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Study Challenges Assumptions on Degrees

Conventional wisdom says that students need a four-year degree to make it in today’s economy. But do the numbers back that up? According to a new study released by the Department of Education, students who pursue an occupational credential (an education that is career-centered) are more likely to be employed than those who get an […]

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Report: STEMM Demand Will Outpace Supply of Graduates

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimates there will be 1 million fewer graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine over the next decade than the nation is expected to need. Among the biggest potential losers due to this shortfall is the federal government, which must compete with […]

Blogs/Opinion

Making Pathways to 4-Year Computer Science Degree

Our latest research shows that students who attend community colleges on the way to computer science (CS) bachelor’s degrees encounter many challenges and obstacles along the way. But there are many ways for community colleges and four-year colleges to work together and with industry to remove these obstacles and support students seeking to transfer into […]

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Taking a Gap Year

I remember the college fairs during high school that teachers would hype during my senior year. Teachers and counselors explained that it was important to go to college right after high school, as to not get too lazy or lose the information that we had learned in school. The college fairs would usually be in […]

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Reasons to Study at a Community College

Every student who dreams of going to a university is often faced with challenges, be it academic, or financial. For those who are having problems will financing their study, or those who are not able to enter the university of their choice, or those who simply don’t know what to do after high school but […]

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“Free College” Short Circuits Complex Issue

I grew up on a small Minnesota farm where everyone was expected to work hard. It was a place and time where few people considered college an option. So when I did eventually apply, I unknowingly fell into a category noted for a high-failure rate: first-generation students. My mom took a job to help with […]

Workforce Development

Making Sure Students Are Prepared for Work

A 2015 survey for the Association of American Colleges and Universities indicated a hard truth. Students think they are ready for careers. Employers do not. The survey included 600 students and 400 employers. Among the findings: Fifty-nine percent of students indicated they were well-prepared related to applying knowledge and skills to real-world problems. Twenty-three percent […]

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Quit Scaring Students About Debt

ELENA Calderon is a first-generation college student who graduated from Eastern Washington University with two degrees and without debt. This isn’t the story you’re used to reading about. The media are full of horrifying anecdotes, highlighting an unemployed art major who left college owing $100,000. State and federal legislators cite student debt as a national […]

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College in Prison Works

As two professors who have taught in the prison system we can attest to the importance of college educational programs in New York State prisons. Recently there was controversy about Governor Andrew Cuomo’s attempt to make available a college education for inmates that wanted to better their lives while incarcerated. Bronx Community College (BCC) professors […]

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7 Frightening Trends in Higher Education

Halloween is generally the benchmark for the midway point of the fall college semester. Students are completing midterms and planning campus parties, executives are gearing up for end of year fundraising campaigns and praying that those parties do not result in crimes and general mischief, and IT staff are counting down the days until everyone […]

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MOOCs: The Beginning of the End?

MOOCs—massive, open, online courses—sounded like a great idea when they first came about in 2008. Free courses from reputable colleges and universities with open enrollment: they were supposed to become nonprofit academia’s silver bullet for reaching underserved populations. It didn’t take long for learning professionals to catch on, but the future of MOOCs may not […]

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Higher Education for the Public Good

The ideal of higher education as a public good — once inextricably linked to the American Dream — has been all but abandoned in favor of the college degree as a private commodity. The narrow focus on earning power, coinciding with demographic shifts in the number and diversity of college students, has fueled the understanding […]

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