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Online Program Managers: What Are OPMs in Higher Education?

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It's unclear, however, how pervasive these companies are in higher education. OPMs have become a hot topic in higher education policy circles, but for the uninitiated, it can be hard to understand why. Hall's analysis showed that 2U, a public company, spent over half its revenue on marketing and sales from 2016-2020.

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Why Campuses Cannot Put All Their Eggs in One Basket

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Thankfully, online education was becoming available, and I jumped at the opportunity to further my education with the flexibility I needed. Fast-forward to today after the pandemic forced higher education leaders to pivot to online learning. What does this comparison have to do with higher education?

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Study: For Nearly One-Third of Students, Higher Ed Doesn’t Pay Off

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Calculating the ROI of Higher Education The study, " Does College Pay Off? Department of Education's College Scorecard , among other sources, the report estimates the ROI for 53,000 degree and certificate programs based on student cohorts from 2015-16 and 2016-17. That's certainly a broad set of assumptions.

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Maryland HBCU Offers Incarcerated Students College Degrees

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Tuition for students is free, courtesy of the Second Chance Pell Grant program. The link between education and recidivism is clear: the higher the education, the less likely the chance of recidivism, Dr. Charles Adams, Criminal Justice Department chair at Bowie State and co-director of the prison education initiative, told BestColleges.

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National College Completion Rate Stalls for 3rd Year in a Row: Report

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million first-time students enrolled in college in fall 2017 — 28,500 more students than in 2016 — however, the completion rate was unchanged since 2015. in the 2016 cohort year to 43.4% percentage points) — has been making higher education more accessible for incoming students since 2022.

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Penn State Cuts Over $100M From Budget to Address Financial Challenges

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While we are facing considerable rising costs — like every other higher education institution across the country — we also will continue to make strategic investments where they will have the most impact on our mission and identify new revenue streams to build an even stronger future for Penn State."

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California Program Makes Master’s Degrees More Attainable for Incarcerated Students

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"CDCR is proud to partner with CSUDH to further the Department's commitment in expanding 'grade school to grad school' opportunities and also strengthen collaborative efforts with California's public higher education system," CDCR Secretary Jeff Macomber said in a press release. CSUDH President Thomas A. Inciting an Impact About 13.5%