The stereotypes of the financially struggling college students
are well-known. They live on ramen, share an apartment or house
with several roommates, and work part-time for money to buy beer.
They get summer jobs to cover college tuition and expenses. And
they come from middle- and upper-class families, so if they do
struggle sometimes to pay the bills, that scarcity is hip and
cool.
“Immigrants get the job done,” Lin-Manuel Miranda told graduates
at the University of Pennsylvania’s commencement ceremony
Monday. After all, it was a “broke, orphan” immigrant who
built this country’s financial system.
With the number of well-paying jobs open to those without college
degrees becoming scarcer by the day, policymakers have adopted an
ambitious goal to increase the number of Americans with college
credentials to 60 percent by 2025. As of 2016,
that rate stood at just 45 percent.
The nation’s private colleges are distributing more dollars to
attract students at a speed that threatens to unravel their
fiscal health, new figures suggest.
Eighty-eight percent of first-time, full-time freshmen received
tuition discounts this year and last, according to a survey of
401 private, nonprofit colleges released today by the National
Association of College and University Business Officers. The
average grant awarded in this academic year covered about 56
percent of tuition and fees.
An affordable college education. Politicians and bus stop ads
promise it, students and parents dream of it. But can anyone
define it?
Authors of one
data-rich report tried their best to bring this vague yet
crucial concept into focus by answering a simple question: What
percent of your income would you need to pay to go to college in
each state?
The more selective the institution, the higher the graduation
rate for Latino students, a new study by
Excelencia in Education shows.
At selective colleges and universities — those that admit less
than half of applicants — 68 percent of Latino students graduate
and are more likely to do so on time. At other four-year
institutions and two-year colleges, the Latino graduation rates
are 47 and 17 percent, respectively.
Last month, The Washington Post ran a front-page profile about
Edwin Ordoñez: a high school valedictorian who swam across
the Rio Grande with his father at age 9. Now he has protection
from deportation and is choosing between admissions and
scholarship offers from Emory, Williams and Princeton.
College students enter their institutions excited about learning
and eager to succeed. Yet many don’t.
Hurdles like the cost of attendance certainly exist, but
researchers are also now starting to examine the effects
psychological barriers such as social group dynamics,
self-confidence and feelings of isolation have on college
students’ success.
“The most expensive degree is the one you don’t get.” That’s
Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell quoting former U.S. Ed
Secretary Arne Duncan at the Education Writers Association’s
National Seminar on Monday. Mitchell’s talk focused on how to
prevent such a costly slip.
The converging trends of falling state investment, rising tuition
and stagnant incomes have finally pushed higher education out of
the grasp of low- and middle-income Americans, even at community
colleges, a
new report contends.
The nation’s colleges continue to graduate far fewer students who
grew up in poor households. With the country’s economic potential
possibly hanging in the balance, a new
report urges the United States to dedicate more resources and
know-how to closing the college-completion gap between wealthier
students and those from low-income backgrounds.
Higher Ed: Hunger on Campus
The stereotypes of the financially struggling college students are well-known. They live on ramen, share an apartment or house with several roommates, and work part-time for money to buy beer. They get summer jobs to cover college tuition and expenses. And they come from middle- and upper-class families, so if they do struggle sometimes to pay the bills, that scarcity is hip and cool.
It Was an Immigrant Who Built U.S. Financial System, ‘Hamilton’ Star Reminds Grads
“Immigrants get the job done,” Lin-Manuel Miranda told graduates at the University of Pennsylvania’s commencement ceremony Monday. After all, it was a “broke, orphan” immigrant who built this country’s financial system.
Colleges Experiment With New Ways of Graduating More Students
Paying students not to work and introducing psychology surveys are some of the actions
With the number of well-paying jobs open to those without college degrees becoming scarcer by the day, policymakers have adopted an ambitious goal to increase the number of Americans with college credentials to 60 percent by 2025. As of 2016, that rate stood at just 45 percent.
Financial Aid ‘Arms War’ Continues to Drain Cash From Colleges
The nation’s private colleges are distributing more dollars to attract students at a speed that threatens to unravel their fiscal health, new figures suggest.
Eighty-eight percent of first-time, full-time freshmen received tuition discounts this year and last, according to a survey of 401 private, nonprofit colleges released today by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. The average grant awarded in this academic year covered about 56 percent of tuition and fees.
State-by-State Rankings of College Affordability
An affordable college education. Politicians and bus stop ads promise it, students and parents dream of it. But can anyone define it?
Authors of one data-rich report tried their best to bring this vague yet crucial concept into focus by answering a simple question: What percent of your income would you need to pay to go to college in each state?
Report: Latino Graduation Rates Highest at Selective Institutions
The more selective the institution, the higher the graduation rate for Latino students, a new study by Excelencia in Education shows.
At selective colleges and universities — those that admit less than half of applicants — 68 percent of Latino students graduate and are more likely to do so on time. At other four-year institutions and two-year colleges, the Latino graduation rates are 47 and 17 percent, respectively.
Beyond the DREAMers: Undocumented Students Tell Complex Stories
Last month, The Washington Post ran a front-page profile about Edwin Ordoñez: a high school valedictorian who swam across the Rio Grande with his father at age 9. Now he has protection from deportation and is choosing between admissions and scholarship offers from Emory, Williams and Princeton.
Psychology, Mentoring and Dollars: Innovations in Graduating More Students from College
College students enter their institutions excited about learning and eager to succeed. Yet many don’t.
Hurdles like the cost of attendance certainly exist, but researchers are also now starting to examine the effects psychological barriers such as social group dynamics, self-confidence and feelings of isolation have on college students’ success.
Nine Years of 100 Percent College Acceptance for This All-Minority Boys School
“If you’ve made the commitment to go to school here, then you’ve made the commitment to go to college.”
Obama Official: To Lower Cost of College, States Must Spend More
“The most expensive degree is the one you don’t get.” That’s Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell quoting former U.S. Ed Secretary Arne Duncan at the Education Writers Association’s National Seminar on Monday. Mitchell’s talk focused on how to prevent such a costly slip.
Report: Last Affordable Options for College Students Are Fast Disappearing
The converging trends of falling state investment, rising tuition and stagnant incomes have finally pushed higher education out of the grasp of low- and middle-income Americans, even at community colleges, a new report contends.
The Wealth Gap in Who Earns College Degrees Is Growing, Study Says
The nation’s colleges continue to graduate far fewer students who grew up in poor households. With the country’s economic potential possibly hanging in the balance, a new report urges the United States to dedicate more resources and know-how to closing the college-completion gap between wealthier students and those from low-income backgrounds.