Legislators want to shift the financial responsibility for educating and training Illinois residents from students back to the state. The hope is that, in a decade, tuition rates won’t leave students hobbled with debt—or shut out of college altogether.
Overall freshman enrollment declined by 5%, according to recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. While it's difficult to pinpoint the exact cause or causes, many experts believe the troubled 2024-2025 "Better FAFSA" rollout contributed to the freshman enrollment decline.
On Thursday morning, higher education experts hired by the state were expected to present the results of a nearly year-long review of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, recommending broad changes designed to stabilize the system's finances.
A new law taking effect Jan. 1, enacted as SB 1348, creates the first official Black-Serving Institution designation in the country. The designation will be given to qualifying colleges that vow to take a more aggressive approach to address California’s systemic obstacles that have kept Black students at the lowest college-going and graduation rates.
Six-year credential completion rates are the highest in over a decade, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. What's raising the bar?
