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Okla. higher education to focus on more graduates
News On 6
(AP) - The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education chancellor says the state must increase graduation rate of students who enroll in colleges and universities. Chancellor Glen Johnson told lawmakers, community leaders and educators at the ...

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10 weeks 6 days ago

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Okla. higher education to focus on more graduates
San Francisco Chronicle
(AP) — Oklahoma universities and colleges need to increase their graduation rates, and additional funding from the state would help them do that, the State Regents for Higher Education chancellor said Wednesday. The regents recently voted to request ...
Oklahoma higher education needs more funding to meet completion goals ...NewsOK.com
Higher ed chancellor presents budget requestEdmond Sun

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10 weeks 6 days ago

Wyoming community college tuition increases
Billings Gazette
Sweeny said the cost of providing a college education is increasing, and there must be a balance between raising money to cover those costs and keeping Wyoming colleges competitive with other campuses in the region. "We're still an incredible bang for ...

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10 weeks 6 days ago

Congress Girds to Take On Colleges; Marco Rubio's $125K Student Debt
Businessweek
“We're at the early stages of a transformation -- 10 years from now, higher education won't look the same,” said Richard Vedder, an Ohio University economics professor who directs the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. “There are ...

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10 weeks 6 days ago

Area residents receive college degrees
Allentown Morning Call
Alvernia University, Reading: Amber Marie Hedemann of Pottsville, Master of Arts Degree in Community Counseling; Stacey A. Betz of New Ringgold, Master in Business Administration Degree in Community Service and Economic Leadership; Mary Ellen ...

10 weeks 6 days ago

The Economist

Free education
The Economist
TOP-QUALITY teaching, stringent admissions criteria and impressive qualifications allow the world's best universities to charge mega-fees: over $50,000 for a year of undergraduate study at Harvard. Less exalted providers have boomed too, with a similar ...
Futurelearn picks league table stars for debut line-upTimes Higher Education

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10 weeks 6 days ago

Examiner.com

Report: Higher education leads to higher salary
Examiner.com
Today, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is releasing a report with the numbers to prove that a college education dramatically increases the chances of a higher salary. The report, The Economic Benefit of Postsecondary ...

10 weeks 6 days ago

TPPF study addresses the higher education crisis
Your Houston News
AUSTIN – Thomas Lindsay, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Higher Education at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, recently released a new study: Toward Strengthening Texas Public Higher Education: 10 Areas of Reform. “We are at risk of seeing a ...

10 weeks 6 days ago

Inside Higher Ed

College Enrollments Fell This Fall
Inside Higher Ed
And just because an enrollment dip was expected doesn't mean that it won't still cause real difficulties for the many tuition-dependent colleges and universities, especially as other sources of funds have withered. Data from the clearinghouse show that ...
College Enrollment Fell by 1.8 Percent This Fall, Report SaysChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)

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10 weeks 6 days ago

Analysis Adds to Data Showing the Economic Benefits of a College Degree
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
A new report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers offers further evidence of the value of a college degree in terms of future earnings potential. The report, “The Economic Benefit of Postsecondary Degrees: A State and National Level ...