Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely December 3, 2021 Several higher education policy experts with differing views on the value of for-profit institutions came together to develop a set of policy recommendations for holding for-profit institutions accountable in a recent report from Opportunity America. “Like too many issues in education, the question of […]
UB University Business Chris Burt December 1, 2021 Only about half of administrators have gotten a jumpstart on key updates being made to financial aid. With changes not coming to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Federal Methodology until the 2024-25 award year, it is not surprising […]
NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson December 3, 2021 The annual Federal Student Aid (FSA) Training Conference dove into its second day of programmatic offerings on Wednesday, with a number of detailed sessions highlighting policy updates and procedures that the Department of Education (ED) sought to engage with financial aid leaders. In […]
CNBC Jessica Dickler November 27, 2021 KEY POINTS Since 2019, undergraduate enrollment nationwide has fallen 8%, putting some colleges in severe financial distress. Only the country’s top universities are faring better than ever. Across the country, colleges are in crisis.Fewer students went back to school again this year, dragging undergraduate enrollment down […]
Committee on Education & Labor December 1, 2021 Democrats’ war on for-profit colleges is unreasonable and hurts students looking to prepare for a career with a flexible education. This report from the American Consumer Institute Center (ACI) highlights the importance of for-profit colleges and examines several overly burdensome rules being pushed by […]
Career Education Review Jenny November 30, 2021 Unitek receives nursing-board approval to offer BSN program in Sacramento In November, Unitek received unanimous approval from the California Board of Registered Nursing to expand their BSN program to the Sacramento community. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) pre-licensure program will provide […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman November 22, 2021 Disappointingly low student completion rates in the California Community Colleges system are prompting campus leaders to focus on retention efforts as they also try to stem enrollment declines. California Community Colleges system leaders say they will double down on improving graduation rates […]
Inside Higher Ed Alexis Gravely November 22, 2021 Stakeholders argue that there are more appropriate ways to hold for-profit institutions accountable than excluding their students from using the Build Back Better Act’s increase to the maximum Pell Grant. A long-awaited increase to the maximum Pell Grant was passed by the […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz November 18, 2021 Dive Brief: Undergraduate enrollment sank 3.5% this fall, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The figures, based on almost three-fourths of institutions reporting their enrollment as of Oct. 21, are largely in line with numbers the organization released last […]