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The recent Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Multi-Academic Conferences in San Diego brought together leaders in Christian higher education to discuss pressing issues and emerging trends. Our DegreeSight team had a great experience learning from so many educators and ...

The DegreeSight team recently traveled to the NISTS (National Institute of the Study of Transfer Students) in St. Louis with over 750 other attendees to collaborate on how to best advance transfer student success. This year’s theme, “Full Steam Ahead: Leveraging our Wins to Fuel System Change” was ...

You asked and we answered. Based on your feedback, DegreeSight is upgrading TraCC to Inbound! You still have the opportunity to take advantage of our full credit evaluation process with TraCC, but we’ve added incredible new features to streamline your workflow and create a seamless process for your ...

By: John Mullane, President, College Transfer Solutions Student transfer is a national problem. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 38 percent of all college students will transfer at least once before completing a bachelor’s degree. However, transferring continues to ...

"...so those institutions are either going to adapt or you are going to run into some serious trouble in a short amount of time" Dr. Nathan Grawe About DegreeSight’s founder and CEO, David Cook, alongside Head of Engagement, John Borum, interview Dr. Nathan Grawe about his thoughts and insights ...

By: John Mullane, President, College Transfer Solutions, sponsored by DegreeSight Whether you are currently attending college and looking to transfer to a new school or a former college student looking to return and complete a degree, one of the most important questions to ask before enrolling in a ...

An “Articulation Agreement” is a contract one school signs where they agree to accept specific courses from another school. But what is a “consortium”, how do these impact students, and are schools using all of these levers effectively? History of “articulation agreements” Each individual school in ...

The cost of higher education in the US has skyrocketed over the years, sliding students into the debt trap. However, with the surge in tuition fees, many students have started to opt for another approach that involves enrolling in a two-year community college and then transferring to a four-year ...

Let’s face it – seats at four-year colleges and universities are in short supply. Added to this, the cost of tuition is now more expensive than ever before in the history of formal education in the United States. Thankfully, for students wishing to go for higher studies, there is light at the end ...

No matter the degree, most students want the same thing out of education — career preparation that will equip them for employment’s unsteady future. 58 percent of respondents to the Strada-Gallup Alumni Survey said that work outcomes were their primary motivation for pursuing higher education. But ...

A majority of college students don’t earn a four-year degree in four years. Some switch majors or work part- or full-time. Others are enrolled in programs, such as engineering or education at some colleges, that are structured to take five years. But more should graduate on time, said Charlie Nutt, ...

Overall postsecondary enrollment numbers are decreasing, and online education is eating into what’s left Online courses continue to become more popular in the United States, and with good reason. In 2016-17, overall postsecondary enrollment dropped by almost half a percent, while the number of ...

From the years 2013-2018, Harvard University raised $9.6 billion from private donors alone, crushing the previous record of $6.2 billion (held by fellow private school Stanford University). This is an unprecedented raise of capital, with $1.3 billion directed to funding financial aid for the ...

Campuses have spent years transforming their operations from analog to digital, department by department. Financial records are all electronic. Just about every course, online or in-person, now uses learning-management systems. Keycard systems count entry into dorms, gyms, and libraries.

Social emotional learning (SEL) takes a whole-child approach by emphasizing students’ emotional well-being and social skills as they become increasingly important in education and outside of school. SEL helps students develop emotional intelligence that allows them to manage emotions, show empathy ...

The first step to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed is ensuring that student success is the primary goal of postsecondary institutions. For many years, states funded institutions based on the number of students they enrolled but 32 states have now shifted to funding ...

December showed the for-profit sector’s troubles are not over. Education Corporation of America (ECA) became the latest major for-profit operator to close abruptly, leaving 20,000 students scrambling to find transfer options or discharge debt. Less than two weeks later, Missouri-based Vatterott ...

There is an increase in Competency-based education, which allows students to apply their work and life experience to their education. These degree programs tend to be less expensive, self-paced, and more career-oriented. If students—either through workplace training, outside reading, or purely life ...

Technology in education is a powerful movement that is sweeping through schools nationwide. After all, today’s students have grown up with digital technology and expect it to be part of their learning experience. But how much of a role should it play in education?

A new higher education advocacy group made its public debut in 2017 with a new federal policy framework and a focus on nontraditional students. “Overall, our policy framework is governed by the idea that our federal policies are out of date,” said Julie Peller, executive director of the new ...