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For-Profits Look to Trump for a Pass

For-profit colleges are looking with relief to the incoming Trump administration, banking on a rollback of tough regulations that threatened to lead to the closure of hundreds of schools and that drove their stock-market valuations down sharply. Investors, in turn, have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into education stocks since the election, hopeful that […]

December 6, 2016

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Graduate Enrollment in For-Profit Colleges Grows

WASHINGTON — Nearly a half-million people are borrowing $5 billion a year to pursue advanced degrees from for-profit colleges and universities, even as the industry is reeling from investigations, lawsuits, and the collapse of prominent players, according to a study that the Center for American Progress released Thursday. The findings are striking for an industry […]

December 6, 2016

For Veteran Students, Tattoos Tell Tales

URBANA, Ill. — For Caleb Carlson, his tattoos remind him to keep balance in his life. For Brandi Binder, they remind her of what she lost. And for Brent Blackwell, his largest tattoo, a skeleton, reminds him that everyone must die, so “do what you enjoy.” Tattoos are becoming more of a cultural norm these […]

December 2, 2016

Partnership Will Provide No-Cost, Online Coding Program

University of South Florida (USF), a top-25 U.S. public research university, and Revature, a leading technology talent development company, today announced a strategic partnership to provide a breakthrough online coding program to all USF System students and alumni, as well as the opportunity to attend the company’s immersive coding bootcamp, at no cost to individuals […]

December 2, 2016

Charities Getting Funds Left in Student Loan Settlement

DOVER, Del. — A federal judge has agreed that $1.6 million left over from a government settlement with student lending giant Navient Corp. should be distributed to charities. The Justice Department announced last year that nearly 78,000 members of the military would be reimbursed under a $60 million consent decree with Navient, formerly part of […]

December 2, 2016

Barber School Defrauded VA for Millions

Students at William Grobes IV’s barber school had a motto: “We’re here to earn, not to learn.” From October 2011 through September this year, the College of Beauty and Barber Culture in Chesapeake collected $4.5 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Veteran students enrolled there collected $10.5 million more […]

December 2, 2016

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For-Profit School in Colorado Will Close

Colorado Heights University in Denver will close in next year, citing the federal banishment of the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and falling enrollment as the primary reasons for its demise. The non-profit institution serving just over 500 students with specialties in business and liberal arts was a part of the ACICS, […]

December 2, 2016

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DOD Says It Will Update Tuition Assistance Rules

The Defense Department’s top personnel official said Tuesday that the Pentagon used a flawed process when it decided to bar the nation’s largest for-profit college from military tuition assistance funds last year, and is drawing up new rules meant to be fairer to colleges while also ferreting out deceptive marketing processes. Read More

December 2, 2016

Baylor Makes “Military Friendly” List

WACO, Texas (Nov. 29, 2016) – Baylor University has earned the 2017 Military Friendly School designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs, STEM Jobs and Military Spouse. First published in 2009, the list of Military Friendly Schools is provided to service members and their families, helping them select the best college, university or trade […]

December 1, 2016

Texas Schools Hope to Create Veterans Center

When the Texas state legislature meets early next year, some Lamar University students will be closely watching a bill that would improve and expand services for veterans on college campuses. Student veterans and staff members at the school’s Office of Veteran Affairs, which is focused on financial aid and benefits, are hoping to develop a […]

December 1, 2016

Exodus Place Serves Homeless Veterans in Michigan

Today, Exodus Place, an organization created to rehabilitate and develop homeless military veterans announced the project to end veteran homelessness in Michigan by Christmas 2017. The organization is not just providing housing and three hot meals, but a complete support in education, vocational training, medical health, mental health, transportation, clothing and substance abuse assessment for […]

December 1, 2016

Veterans Discuss Struggle to Obtain Education

After being deployed three times and receiving honorable discharge, the last thing Air Force veteran Ashley Bonner said she expected was to be forgotten by the nation she proudly served. Bonner is a senior at East Carolina University working towards a degree in university studies, which is a program that allows students to create their […]

December 1, 2016

For-Profits Expect Brighter Future Under Trump

BOSTON — After nearing collapse under the Obama administration, the for-profit college industry is celebrating Donald Trump’s election as a chance for a rebound. As stock prices for some of the nation’s largest college chains have surged, industry lobbyists say they have received a warm welcome from Trump’s transition team and already have launched a […]

December 1, 2016

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Upstate N.Y. School Recognized for Military Education

Bryant & Stratton College was recently named a Military Friendly School by Victory Media and a top college in the Military Advanced Education 2017 Guide to Colleges and Universities for its approach to military and veteran education. The Military Friendly School designation is awarded to the top colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools in […]

November 29, 2016

Minnesota School Receives Top Honors for Veterans’ Services

Veterans Services at Anoka-Ramsey Community College was recently recognized as a Top School in the 2017 Guide to Colleges & Universities by Military Advanced Education & Transition (MAE&T) and as a Military Friendly School by Victory Media. The guide measures best practices in military and veteran education presents through a questionnaire of the military-supportive policies […]

November 29, 2016

Colorado University Hires Adviser for Student Veterans

It wasn’t easy for Nathan Lower to transition from the Navy to civilian life at the University of Colorado two years ago. Not only was he experiencing college life for the first time in his mid-20s, but he was also dealing with the complex rules of the GI Bill, which pays for his tuition and […]

November 29, 2016

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Twin Veterans Fund Scholarship at Delaware Tech

GEORGETOWN — After completing their service with the U.S. Marines in the late 60’s and returning to Delaware, twin brothers Dan Tidwell and Dave Tidwell used their GI Bill benefits to begin their college education at Delaware Technical Community College’s Jack F. Owens Campus. Now they are paying tribute to other student veterans with a […]

November 29, 2016

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Reintegration Program Simplifies Transition for Veterans

BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF) recently received a $5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation to aid in the expansion of its AmericaServes program, a model that offers veterans the tools needed for a smooth transition back to civilian life. The additional funding bolsters ongoing programs in […]

November 29, 2016