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Tuition will not increase for Cumberland County College students
The Bridgeton News - NJ.com
VINELAND — At Thursday's Cumberland County College (CCC) Board of Trustees meeting, the board agreed to keep tuition cost for the 2013-14 school year the same, but approved a resolution to increase the comprehensive fee by $1. The comprehensive ...

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1 week 5 days ago

College of Education to offer MS in Higher Education and Student Affairs
Penn State Live
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- David Monk, dean of the College of Education, and Damon Sims, vice president for Student Affairs, have announced the creation of a new degree program within Penn State's College of Education. The plan modifies the existing ...

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Cruz Says 'Land of Opportunity' Facing Crisis
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
The theme of the four-day conference is “Rebuilding the 'Village' for African-American and Latino Males in Higher Education,” an approach presented as vital to preserving the nation's status in the world in terms of a society and a work force. Among ...

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Fight Intensifies to Keep Concealed Weapons off College Campuses
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Although the majority of the nation's 4,000-plus higher education institutions ban firearms on campus and the Arkansas bill has a provision for universities to opt out of the law, Gavran said high-profile massacres like the one at Newtown only spur gun ...

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Stephens Found His Calling in Fundraising
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
Stephens, who graduated from Morehouse in 1960 and went on to earn a master's degree in 1995 at Central Michigan University, would parlay his YMCA skills into widely sought talent and knowledge as one of the first Black men hired in higher education ...

1 week 5 days ago

Pursuing an alternative to a college degree: Yes, success is still possible
The Flat Hat
The exorbitant tuition rates of modern undergraduate education have made our culture obsessed with the debate about the necessity of going to college. As a reader, can you remember the last time that you picked up an issue of The Flat Hat that did not ...

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Obama initiatives target college affordability
Ithaca College The Ithacan
The Obama administration has created online tools such as the College Scorecard based on “affordability and value” for prospective students and modified the Higher Education Act to make student loan repayment less stressful for former, current and ...
College comparisons easier with new College Scorecard: Higher EducationPlain Dealer
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The U.S. Cities That Lag (And Excel) In Degree Attainment
Forbes
U.S. adults aged 25 and above who have attended some college but don't have a degree had an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent in 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's nearly twice as high as the jobless rate for bachelor's degree ...

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College degrees are becoming the new high school diploma
MSNBC
For the college students and grads buried under more than $1 trillion dollars in loan debt, another sobering reality: You may have to take a job that makes little use of your expensive, four-year education. New York Times economics reporter Catherine ...

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Text of Gov. Scott Walker's budget address
WCLO
In higher education, we provide additional funding for our technical colleges and give their board the tools to move towards a performance-based system. We want them to work towards matching students with the skills needed to fill the jobs of today ...
K-12 education budget would target how schools performJournal Times

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