washington discussion charged that higher education remains trapped in a past where seat time, credits and courses count for more than student learning outcomes.
September 15, 2011
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Federal Student Loan Default Rate Rises Sharply
The federal student loan default rate for borrowers who entered repayment in 2009 shot up to 8.8 percent from 7 percent for the previous yearâs cohort.
September 12, 2011
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Land-Grant Institutions Alleged to Drift from Their Public Missions
The Education Trust organization reports that as many land-grant flagships strive to keep costs low for students, they have not been as successful in yielding high graduation rates, and, as a result, many studentsâincluding high numbers of Blacks and Latinosâfall through the cracks.
August 28, 2011
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