College Possible, a nonprofit dedicated to servicing low-income and minority students through their higher education journey, has so far ensured that 56% of their students have filed for FAFSA, says CEO Siva Kumari.
In November 2022, Minnesota Democrats flipped the state's Senate and retained control of the House and the governorship, giving them a legislative "trifecta" for the first time in a decade. They utilized the state's budget surplus to pump a historic amount of money into higher education. It will pay for tuition freezes at many of […]
Vermont's Goddard College, a small school known for its progressive education, is closing after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles, the board of trustees announced. The decision to close at the end of the semester was heart-wrenching but unavoidable as the school, created in 1938, faces financial insolvency, the board said in a statement […]
A breakdown in student demographics illustrates that the popularity of earning a certificate for first-time credential earners isn't tied to one gender or ethnicity, according to the latest report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
Republicans pitched their own, multifaceted approach to dealing with the state's higher education challenges. Two centerpieces were a pair of financial enticement programs designed to lure post-secondary students into fields of study that produce workers in high demand in the state. One proposed program, dubbed the Build PA Scholarship, would give grants of up to […]
City College of New York often serves as a nostalgic symbol of American higher education's past. The college did not charge tuition for decades, and its students, many of them poor, went on to become Nobel laureates, chief executives, civil rights leaders and more. More than 60 percent of Baruch students receive Pell grants, which means […]
Few K12 and college students are using artificial intelligence to write entire papers—but many of them are using the rapidly advancing technology, data from a leading AI detector tools shows.
Now, spurred by concerns that low levels of college attainment are holding back the southeastern swath of the state, the Kentucky legislature is exploring ways to bring baccalaureate degrees to the region. The move to expand education here comes as many states are cutting majors at rural colleges and merging rural institutions, blaming funding shortfalls and steadily […]
They are the only two regions to feature four-year institutions that collectively experienced positive enrollment increases between 2017 and 2021, according a new report from EAB.
Delaware Technical Community College will no longer accept new students to degree programs focused on energy. These two-year degree programs in energy management, renewable energy solar and building automation systems will be discontinued by fall 2024, as Dean of Instruction John Buckley alerted to some of the college community via email last month. Read more […]
