BestColleges

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

People incarcerated at Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland now have the opportunity to gain a fully accredited bachelor's degree in sociology from Bowie State University. The goal of the program is to help prevent incarcerated people from reoffending once they get out of prison.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 6, 2023

1] Check Food insecurity intensified during COVID-19, with rates of hunger nearly doubling in some states in 2020. [2] COVID-19 Exacerbated College Hunger Food insecurity intensified during COVID-19 , with rates of hunger nearly doubling in some states in 2020. 2] Check Food-insecure students had an average GPA of 3.33

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

California State University, Dominguez Hills teamed up with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to offer a master's degree program for incarcerated students. But in 2016, fewer students were enrolling, so HUX closed down, director Matthew Luckett told BestColleges. Students need a bachelor's degree and a 2.5

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BestColleges

AUGUST 9, 2024

Since the Second Chance Pell Experiment program began in 2016 over 45,000 incarcerated people enrolled in CIP programs, over 18,000 earned credentials, and over 1,000 earned bachelor's degrees. Women make up about 7% of the incarcerated population , and most states only have 1-3 women's prisons compared to dozens of men's prisons.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

AUGUST 28, 2024

In addition to providing educational opportunities, the BRAVO initiative allows Franklin Cummings Tech and ABCD to collaborate on securing scholarships and Pell Grant funding, ensuring no out-of-pocket expenses for returning citizens pursuing a degree. Loiseau, Ed.D., Dean of Academic and Student Affairs.

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BestColleges

MAY 4, 2023

Data Summary Check The average total cost of graduate school comes out to roughly $38,200 per year. [1] 6] The average total cost of graduate school comes out to roughly $38,200 per year. Data Summary Check The average total cost of graduate school comes out to roughly $38,200 per year. [1] 4] Check The average cost of a Ph.D.

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BestColleges

APRIL 20, 2023

It's an economic engine that in 2019 inspired incoming Humboldt State University President Tom Jackson to wonder: Why didn't the institution have an academic program studying cannabis? Cal Poly Humboldt is one of the first universities to offer a bachelor's degree in cannabis studies. The degree will be housed in the Department of Sociology.

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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 7, 2023

This blog first appeared in the July-August 2023 issue of AGB’s Trusteeship magazine. When you were growing up, I am sure you heard your parents or a teacher say, “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.” In my youth, I wondered why I wouldn’t want all my eggs in one basket—after all, it would be easier to carry my eggs.

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Spark Admissions

MAY 10, 2023

Although the term comes up most often these days in the context of college admissions in the United States, affirmative action has been around since the 1960s and has affected a wide range of laws and policies. As of May 2023, there are major legal cases in front of the U.S. What Is Affirmative Action?

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Accountability comes in many forms: to state or governing agencies, students, key performance indicators, operating measures, and more. Accountability comes in many forms: to state or governing agencies, students, key performance indicators, operating measures, and more. Indeed, “one of the defining characteristics of current U.S.

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BestColleges

MARCH 7, 2024

Plaintiffs in the initial lawsuit stated that university officials threatened that doing so would cause students to be in violation of the school's honor code, The Washington Post reported at the time. The settlement agreement states that Liberty must bring its programs into compliance.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 10, 2023

Thirty-one states currently offer free community college with varying eligibility requirements, including several of Massachusetts' neighbors. Dozens of states offer free community college to their residents — and Massachusetts may soon be joining them.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 22, 2022

About one-third (35%) received a state or local grant. Keep reading to find out how the average college student pays for college and how often they take on debt or qualify for free financial aid. Check Circle. Almost one-third of parents (32%) contributed more than $10,000 a year to their child's college education. [2]. Check Circle.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 8, 2023

First-generation students face barriers to applying for college and sometimes miss out on early action deadlines. First-generation students face unique barriers to applying for college and often miss out on early decision deadlines for admission. That option will let students know of their admission decision by Jan.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Fifty-six percent of eligible students who didn't use the award in 2022 said they didn't want to attend college in the state, and 44% said they already decided on a different school outside of the state when they found out they were eligible for the merit-based scholarship.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 26, 2023

At this time of year, social media is filled with posts of X kid with XY stats who did not get into Z college. Ivy day is a blood bath because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”. This is not a simple equation of hard work = reward. So what does this all mean?

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Oklahoma cooperative extension service: Family and consumer sciences January 31, 2023 Gina Peek Associate Dean, Extension Engagement and Continuing Education, Oklahoma State University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Answer: Look for opportunities.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 4, 2023

Tech jobs in the state expanded by 33.6% from 2016 to 2021. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), May 2022 data showed roughly 284,680 people worked in computer and mathematical occupations in the state of New York. More than half of the tech jobs in the entire state are headquartered in New York City.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Choosing an HBCU for Your Online MBA A few stand out among the many reasons to attend an online HBCU MBA program. Positive Outcomes A 2019 UNCF report states that Black students achieve much stronger results in HBCUs than in other schools. HBCUs play a critical role in Black business education.

