Graduating high schoolers are 99% certain that a foray into higher education is going to work out but several factors contribute to high levels of stress during the college application process.
Johnson and Wales is one of several higher-ed institutions in New England—and a growing number nationwide—offering a compressed college experience amid concerns over rising tuition costs and student loan debt.
Republican leaders in Congress want to eliminate two key tax relief programs—the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit—that could help defray the cost of college or job training courses for students.
More than half of all working-class Americans hold a college degree or credential beyond high school, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation.
More and more, males are sidestepping college, according to the Higher Education Male Achievement Collaborative. Men now account for just two out of five college degrees earned in the United States, fewer than the share women received in 1972.
