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Vassar connects two-year colleges and liberal arts colleges

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. The courses are co-taught by Vassar and community college faculty. Campus leaders will also arrange convenings of administrators from these liberal arts colleges throughout the two years.

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Money Magazine rewards 34 colleges with 5-star ranking, prioritizing ROI and graduation rates

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Money Magazine has revamped its college ranking system into a star-tier list , and with it, it has named 34 colleges and universities to its five-star category. Olaf College also rank highly due to their exceptional graduation rates and grant rewards. As a result, 736 colleges were considered.

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College closures are surging. Can institutions pause the plummet?

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College closures are showing no sign of slowing down in 2024 following a report from Implan, an economic software and analysis company, that revealed at least 20 colleges have shuttered so far this year. One reporter in the audience drew parallels between Talladega’s situation and Birmingham-Southern College.

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How Washington Monthly’s college ranking really promotes the inexpensive underdog

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based nonprofit magazine released its annual college ranking on Monday, aiming to combat the cog of mainstream narratives the publication believes are skewing the sector’s reputation. “In This could be a significant category for parents who are most concerned about costs in their children’s college search.

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Minnesota Catholic colleges cut languages, other humanities

Inside Higher Ed

The provost of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University has cited overall enrollment decreases and specifically low enrollments in these courses. ” But he said there are financial issues at smaller colleges that “are general problems, not just of humanities.”

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The Problem with Our College Ranking System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s college acceptance season, with all the accompanying emotional highs and lows swirling in households across the country. community colleges combined. community colleges combined. Community colleges serve 6.2 Several other institutions, including my alma mater Williams College , have made similar commitments.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Adrian College president Jeff Docking has some innovative ideas for higher education leaders battling enrollment pressures and market forces. That allowed the college to build out new majors, which in turn brought in students and revenue. Rize was founded in 2019, and Adrian began using the platform the following year.