Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 67

Students

Analysis: Is Student-loan-driven Education Bubble Next?

Are student loans and higher education the next bubble, the latest investment craze inflating on borrowed money and misplaced faith it can never go bad?

November 6, 2011

HBCUs

Mississippi College Costs Below U.S. Average

Students at four-year public institutions nationwide are paying an average of more than $8,000 this year for tuition and fees more than ever, according to a College Board report released Wednesday.

October 27, 2011

Students

College Board: Despite Higher Tuitions, Young Adults Increasingly Attending College

The College Board reports that, despite stagnant incomes and steadily rising tuitions, more students are pursuing college degrees because the return on investment has never been greater.

October 25, 2011

Students

Texas University Breaking Ties With Community College

University of Texas at Brownsville to part ways with Texas Southmost College, ending unusual 20-year partnership.

October 10, 2011

Latinx

Rhode Island Governor Blasted over Undocumented Immigrant Tuition

Some 500 critics of Gov. Lincoln Chafee and a new policy allowing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Rhode Island’s public colleges rallied Wednesday at the Statehouse, saying he is making the state a “sanctuary” for those who came to the United States illegally.

October 6, 2011

Latinx

Undocumented Students Face Obstacles Even After College

Many undocumented college students, and recent college graduates, have no immediate pathway to legal status and, under current federal immigration law, employers cannot legally hire them.

October 3, 2011

Community Colleges

Michigan’s Community Colleges See Fewer Students

Enrollment at Michigan’s 28 community colleges is down 4 percent compared with last fall, according to school data collected by the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

October 2, 2011

Home

Undocumented Immigrants See Big Jump in Indiana Tuition

Hundreds of college students around Indiana have admitted to being undocumented immigrants and are being forced to pay out-of-state tuition rates that can triple their bills.

September 1, 2011

Students

Georgia Professors Offer Course to Undocumented Students

As college students return to campus in Georgia, a new state policy has closed the doors of the five most competitive state schools to undocumented immigrants, but a group of professors has found a way to offer those students a taste of what they’ve been denied.

August 28, 2011

Home

Land-Grant Institutions Alleged to Drift from Their Public Missions

The Education Trust organization reports that as many land-grant flagships strive to keep costs low for students, they have not been as successful in yielding high graduation rates, and, as a result, many students—including high numbers of Blacks and Latinos—fall through the cracks.

August 28, 2011

Latinx

Foreign Students Fear Indiana Immigration Law Impact

Indiana’s new immigration law is raising concerns among international students who worry they won’t be eligible for tuition waivers or fellowships that help pay for their U.S. educations.

August 14, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Sticker Shock

State funding cuts lead to sharp tuition hikes at Florida colleges. “All capital outlay funding was vetoed by the governor,” notes Dr. Rolando Montoya, the provost of Miami Dade College. “The college continues doing more with less,” says Montoya, adding that the school is trying to keep the budget cuts “out of the classroom, as best as possible.”

August 4, 2011