Evolllution by Eric Heiser As the economy continues to boil and jobs are plentiful, it is important to keep in mind the value that higher education, namely community colleges, can provide to both employers and students. While degrees can take students further and should be considered the end goal of […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: Online learning continues to expand in higher ed with the addition of several online master’s degrees and a new for-profit college that offers a hybrid of vocational training and liberal arts curriculum online. Inside Higher Ed reported the nonprofit learning provider edX is offering nine master’s degrees […]
Career Education Review This week is National Veterinary Technician week. In honor of Pima Medical Institute’s programs and the profession – the school took a unique approach to shining a light on the importance of animal care. In addition to its human instructors, Pima Medical used this week to highlight […]
SJVC.edu by NYLA on October 16, 2018 Assemblyman Rudy Salas recently toured the Delano campus and got to see first-hand how a private junior college can directly benefit the community in the district he represents. Mr. Salas’ office arranged the visit in response to an invitation extended by Sue Montgomery, SJVC’s Director of Institutional […]
Evolllution.com by Marshall Hill In our country, both K-12 and postsecondary education are largely under the oversight and control of the states. And while states generally oversee education with similar broad goals, policies and provisions, the “down in the weeds” details of their oversight differ substantially. SARA—the State Authorization Reciprocity […]
SJVC.edu by NYLA on October 3, 2018 · 9:00 am The recent Open House that introduced SJVC’s new Surgical Technology program to the Rancho Cordova community had everything but a marching band. Over 200 guests, including campus staff, faculty, students and their friends and family, enjoyed a warm welcome and full program of speakers […]
Education Dive Dive Brief: Troubled for-profit DeVry University, which enrolls around 46,000 students, is being acquired by a California venture capitalist in a deal some say isn’t getting the depth of examination it deserves from the Education Department, according to The Associated Press. The prospective new owner is Bradley Palmer through his […]
Career.org Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, criticized the U.S. Department of Education for their failure to complete final rules on Borrower Defense and Gainful Employment by the November 1, 2018 deadline. “At a time when the nation desperately seeks skilled workers, career education […]
Time.com College financial aid season kicks off today, October 1, as the 2019-2020 Free Application for Federal Financial Aid opens for filing. Anyone who wants to access the billions of dollars of federal financial aid awarded each year—including grants, loans, and work study—has to complete the FAFSA. The information you […]
Inside Higher Ed by Andrew Kreighbaum In its latest update to the College Scorecard, the Education Department has dropped data putting key outcomes measures for individual colleges in context. The department is making those changes as it pushes transparency offered by the Scorecard as an alternative to accountability provisions in the gainful-employment […]