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Survey Highlights Choices Traditional/Nontraditional Students Make

Campus Technology profiles a recent survey from Strayer University and US News & World Report, which breaks down the differences in attitudes among traditional and continuing education students about the importance of higher education. More than half of non-traditional students listed getting a better job as their top reason for pursuing higher education, while more […]

December 6, 2016

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California Leaders Urge Action in Pell Grants

Congress is running out of time to pass legislation that would expand the federal government’s largest financial aid program. The House and the Senate have until Friday to pass a funding proposal to restore year-round Pell Grants to help students cover the cost of summer classes. The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education […]

December 6, 2016

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Idaho Veteran Studies at Ivy League School

MERIDIAN, Idaho – A Meridian veteran is getting a free Ivy League education thanks to Dartmouth College and the Wyakin Warriors. She’s the first in the Wyankin Program to be headed out of the Gem State. Lance Corporal Shawn Gayner knows dedication. A veteran of the Marine Corps., She was injured during a training accident […]

December 6, 2016

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PAVE Program Helps Veterans Adjust to College

For Colorado Mesa University student Cody Kem, the most challenging part of going to class isn’t waking up early or being on time — he’s used to that after serving in the Navy for five years. It’s the seven years and lifetime of experience between him and most of his 18-year-old classmates that makes finding […]

December 6, 2016

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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

“Upskilling” Veterans for Technology Jobs

On the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Facebook page, we often post content about Veterans employment measures, issues, announcements and hiring fairs. These are generally the kinds of opportunities that get passed along to us, or those that we find in the media. We spread the good word so that others can more easily find these opportunities. […]

December 2, 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

Will Trump Relieve Student Debt?

Q: I’m already struggling to pay back my student loans. Will a Trump administration make it better or worse? A: This is a tough one. President-elect Donald Trump and the Republicans who now have a majority in both houses of Congress didn’t focus much on higher education during their campaigns, says Jason Delisle, resident fellow […]

December 1, 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