For the last couple of days, I have written about the economic value data presented by the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The data attempt…
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Yesterday, the Postsecondary Value Commission – part of the Institute for Higher Education Policy – issued its updated report on the value of higher education.…
It seems like state legislatures are getting a little cranky with colleges and universities about the value of their degrees. Ohio is the latest state…
Earlier this week, Austin Community College announced that it will offer an associate degree in business administration that students can complete entirely through eight week…
A new bill in the US Senate could provide $20M in funding to community colleges to pay for new agriculture-related science programs. If passed, the…
Last week, New York governor Kathy Hochul announced that about 125,000 high school seniors would receive automatic acceptance letters to the state’s community colleges. Generally,…
States are gearing up to produce electricity using off-shore wind farms. Last fall, New Jersey announced that it would invest about one-half billion dollars in…
Here’s another reason to prefer degree programs over short-term training. Researchers from Princeton University who study mortality say that Americans who have earned a bachelor’s…
Since WCC seems to have gone all-in on certificate programs, it is worthwhile to examine the credential’s value to the earner. But they should also…
SmartAsset recently released an analysis of the best US cities to ride out a recession in. Believe it or not, fifteen Michigan cities were among…