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Clinton Unveils College Calculator Model

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has made reducing the cost of higher education a key plank in her campaign by vying for the Millennial vote as tuition increases can cause concern for students and parents across America. She reinvigorated her efforts on Sept. 12 when she released an interactive calculator that visualizes her college tuition […]

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Poll Finds Partisan Split on the Value of Education

A new study from the Pew Research Center shows Democrats and Republicans differ greatly on their perception of the value of higher education in the nation’s positive forward movement. A majority of Republicans (45%) say that higher education has a negative effect on the country, while 72% of Democrats believe colleges and universities have a […]

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As Median Income Drops, Dependence on Pell Grants Rises

Inside Higher Education details the increase in the number of families and students dependent upon Pell Grant funding for education, which has grown from 6.1 million to 8.2 million between 2008 and 2014, according to U.S. Department of Education statistics. The increase in qualifying recipients parallels the decline of the average household income for recipients, […]

Accreditors Will Take Hard Line on Graduation Rates

A new initiative from the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions will examine four-year colleges and universities with graduation rates of 25% or lower, and two-year schools with 15% or lower graduation rates, more closely. The plan, which follows the collapse of ITT Tech for its alleged fraudulent recruitment and degree-granting practices, seeks to aid the […]

San Antonio Cyber Warrior Program Receives Federal Funding

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received federal funding in the amount of $471,549 to support its top-tier Army Reserve Cyber Private Public Partnership Program (Cyber P3i). UTSA, tapped by the United States Army Reserve as a founding member of the program in 2015, will produce highly qualified cyber warriors with advanced […]

Arkansas Will Give Online Programs More Scrutiny

Colleges and universities in the University of Arkansas System will face more scrutiny when proposing new degree programs that are fully online. Now, chancellors who want to add an online-degree program that already exists within the UA System must explain why another distance-education offering is needed. The justification is just for degree programs — not […]

Digital Textbook Codes Offer Little Savings

The New York Times reports on the growing costs associated with digital textbooks and learning materials, specifically access codes for tests and homework assignments. A new survey of 10 colleges and universities shows the average access code, which sometimes are only found in purchased textbooks, costs $100 alone, increasing by only $26 when offered with […]

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Is Ashford the Next ITT Tech?

For the past month, fallout from the federal government’s decision to cut off for-profit giant ITT Tech from access to future federal financial aid has rocked the education world. The decision elicited cheers from consumer advocates and concern from for-profit educators who worry whether their industry can survive increased scrutiny from government regulators. Read More

U.S. Severs Ties With Accreditor of For-Profits

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of for-profit colleges could close, leaving up to 600,000 students scrambling to find other schools, after the Education Department withdrew recognition of the nation’s largest accreditor of for-profit schools. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools said it would appeal the decision to Education Secretary John B. King Jr. In a […]

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Enrollment Falls at For-Profit Colleges

Some of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure that led to the collapse this month of one of the industry’s biggest players, ITT Technical Institute. The industry has been losing students for the past six years, but the crisis appears to be […]

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Regulation Debate Focuses on Online Learning

Last July, the US Department of Education (ED) published a regulation proposition for distance education. These rules would further define requirements for degree granting institutions to receive federal aid. Currently these institutions need authorization from the state they belong to operate, as established in the Higher Education Act. With the proposed rules, colleges including those […]

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ITT Tech Student Vet Figuring Out Next Steps After Campuses Close

CHARLOTTE, NC (WJZY) – “The program I was in was about $41,000 and some change,” John Schneider said. For Navy Veteran John Schneider that was only for nine months of school. He used his G.I Bill for ITT Tech and said the education there wasn’t worth the price. Others like Quinby Akal, who finished his […]

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