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Enrollment in California's community colleges has plunged to a 20-year low as budget-strapped campuses have had to slash classes and instructors, according to a report released Monday.
Course offerings are at a 15-year low, dropping 21% from 2007-08 to 2011-12, with music and dance, education and business programs particularly hard hit.
The report, published by the Public Policy Institute of California, charts a system staggering under the weight of unprecedented funding...
Legislation that would allow some 100-percent disabled veterans and their immediate family members to receive a tuition-free higher education was approved today in a budget subcommittee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Senate Bill 486, by state Sen. Frank Simpson and state Rep. Pat Ownbey, would allow 100-percent disabled veterans injured after the Sept. 11, 2001 attack and their families to attend any state-supported technology center school or any state higher education...
VIRGINIA M. ROMETTY, the chief executive of I.B.M., recently urged her employees to take 40 hours of continuing education this year. The company would not reimburse tuition, but would pay for expenses, like textbooks.
The offer inspired Todd Watson, an I.B.M. executive in Austin, Tex., to update his knowledge of corporate finance. But who needs tuition? Instead, he signed up for a free finance class created by the prestigious University of Michigan and offered by a start-up called...
John Harrison was halfway to a bachelor’s degree but financially strapped when Marine recruiters began calling him in 2007.
His wife, Amanda Harrison, recalls their pitches: “Hey, there’s all these different ways to finish your degree and you don’t have to go into a lot of debt to do it.”
That was perhaps true until last week, when the Marines told Sgt. Harrison, 26, that his college tuition would no longer be paid.
“I was furious,...
Attention high school seniors and parents: If you’re picking a college, choose wisely. Or maybe rethink the traditional four-year college path all together.
Degree and college choice weigh heavily on a grad’s first paycheck, which often sets the pace for earnings potential throughout a career. However, a new report released Wednesday shows some two-year associate degrees can bring higher salaries than traditional four-year diplomas.
The study, “Higher...
