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UT-Austin External Transfer Admissions Guide

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Note: this post is for External Transfers who are not UT students. Current UT students wanting to change their major or internally transfer can consult this post. Public Service Announcement: Enrolling at Austin Community College (ACC) does not improve your UT transfer chances. Many transfer students are nontraditional.

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Formerly Incarcerated Man Earns Degree After Decades-Long Fight for Education Behind Bars

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He completed his last required course — Spanish II — at Hillsborough Community College before transferring his credits back to Miami Dade College, so he could graduate with his brothers, behind the walls of Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami. Minca Davis-Brantley and Samantha Carlo, both professors at Miami Dade College.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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But by 2013, that percentage had more than doubled. When asked why attending college is important to them, 15% of students ranked "improving income or career prospects" first, while 45% listed it among their top three reasons. That hasn’t always been the case. Students' choice of majors reflects those shifting preferences.

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Ten Examples of UT-Austin Transfer Apply Texas Essay A Statement of Purpose

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UT requires all prospective external transfer students to write a 600-750 word response to Apply Texas Essay A: The statement of purpose will provide an opportunity to explain any extenuating circumstances that you feel could add value to your application. You can visit my comprehensive UT external transfer admissions guide here.

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This Top International University Is Opening a New Campus in NYC

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Glasgow Caledonian University launched GCNYC in 2013. IENYC and IE University will feature transfer opportunities for students. The school replaced Glasgow Caledonian University as the sole member of Glasgow Caledonian New York College (GCNYC), according to a press release from the school.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 2

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The consolidated office may also offer staffing efficiencies and incremental gains from knowledge transfer as individuals from previously disparate units share their expertise. 4 roles you need in your analytics function. take the diagnostic. Sources (numbered throughout). Eight realities learning professionals need to know about analytics.

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Wisconsin Technical Colleges See Enrollment Surge

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Wisconsin's technical colleges center around offering "relevant, high-value credentials; customized instruction and technical assistance; dual credit for high school students; Adult Education instruction and English Language Learning; and transfer opportunities for those pursuing a four-year degree," the report reads.