Older students coming to campus
Starting college can be daunting for parents, especially when they’re the students. Read the Full Story
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Young Adults Do Many Tasks Online, Including Researching Higher Education
A survey at FindTheRightSchool.com suggests that students who have enrolled or plan to enroll in an academic program researched an average of 3.4 schools, with 38 percent of all students researching five or more. With young adults integrating the Internet into their daily lives and the increase in online education opportunities, one-stop educational resources like […]
LOW MINORITY GRADUATION RATES AND RISING MINORITY POPULATION JEOPARDIZE U.S. ECONOMIC FUTURE, ACCORDING TO ALLIANCE FOR EXCELLENT EDUCATION
Washington, D.C. –The nation’s future economic well-being will considerably weaken unless it increases the percentage of minority students who graduate from high school to at least the level of their white peers, according to conservative calculations by the Alliance for Excellent Education in its new issue brief, Demography as Destiny: How America Can Build a […]
ACE Issue Brief Raises Questions About Future U.S. Dominance in International Student Enrollment
Washington, DC (October 16, 2006)—Trends in international student enrollment reveal a shifting market that could dramatically impact the United States’ position as the destination of choice for the largest group of international students, a new issue brief released today by the American Council on Education (ACE) finds.Read the Full Story
Universities try to bolster image of online programs
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Earning a college degree online can be a good option for many students, but “diploma mills” have hurt the integrity of such programs.Read the Full Story
Distance learning booms: Students near, far snub class for online courses
Getting a college degree typically means going to campus, taking dozens of courses in classrooms with other students sitting nearby and listening to professors lecture.Read the Full Story
For-Profit White Knight?
Sierra Nevada College has picked from among its suitors — and its board believes it has found the outside help it needs to preserve its core mission as a liberal arts institution.Read the Full Story
Branding Options for Distance Learning Programs: Managing the Effect on University Image
AbstractAlthough university goals for adding distance learning programs vary, decisions about development and marketing of the programs can have an impact on traditional on campus programs and influence overall perceptions of the university. As universities develop distance programs, it is important that (a) there is a clear understanding of the university’s brand image and the […]
Yale to Make Select Courses Available on the Internet
New Haven, Conn. — Yale University is producing digital videos of selected undergraduate courses that it will make available for free on the Internet through a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.Read the Full Story
The Next Level of Open Source
In 2001, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology started placing materials for its courses online — and making them available for anyone to use, at no cost. OpenCourseWare, which currently contains materials for 1,400 courses, has been a huge success, and thousands of people use the MIT materials each day.Read the Full Story