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How state agencies prepared for the chaos of ECA’s abrupt closure

How state agencies prepared for the chaos of ECA’s abrupt closure

EducationDive By Ben Unglesbee January 20, 2019 On the evening of Dec. 4, Lane Goodwin, a program manager with the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, saw an email from Education Corporation of America’s (ECA) primary accreditor. The email notified the for-profit operator and affected state officials that most of ECA’s colleges […]

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Betsy DeVos’s bet on boot camps

Betsy DeVos’s bet on boot camps

Politico Why the Department of Education wants to get behind a popular—but unaccredited—new style of education. By MICHAEL STRATFORD 01/16/2019 As Americans look to build the skills they need for the fast-changing job market, a new type of education provider has swept onto the scene: the coding boot camp, an intensive, […]

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Sherlock Plumbing, Heating & Air Awards UEI College Student with $500 Scholarship

Sherlock Plumbing, Heating & Air Awards UEI College Student with $500 Scholarship

Career Education Review SAN MARCOS, Calif., Dec. 19, 2018 — UEI College, a national provider of career training, continues to focus on their mission of improving lives and communities by making hands-on education available to students through community partnerships. This year, Sherlock Plumbing, Heating & Air chose UEI College as […]

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US college completion rate climbs to 58%

US college completion rate climbs to 58%

Education Dive Dive Brief: Student completion rates are up at two- and four-year U.S. colleges, regardless of gender, race and ethnicity, or age, according to a new report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The organization analyzed six-year completion rates for first-time, degree-seeking students who enrolled in college in the fall […]

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Average Loan Debt for Graduates of Four-Year Colleges: $28,650

Average Loan Debt for Graduates of Four-Year Colleges: $28,650

Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fein The average student loan debt last year for graduates of four-year colleges who took out loans was $28,650, according to the latest version of an annual report from the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS). The average amount was up $300, or 1 percent, from 2016. […]

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More Students Rely On Mobile Devices to Complete Online Classes

More Students Rely On Mobile Devices to Complete Online Classes

Ed Tech Magazine by Eli Zimmerman With the growing use of educational applications and online classroom software, student devices have become a ubiquitous tool for learning. Online courses are becoming a popular supplement to — and in some cases a replacement for — traditional on-campus education. With nearly half of undergraduate online students […]

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Mixing and Matching Cal State Online Courses — Free

Mixing and Matching Cal State Online Courses — Free

Inside Higher Ed by Mark Lieberman University system’s program will let residential students enroll at no charge in online courses from any of the system’s 23 campuses — not just the one where they’re enrolled. Many institutions allow residential students to dabble in online courses as they work through their schedule of […]

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