GAO – U.S. Government Office May 5, 2022 Fast Facts Colleges can use third-party online program managers to help run their online education programs. These managers often recruit students, in addition to providing other services. Many online managers are paid a share of tuition revenue—an arrangement the Department of Education […]
Higher Ed Dive Rick Seltzer May 5, 2022 Dive Brief: Universal Technical Institute has agreed to buy Concorde Career Colleges in a $50 million deal, it announced Tuesday, making a move into healthcare programs as it seeks to grow revenue and diversify its postsecondary training offerings. Concorde, a 17-campus for-profit […]
Community College Daily David Baime May 4, 2022 Numerous community colleges have not yet submitted their Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Annual Performance Reports, covering activity funded between January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Institutions that fail to submit the report to the U.S. Education Department (ED) by […]
Higher Ed Dive Natalie Schwartz May 3, 2022 Dive Brief: Transfer enrollment dropped 6.9% this spring compared to last year, with upward transfers from two-year colleges to four-year institutions bearing the brunt of the declines, according to data released Tuesday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Those upward transfers dropped 11.6% […]
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget May 3, 2022 Amid criticisms that student debt cancelation would be costly and regressive, the Biden Administration is apparently considering means-testing debt cancellation. Specifically, reports suggest the Administration may cancel $10,000 or more of federal student debt for individual borrowers making less than $125,000 or $150,000 per year and […]
Florida Daily Kevin Derby May 1, 2022 More than a half-decade after first introducing the proposal, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Michael Bennet, D-Col., continue to champion the “Higher Education Innovation Act.” “The bill would ensure students who attend high-quality trade schools, community colleges, and other post-secondary programs have access to […]
Community College Daily Matthew Dembicki May 3, 2022 NEW YORK — Attendees of the 2022 AACC Annual had an opportunity Monday to hear from the U.S. Education Department’s top higher education official about some of the Biden administration’s top-of-mind issues–and AACC members had a chance to let the under secretary […]
Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik May 2, 2022 President Biden is considering an income cap of either $125,000 or $150,000 for individuals as he is preparing a student loan relief plan, The Washington Post reported. For couples, the cap would be $250,000 or $300,000. Much of the plan remains uncertain, including […]
Inside Higher Ed Sara Weissman May 2, 2022 Some community colleges have dropped the word “community” from their names as institutions re-envision their academic offerings and try to avoid negative stereotypes. Pikes Peak Community College is poised to transform into Pikes Peak State College after Colorado governor Jared Polis signed […]
Insider John L. Dorman April 30, 2022 President Joe Biden is mulling over forgiving a minimum of $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower via execution action, according to individuals with knowledge of the matter who spoke to Bloomberg. A sweeping debt-forgiveness effort by Biden would represent a massive turnaround from the […]