Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 98

Community Colleges

College attendance increasing in the South: closes in on national average

College attendance rates in southern states more closely resemble those found in the rest of the country, according to a new report on the state of education in the region. But while more Southerners as a whole are attending college than 15 years ago, progress in college attendance for students from different racial and ethnic groups have not kept pace.

June 22, 2007

Leadership & Policy

OSU proposes raising tuition by almost 10 percent

OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents will consider a proposal Friday that would increase tuition and mandatory fee rates for students at Oklahoma State University’s Stillwater campus by almost 10 percent for the 2007-08 school year.

June 21, 2007

Students

Minnesota and Wisconsin settle tuition dispute

ST. PAUL The governors of Minnesota and Wisconsin said Friday that they settled a long-simmering tuition reciprocity dispute without making students pay more to attend universities in either state.

June 21, 2007

Students

The shift away from need-blind: colleges have started their version of “wallet biopsies.” – higher education institutions admit students on economic status criteria

Imagine a student who has always had his heart et on attending a certain college. He has all the necessary credentials: a stellar resume, a terrific grade-point average, a strong application, and some very laudatory letters of recommendation.

June 20, 2007

Students

Cost hikes blamed on regulatory compliance – federal regulations not responsible for rise in education costs

In a possible preview of the debate on next year’s reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), college and university leaders told Congress this month that federal regulations are partly to blame for the high cost of college.

June 20, 2007

Students

Digging deeper for tuition

As if the assault on affirmative action hasn’t produced enough ominous clouds over higher education, the outlook for graduate and professional schools is becoming stormier than ever.

June 19, 2007

Community Colleges

Tuition-free community colleges better than tax credit

Cap in hand and gown flowing, President William Jefferson Clinton made his bid to be the “education President” when he spoke recently at Princeton University. He offered a $1500 refundable tuition tax credit for students and their parents, and predicted that such a credit would make community college attendance essentially free.

June 18, 2007

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Bonding your portfolio – investment in higher education bonds

With a stock market pushing to record levels, it’s not hard to understand why so many investors are buying stock equities and mutual funds. Stock investors have seen their portfolios fatten over the last few years.

June 18, 2007

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Wall Street is watching: enrollment, retention and tuition aren’t just an academic concern

Graduation ceremonies are over and a new freshman class is only weeks away from orientation. As another campus metamorphosis begins, student classes are clear evidence of a university’s realization that building enrollments and promoting graduation rates are only a small measure of their success.

June 18, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Rainy day blues at UDC: furloughs, pay cuts and tuition hikes at the University of the District of Columbia – University of the District of Columbia

Washington For most colleges and universities, May is the month for bestowing “rights and privileges” to deserving scholars.

June 18, 2007

Community Colleges

Education, history and the State of the Union

Here we go again. George Bush described himself as the “education president” a few years back, and now President Bill Clinton seeks to top him at his game. During the 1997 State of the Union address, Clinton forwarded a number of education proposals, all which have special implications for those who could be described as “educationally disadvantaged.” At the same time, the light-touch federal approach that Mr. Clinton has suggested may mean that some states will embrace his educational reforms with more fervor than others.

June 16, 2007

Community Colleges

Seamless system – financial problem of public higher education in the US

WASHINGTON As funding problems persist, state legislators are looking to increase tuition and raise admissions standards at public four-year colleges, making community colleges the primary access to higher education, according to a new survey of state legislators released here this month.

June 15, 2007