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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four in 10 colleges are seeing drops in applications from international students amid pervasive concerns that the political climate might keep them away.

The intersection of education and technology offers an exciting opportunity for those with digital skills. Educators and administrators alike can leverage social media marketing to enhance their programs, grow their student body, and improve their enrollment procedures.

The overall college enrollment rate has increased since 2000. Different factors, such as changes in the labor market and the economy, may have contributed to this increase. The college enrollment rate is defined as the percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students ...

The process of transferring credits from high school or college to your University is not as easy as it should be. There are stories from nearly every college student, which involves not getting full credit for their transferred classes due to a lack of transparency around the entire process. Due ...

There are plenty of things in the life of every college student that makes building a clear degree plan slide onto the back burner. Assignments. