Center For American Progress
Improving the College Scorecard
Center For American Progress
At a time when student loan debt has exceeded $1 trillion, fewer than 60 percent of college freshmen graduate within six years, and the wages of recent grads have declined by nearly 5 percent since 2007, it's more important than ever that students make ...
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Why the college degree mania?
The Detroit News
For many years the conventional wisdom in the United States has been that the more people who graduate from college, the better off we'll be. It's time to challenge that "wisdom." The evidence says it's wrong. In his first major address early in 2009 ...
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State College of Florida nursing programs expand
Bradenton Herald
This May, the State College of Florida ASN nursing program will offer classes during the weekends and evenings, and cater to working licensed practical nurses who want to advance their degree, but can't attend the already-existing day program.
Nursing student at WGTC is state officerNewnan Times-Herald
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Four reasons to get a college degree – besides just a job
The Scribe
That's not because I don't want a job, but higher education tends to accumulate as much debt as an income improvement, and it's possible to get a job without attending college. So why get a degree? There are other better reasons for higher education.
A more affordable degree raises concern
Famuan
Rick Scott challenged all Florida state community colleges to come up with a $10,000 bachelor's degree. While it is too little too late for the majority of those reading this, we believe this is a monumental first step in creating affordable higher ...
Editorial: $10k college degrees are on to somethingUSA TODAY
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Macon Telegraph (blog)
Bibb schools pushing students to college
Macon Telegraph (blog)
While Slaughter's parents didn't attend college, he already has sent applications to several other schools. He started thinking about higher education last year after visiting a college through a community group. “Being a college graduate and a high ...
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FCIR
Opposing view: $10K degree a populist gimmick
USA TODAY
Putting an artificially set retail price tag of $10,000 on a bachelor's degree seems like a populist gimmick that diverts attention from more serious solutions for ensuring access to an affordable public college education. A recommitment by states to ...
13th Grade: Adding Up The Cost Of Remedial College CoursesFCIR
Downward mobility haunts US educationBBC News
Arkansas House: Remedial college courses necessaryMagnoliareporter
Grand Forks Herald -Indianapolis Star
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Central Florida News 13
Aiming at cycle of higher education
New Bern Sun Journal
Rick Perry who, in 2011, issued the same $10,000 challenge to Lone Star colleges. Scott, like Perry, is seeking a cheaper alternative to the skyrocketing tuition costs at four-year universities that has priced a college degree beyond the means of many ...
Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin governors see large overlap in higher education ...Inside Higher Ed
Scott's useful challenge to curtail college costsNorthwest News and Tribune
AP Photo/Eric GayThe Atlantic
Sarasota Herald-Tribune -Sunshine State News (blog) -Tampa Bay Newspapers
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Sunday Sit-Down: West Liberty University President Robin Capehart
Wheeling Intelligencer
He talks higher education, college athletics, state finances and the university's future as he joins us in the Sunday Sit-Down. -- You've been president of West Liberty University for about 5 1/2 years now. First, how would you assess your tenure to ...
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Wheeling News Register
Sunday Sit-Down: West Liberty University President Robin Capehart
Wheeling News Register
He talks higher education, college athletics, state finances and the university's future as he joins us in the Sunday Sit-Down. -- You've been president of West Liberty University for about 5 1/2 years now. First, how would you assess your tenure to ...
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