Colleges and universities now try specifically to provide extra services to students who are related to the military in some way. Because of the large number of military service members, veterans and their dependents now attending post-secondary schools, colleges and universities now offer services specifically aimed at military students.
A Rasmussen survey of 2,000 people who graduated from business-related university programs found only 10% were experiencing buyer’s remorse about the cost and effort of getting a business degree. Another …
In almost every measurable category, college graduates are doing better than their non-degree attaining peers, the research found. What’s more, the study found the gap between those who have a degree and do not have a degree is wider than it has ever been in modern history.
The United States Congress should establish an accreditation agency to assess the value of free college-level courses offered over the Internet, according to Mark Rubio, a U.S. senator and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate.
Rubio’s idea is part of an overhaul he is proposing for how students earn four-year degrees, a plan that also calls for alternatives to four-year colleges for some disciplines and income-based repayments for college loans.
In answer to President Obama’s call for better access to higher education for those with less money, experts gathered this month at a summit called the Education Datapalooza, hosted by the White House and the Department of Education.
In a blog post on the Department of Education website, Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote that meeting was part of the president’s plan to make education affordable for every American.
With all the attention and focus on college education by both the government and private sector, college graduate rates have actually stalled, a new study has found.
About 56% of students who entered college as freshman in 2007 had earned a degree six years later, according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That rate is the same as it was in 2006.
While tuition prices continue to increase at many schools across the country, there was actually a slowdown in the price increase in 2013 at public universities in the United States, according to a new study.
The average cost of attending a four-year public university increased by 2.9%, according to the annual “Trends in Higher Education” report from the College Board. That’s the lowest increase in 30 years.
European Universities are slowing beginning to offer classes through Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC), attempting to reach a wider audience of students. One of those educators seeking to reach a …
Audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG recently released results from its 2013 Higher Education Outlook Survey. The survey, now in its second year, questioned 103 senior officers in higher education …
By MARY PATRICK Princeton University is the best university in the country, according to the Best Colleges 2014 list released this week by U.S. News and World Report. The New …
