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Low Graduation Rates at For-Profit Colleges: Cause for Concern?
An average of just 22 percent of students at for-profit colleges graduated in 2008 and a new report from the Washington, DC
Job Market Looks Brighter for College Graduates
The Class of 2011 will be pleased to learn that overall hiring across all degrees is expected to increase by three percent while hiring at the Bachelor
How to Deal with Living Off-Campus: 10 Tips for Commuter Students
Even though millions of high school seniors are already anticipating the day they can move into their first dorm room, a lot of college students live off-campus. Some are part-time non-traditional students with careers and their own families, but others are traditional-aged college students that simply choose to live at home with their parents to cut costs.
Clickers in the Classroom: Game Show Atmosphere Helps Students Stay Awake
Interactive learning devices known as clickers are still relatively new, but they
College Study Abroad Experiences its First Decline in 25 Years
The number of American college students studying abroad has declined for the first time in the 25 years that the data has been tracked, according to the November 15, 2010 report Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange.
Top 20 Most Expensive College Dorms, 2010-11
On top of pricy college tuition and necessary incidentals like textbooks, students
Not Sure What to Study in College? Create Your Own Major
Even though plenty of large schools offer hundreds of different majors, some students just can
More Million Dollar College Presidents than Ever Before
Thirty presidents and chief executives at private colleges and universities across the country earned over one million dollars in total pay and benefits during 2008, according to an annual survey released by the Chronicle of Higher Education on November 15, 2010.
Considering College for the Arts? Advice for Music and Performance Majors
The Fox hit Glee is so popular with television audiences that music from the show has been a commercial success
Student Veterans taking College Classes in Record Numbers
This Veterans Day, college students across the country honored members of the U.S. military through a variety of ceremonies, services and other planned events. Some current college students are veterans themselves: thanks to the educational benefits provided by the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Montgomery Bill, U.S. veterans are enrolling in college classes in record numbers as tuition becomes more affordable for them than ever before.
12 Cool College Mascots
College football just wouldn
Top 2,000 Colleges and Universities in the U.S., 2010
StateUniversity.com has released updated rankings for the Top 2,000 Colleges and Universities in the United States for 2010.
Although critics have pointed out that peer review rankings may be subjective and quite possibly biased, the majority of other popular college ranking lists utilize peer review feedback systems wherein colleges rate other colleges.
First released in 2009, the StateUniversity.com college and university rankings are calculated without peer influence or subjective adjustment to the rankings. Instead, a mathematical computation and comparison of key statistics including student/faculty ratio, student retention rates and student test scores are used to create the StateUniversity.com Top 2,000 Colleges and Universities List.
Blended Learning Combines Online and Face-to-Face Courses
Online classes are often associated with non-traditional college students that have full-time jobs, families or both but “distance learning” is creeping onto physical college campuses as well.
Saving Money with Textbook Rentals: Easy as it Sounds?
Spending several hundred dollars each semester on textbooks has become the norm. Some college students try to cut costs by purchasing used copies of their required textbooks; online textbook rental companies are also gaining popularity.
According to the National Association of College Stores (NACS), approximately half of all major college and university bookstores across the country also started their own textbook rental programs this fall.
Applications on the Rise at Selective Colleges
An increase in the number of college applications is to be expected as the country
Colleges vs. the Edupunks: Who Will Come Out on Top?
Edupunk. The term was coined by technology specialist and educator Jim Groom on his blog on May 25, 2008, and it appeared in a Chronicle of Higher Education piece less than a week later.
Edupunk is a rather broad term that
25 Most Expensive Colleges in America
Just two years ago, five U.S. colleges made headlines by charging students an astonishing $50,000 per year in tuition, fees, room and board. Last year, 58 schools broke that $50,000 price barrier and according to a Chronicle of Higher Education analysis of data released by the College Board, over 100 colleges and universities are now charging in excess of $50,000 per year.