The driving factor leading to public and private nonprofit institutions students' high regard for their degree is their trust that it adequately prepares them for life after college.
As college prices rise, there is one issue affecting the cost of college that neither side can argue with and which postsecondary institutions can readily address: Time.
For high schoolers who are still eager to enroll in college, both parents and students are more motivated to apply to a college or university whose programs best align with students' career interests, not the academic reputation of the school.
First-time undergraduate earners made up 86% of the 58,800 drop in total credential earners, which "marks the largest decline in first-time graduates since 2012-13," according to the report.
Averaging the scores of for-profit college rankings from U.S. News, uniRank, and Prepler across the U.S., Yahoo News and Insider Monkey created their own list. Factoring into the rankings are faculty resources, student enrollment and retainment, school reputation, and spending per student on instruction, to name but a few.
When it comes to accelerating return on investment on price and outcomes, an abundance of career-oriented majors and thriving technical colleges are essentials for campus leaders.
As a former first-generation student who put herself through undergraduate and graduate school, Jana Hunzicker understands the value of persistence and earning credentials.
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