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In Move Towards Nonprofit, Grand Canyon University Sells for $875M

In Move Towards Nonprofit, Grand Canyon University Sells for $875M

Ed Surge by Sydney Johnson Grand Canyon Education, a publicly-traded education company, announced today it has sold Grand Canyon University for $875 million to form a nonprofit. The move is the latest step in Grand Canyon University’s slow path towards reverting to a nonprofit institution. The Phoenix-based university was founded […]

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Small private college partners with Pearson to go national with online program

Small private college partners with Pearson to go national with online program

Inside Higher Ed “Maryville … is that in Ohio?” a source asked. Actually, Maryville University, a small private nonprofit institution, is about 22 miles from downtown St. Louis. The institution may not be particularly well-known. But if Mark Lombardi, the university’s president, succeeds with his plans for Maryville, it will become a national […]

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Another Coding Bootcamp, Learners Guild, Bites the Dust

Another Coding Bootcamp, Learners Guild, Bites the Dust

Ed Surge by Tony Wan Another coding bootcamp has kicked the bucket. Learners Guild, which offered a 10-month program for aspiring software engineers, has shut down. The following note now appears on the website of the Oakland, California-based company: “Nearly three years ago, we set out to create a radically accessible […]

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Top U.S. Colleges Should Expand Enrollment, Expert Says

Top U.S. Colleges Should Expand Enrollment, Expert Says

Education Dive by James Paterson Selingo wrote that at leading American institutions often only 10% of students who apply are admitted and even some top-tier public state universities are becoming more selective rather than growing. He said the trend began in the 1950s and 1960s when states built new universities to […]

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Gainful-Employment Disclosures Delayed Again

Gainful-Employment Disclosures Delayed Again

Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain Government will not require colleges to publicly disclose data about their vocational programs’ graduate employment rates or debt levels — requirements under the Obama-era “gainful-employment” rule — until after U.S. Department of Education can rewrite the regulation. The department announced in a filing Friday that it will […]

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Students promise to pay tuition fees

Students promise to pay tuition fees

University Business FINANCIAL AID Students promise to pay tuition fees Communicating students’ obligation to pay via financial responsibility agreements Nancy Mann Jackson July 26, 2017 Top topics for a student financial responsibility agreement. While the concept may seem unnecessary, a formal document—signed by each student—that states tuition payments are, in fact, expected […]

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Jobspeaker

Jobspeaker

Primary Contact Jarlath O’Carroll CEO 126 West Portal Ave San Francisco, CA   94127 Phone:  415-738-4244 jarlath@jobspeaker.com Website:  www.jobspeaker.com Company Description Jobspeaker is “Bridging the gap between Education and Employment” in the vocational job market by bringing together the student, the college and the employer on one collaborative mobile-first platform to achieve […]

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