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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

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This is a guest blog by Stuart Jones, vice president for advancement and enrollment management at Southern Utah University. Stuart oversees the fundraising, marketing, and enrollment efforts at the university, and we have invited him to share his insights about the strategic enrollment planning process in this this post.

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UGA 2025 EA Numbers and Information

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

We have gone from roughly 11,000 EA applicants in 2014 to roughly 30,400 EA applicants this year, and we expect the overall applicant pool (EA and RD together) to show similar growth. If you look at the number of applicants over the past 10 years, you will see tremendous growth in our applicant pool both in size and in academic strength.

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California Bill Proposes Free Tuition for Low-Income Students Pursuing Bachelor’s Degrees at Community Colleges

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Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, D-Los Angeles, introduced the legislation , which would extend covered enrollment fees for eligible students under the California College Promise Grant from two to four academic years. "In million students enrolled in CCC. To receive the grant, you must fall within the income standards.

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West Virginia University May Cut 32 Majors, 7% of Faculty

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The cuts would affect several hundred students, accounting for less than 2% of the school's enrollment. Those proposed cuts would affect 147 undergraduate students and 287 graduate students based on fall 2023 enrollment figures, according to the release, accounting for less than 2% of the university's enrollment.

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California Community College Offering Free Courses to Incarcerated Juveniles

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Students must be at least 18 years old and either have a high school diploma or equivalent or be in high school but qualified for dual enrollment to take classes through the new program. The program anticipates enrolling 50 students beginning this fall. The program, funded by a $1.5 They are of the age they have finished high school.

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Report Finds Students at 1 in 3 Graduate Schools Can’t Pay Off Their Debt

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An advanced degree is often associated with improved job prospects and higher salaries, but a new report found that many graduate schools are leaving students worse off financially than before they enrolled. It puts them in a scary situation and, frankly, it’s completely untenable."

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UGA 2024 Early Action Updates

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

We have gone from roughly 11,000 EA applicants in 2014 to almost 27,000 EA applicants this year, and we expect the overall applicant pool (EA and RD together) to show similar growth. If you look at the number of applicants over the past 10 years, you will see tremendous growth in our applicant pool both in size and in academic strength.