The California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) is dedicated to spreading the word about the role of private post-secondary education and represents the many diverse kinds of schools in California. For more than 25 years, CAPPS has been actively engaged at all levels of government to ensure our members' voices are heard and our issues are addressed. With more than 300 institutions, CAPPS member schools are helping students of all ages, backgrounds and skill-levels achieve their dreams and secure stable employment. All CAPPS member schools and colleges are nationally or regionally accredited or approved-only.
ABOUT.COM. Like traditional teachers, most online professors love interacting with their students. Whether through message boards, emails, or virtual chats, online professors and students often form a friendly working relationship that helps the course run more smoothly. But, there are …
THE WASHINGTON POST. MAY 23, 2013. The House approved a Republican proposal Thursday to allow interest rates on federal student loans to rise or fall from year to year with the government’s cost of borrowing, ending a system in which …
EDSOURCE. MARCH 26, 2013 While City College of San Francisco prepares to receive a team of evaluators who will decide if the college keeps its accreditation and stays open, the impact of what’s at stake has spread beyond the campus, bringing …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 23, 2013. The California State University System may bet big on virtual labs starting this fall, a sign of how heavily some policy makers are counting on technology to solve funding problems. The effort could end …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 23, 2013. Capella University has received approval from its regional accreditor to proceed with a pilot program in competency-based education that does not rely on the credit hour standard, an approach called “direct assessment.” The Higher Learning Commission of the …
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 22, 2013. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to improve the management of its Post-9/11 GI Bill Program, which provides benefits to veterans who pursue a higher education, by cutting down …
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 22, 2013. President Obama promised on Wednesday to veto legislation, currently pending in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, that would prevent interest rates from doubling on some federal student loans by switching to a …
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 22, 2013. The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities said on Wednesday it had received word that the U.S. Department of Education has elected not to appeal a federal judge’s decision last year that blocked key …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Coursera and edX, the two major providers of massive open online courses, continue to partner with more institutions. On Tuesday, edX, a nonprofit started with money from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. NAFSA: Association of International Educators has issued an update to its members regarding new procedures in place to verify Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) status at border checkpoints. NAFSA reports that the U.S. Department …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Since the Education Department changed its underwriting standards for loans to students’ parents in 2011, 400,000 parents have been denied the loans. The denials have fallen disproportionately on historically black colleges and universities, whose leaders pleaded …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. Although the Affordable Care Act is intended to increase access to health insurance, a growing number of community colleges have been moving in the opposite direction by cutting adjuncts’ hours and, consequently, their eligibility for coverage. …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 22, 2013. The idea of creating a second tier of tuition for California’s community colleges is as resilient as it is controversial. For the third time in recent years, a state lawmaker has introduced a bill to allow …
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 21, 2013. The National Center for Education Statistics, the Education Department’s statistical arm, on Tuesday released a “first look” report at new data on college pricing across sectors, finding that tuition and required fees for in-state …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 21, 2013. The California Assembly on Monday passed a bill that would authorize community colleges to charge out-of-state tuition to in-state residents for some courses during the summer and winter terms, The Sacramento Bee reported. The idea is …
THE WASHINGTON POST. MAY 20, 2013. CONGRESS HAS ONLY begun working on student loans this year, and already it’s going better than last year’s debacle. Election-year politics drove Congress and the White House to endorse a bumper-sticker policy — keep …
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MAY 21, 2013. With a second round of rule-making sessions on the Education Department’s controversial “gainful employment” regulation set to begin on Tuesday, officials at the agency aren’t saying if they’ll continue to defend their first draft. …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 21, 2013. Sure, Aramark may be able to provide delicious sandwiches, brew a mean cup of coffee, cater important university functions, and do it all at the lowest price. But can it help a sophomore get …
Sheri Johnson 211 S Real Road, Suite 200 Bakersfield, CA 93009 P: (661) 579-2901 F: (661) 282-8818 sheri.johnson@hdmedcollege.com www.hdmedcollege.com High Desert Medical College is dedicated to providing educational programs to prepare you for a greater career. We offer flexible classes, …
INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 20, 2013. The Education Department announced Friday that it would push back by a year the deadline for complying with a rule requiring states to authorize colleges within their borders, but did little to clarify a regulation that …
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The California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) is dedicated to spreading the word about the role of private post-secondary education and represents the many diverse kinds of schools in California. For more than 25 years, CAPPS has been actively engaged at all levels of government to ensure our members' voices are heard and our issues are addressed. With more than 300 institutions, CAPPS member schools are helping students of all ages, backgrounds and skill-levels achieve their dreams and secure stable employment. All CAPPS member schools and colleges are nationally or regionally accredited or approved-only.