Student Retention

Beginning in 2014, Rutgers University freshmen who want to get their own off-campus apartment or live in a house with friends may be out of luck.

Ray Cross readily admits that for-profit online colleges grew rapidly because traditional universities missed the boat.

State higher education leaders had warned universities that tuition increases this year would be a tougher sell than ever. They weren't kidding.

A campus housing crunch at Cornerstone University is forcing administrators to get creative.

The Seattle Community College District has started prepping students for math placement tests, and finding that most students don't need as much math remediation as standardized placement tests suggest.

Howard PRIDE offers advisers, peer mentors

Dual enrollment effort echoes program introduced in 1996

At this time of year we hear heartwarming stories about homeless kids who manage to graduate from college. Those kids are few and far between.

MTSU graduate Trey Schruff is proof it’s possible to earn a college degree in 3 1/2 years.

The U.S. Department of Education says that the percentage of college students who are Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and African American has been increasing on campuses across the country for three decades. But Hispanic students are less likely to graduate.