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Discovery College Consulting

MARCH 5, 2024

USA Today reported that from 1998 to 2016, average high school GPAs rose from 3.27 USA Today reported that from 1998 to 2016, average high school GPAs rose from 3.27 So, how can students stand out in the admissions process? It seems to me that we can apply this idea to grades: when everyone has a 4.0,

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 12, 2024

When we say “deep dive,” we mean a detailed look at stand-out programs within larger colleges. Colleges are under constant pressure to increase profit and maximize yield, and a lot of the material they put out is simply marketing. Or, as we like to call it, “A Deep Dive into the History of Collegiate Notoriety.”

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BestColleges

JUNE 28, 2023

Data Summary Check The average annual salary for a bachelor's in business administration is $73,000. [1] 1] Check The median starting salary for 2021 graduates with a bachelor's in business was $57,190. [2] 2] Check Some business schools report that grads from their bachelor's programs earn $80,000-$120,000 a year, net of debt payments. [3]

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Cheyney University was the first HBCU in the Keystone State and offers 23 undergraduate majors. Black students in Pennsylvania can access several state-specific and national resources to help them get through and pay for college. HBCUs in Pennsylvania are two of the oldest in the nation and have a history of excellence.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2023

Housed at Arizona State University, the science-based contest serves as a teaching tool in K-12 and college classrooms. While filling out your NCAA March Madness bracket, you may be supremely confident picking a winner between Kansas and Gonzaga. Battle descriptions are playful yet rooted in the scientific literature.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

One New York construction company is offering kids fresh out of high school $47 an hour following an apprenticeship. Thanks to lower birthrates during the Great Recession, the college-age population will shrink beginning in 2025. College officials call this demographic phenomenon the "enrollment cliff." Waning public confidence.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Alternate learning pathways: Almost half (47%) of 18-30-year-olds who have never attended college, or who have stopped out, say they have taken or are currently taking classes via YouTube, and approximately one-quarter have taken or are currently enrolled in courses to receive a license (25%) or to receive a verified certificate (22%).

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BestColleges

JANUARY 18, 2024

Minority enrollments at both law and medical schools have increased in recent years. The Supreme Court's decision to ban race-conscious admissions threatens to halt such progress. Experts in the legal and medical communities warn that eroding student diversity will have serious consequences for those professions and the nation. That's the good news.

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Discovery College Consulting

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Last week, the Supreme Court heard opening arguments for two cases about affirmative action in college admissions. An organization called Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) sued both Harvard and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill over their consideration of race in admissions decisions.

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EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

Blogs How to uncover hidden threats in past enrollment trends What most institutions miss As we approach the beginning of a new academic year, campus leaders are already taking stock of their undergraduate enrollments. How many of them end up enrolling in any college or university? How many of those who enroll end up at your institution?

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BestColleges

JULY 10, 2024

But law schools aren't just stratified financially, a new Georgetown study points out. The University of Chicago, Cornell University, and Stanford University round out the top five and also crest the $200,000 threshold. A new study demonstrates the career advantages graduates of top law schools enjoy.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

With the second highest number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the country (led only by California ), New York State has options galore for the budding college student — with NYC itself boasting an impressive array of Ivy and Ivy-adjacent options. And it has the endowment to back it up.)

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. Growing up queer in a state, county, and city that actively excluded and marginalized people like me took its toll, and I still carry some of that baggage.

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 20, 2023

Despite the upset, Mizzou’s head coach is still one to watch - check out this article , which explores Coach Dennis Gates’s unique and sincere approach to coaching college basketball. We hope everyone had a happy St. Patrick’s Day and a great week! So far, one New College student has transferred and four others have applied.

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Solomon Admissions

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In a state-wide ruling, California passed Proposition 209, prohibiting in-state public universities from using race as a factor in their admissions process. Each year, conversations surrounding race in college admissions enter the news cycle. Are certain demographics held to a higher standard? Kennedy’s tenure. Bakke, the U.S.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Recent lawsuits have alleged wage discrimination against women professors. Across academia, women professors make 82% of what their colleagues who are men earn. The gender pay gap has been surprisingly stable over the past several decades. In 2023, five women professors at Vassar sued the liberal arts college for wage discrimination.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 27, 2023

According to Gallup's State of the Global Workplace: 2022 Report, just 21% of employees are engaged at work. As per the American Psychological Association's 2016 Work and Well-Being Survey, more than 9 in 10 workers say that support from senior leaders helps them feel motivated to perform their best. Does their work have meaning?

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DC College Counseling

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

TRAGIC SHOOTING AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LEAVES THREE STUDENTS DEAD Last week a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University, killing three students and injuring five others. VT reported more than 47,000 applications for 7,085 seats in the freshman class, and so many qualified students were unfortunately waitlisted.

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