Alternatives in college degrees worth studying
Livingston Daily
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the average four-year degree costs about $90,000, including tuition, room and board. That's up 70 percent in the past decade and nearly 700 percent since 1980. Two-thirds of students finish college with ...
State law may force Rock Valley College trustees to hike tuition
Rockford Register Star
A community college must keep its tuition rate within 85 percent of the average Illinois community college tuition rate, which today is $107.89. Should RVC fall below that threshold, it risks losing a portion of its state aid. This year, that aid ...
Family tuition discount aims to relieve student debt, college costsVOXXI
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The Epoch Times
Questioning the Viability of Higher Education: Colleges Respond | National ...
The Epoch Times
The New School's Center for Public Scholarship held a panel discussion titled The Future of Higher Education on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, in New York. The economy, technology, and rising prices have parents and leaders discussing the viability of higher ...
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More than 200 Allegany College of Maryland students to receive degrees in ...
Cumberland Times-News
Lamp began his ACM studies in spring 2009 while completing his secondary education through home-schooling. His Early College program, in general education courses as he fulfilled requirements for his high school diploma in May 2010, allowed him to ...
Healthy estate to be in: new powers for private veteran
Times Higher Education
The College of Estate Management, a distance-learning institution offering courses in real estate and construction, will gain taught degree-awarding powers (TDAP) on 1 January after being granted the coveted status by the Privy Council last month.
The week in higher education
Times Higher Education
Professor Hall said in a blog post on the Wonkhe website on 7 December that the group's causes, including its defence of higher education as a public good, "are critical issues at a time when our university system is undergoing some of the most ...
'Unreasonable' rules make Regent's reluctant to compete for state loans
Times Higher Education
He also suggested that the government should introduce a quality threshold and award student number allocations only to private providers with their own degree-awarding powers - seven institutions at present, including Regent's College. "People who ...
WNYT
WNYT.com - High costs of college education examined
WNYT
According to the College Board, annual tuition, room and board at a four year public college costs $17,860 on average, before financial aid and tax credits are deducted, $39,518 at private nonprofit institutions. On Wednesday, lawmakers on a State ...
Giving The Gift Of A College Education
Gilroy Dispatch
A new website has been created to help them give a gift that can last a lifetime—the gift of an education. By enrolling in the Private College 529 Plan, families and their loved ones can purchase or contribute to tuition certificates that are ...
Illinois college students join state pension reform push
The State Journal-Register
CHICAGO -- College students are joining Gov. Pat Quinn in calling for pension reform, saying it's vital to ensuring access to higher education. More than a dozen students appeared at a press conference with Quinn Wednesday. They said they rely on the ...
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