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Will more schooling help unemployed baby boomers?
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “the number of students ages 50 to 64 increased 17% between fall 2007 and fall 2009.” Colleges and universities are responding with programs specially tailored to these students, such as the American Association of Community Colleges’ “Plus 50 Initiative.” However, Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of financial aid sites Fastweb.com and FinAid.org, reminds older adults returning to school that, “Older learners need to do the same kinds of cost-benefit analyses that first-time freshmen do.” He explains, “As a general rule, don’t take on more debt that the starting salary you… Continue reading
Posted in Enrollment, Future of Higher Education
Tagged adult learners, gainful employment
Daley College doubles remedial pass rates
Daley College, a Chicago area community college, has more than doubled its pass rates for remedial students though their Comprehensive Academic Support and Help to Return on Investment, or “CASH-to-ROI”, program. Tutor-led small discussion sessions and peer-led study groups help students feel connected to their studies, as well as to a network of classmates.
Posted in Future of Higher Education, Persistence and Graduation
Tagged community college, persistence
University administrators frustrated with the federal loan system
Participants at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ annual convention expressed anxiety about the future of the Pell Grant Program and frustration towards the federal government’s approach to regulating student loans.
Posted in Future of Higher Education
Tagged Pell grants, student loans
Kaplan Higher Education CEO to step down
The Washington Post Company recently announced that its Higher Education division infrastructure will be dissolved, and that the division’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Conlon will leave his post. The Washington Post Company is currently shifting “many of the services provided by that unit into two separate types of institutions–the Kaplan College/Kaplan Center Institute campuses, and Kaplan University.”
Posted in Future of Higher Education
Tagged for-profit education, Kaplan
Employers increasingly accepting of online degrees
A number of U.S. employers agree that job seekers who go back to school for post secondary degrees, including those granted online, have an advantage. Megan Graham, vice president of workforce strategy and planning for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, states, “I think it’s better to be in that dogfight with a degree. We’re behind anyone advancing in their learning … we’d never look at someone’s degree and say, ‘Oh, it was online.’ We’d be more apt to say, ‘Wow, you got your bachelor’s.’”
Posted in Future of Higher Education, Online Education
Tagged distance learning, gainful employment, online education
