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Summer Melt: What Happened to the Poor Kids?

Every spring, millions of students graduate high school with every intention of attending college. By the fall, an astounding portion of them never show up to college. This phenomenon is so common it has a name: “summer melt.” And the effects are stronger for students from a lower socioeconomic background. Read More

Academics

Student Debt Saps Wealth for Blacks, Latinos

Black and Hispanic adults who graduate college owing money on student loans have significantly lower net worth at age 30 than students who don’t borrow to pay for college, a new study suggests. Black and Hispanic adults in the study who reported having outstanding student loans when they graduated college had $36,000 less in net […]

Academics

In Indiana, More College Grads Finish on Time

Graduation rates at Indiana’s public colleges continue to improve as more students finish on time or shortly after, according to the latest completion report. Nearly 60 percent of students complete college within six years, the highest rate recorded, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education reported last week. IPFW and Ivy Tech Northeast are among schools […]

Academics

Inmates Earn Business Certificates with Honors

Twenty-two MCI-Shirley inmates received small business management certificates from Mount Wachusett Community College last month as part of the first class of a national pilot program. Mount Wachusett Community College was selected in 2016 by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in the Second Chance Pell pilot program aimed at reducing recidivism and strengthening […]

Academics

N.C. Governor Announces $7M ‘Finish Line’ Grants

Governor Cooper announced the Finish Line Grants program to help community college students who face unforeseen financial emergencies complete their training. The program will leverage up to $7 million in federal funds to help students pay for course materials, housing, medical needs, dependent care, or other financial emergencies that students may face through no fault […]

Academics

California Schools Admit Record Number of Transfer Students

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California has admitted a record number of in-state transfer students for the upcoming academic year, as part of UC’s plan to expand access to the university system for California community college students, officials said Wednesday. UC system officials said its nine undergraduate campuses had offered admission to nearly 137,000 […]

Academics

Ask Geoffrey Canada If College is Necessary

Geoffrey Canada stood before a room full of community leaders at a Kansas Health Foundation symposium recently and shared his personal rule of thumb. “When you’re faced with something and you don’t know what the answer is,” he said, “always do what rich people do.” The audience of nearly 200 teachers, health care workers, elected […]

Workforce Development

9 Kentucky Trooper Cadets Earn Degrees

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky State Police announced a hiring policy change a year ago that allows trooper cadet applicants to earn college credit while attending the training academy. State police say the change is paying dividends and nine cadets in the current academy class have earned associate’s degrees. The Bluegrass Community and Technical College degrees […]

Academics

UPS College Program Graduates Thousands

For Angelica McBride, a full night’s sleep is overrated. She’s used to three-hour increments. “I don’t really ever get a full 6 to 7 hours at a time,” said the 20-year-old University of Louisville student. “It is very sporadic.” The reason for her uneven sleep schedule: McBride is pursuing a double-major in accounting and marketing, […]

Academics

Study: Wide Racial Gaps Persist in College Degree Attainment

Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990. So say research findings in a new report by […]

Academics

U.S. Senators Offer ‘Reverse Transfer’ Bills

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for students to get degrees they have already earned by ‘reverse’ transferring college credits from four-year institutions to community colleges. For certain workers, an associate’s degree or certificate is the most affordable, accessible […]

Leadership

University Teams with Colleges, High Schools for ‘Degree in 3’

School leaders from across the area gathered at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus on Tuesday to formalize an agreement for the new “Degree in 3” program. It offers an accelerated path to a bachelor’s degree. “High-achieving high school students who are taking concurrent enrollment courses who want to move on to the community college get their […]

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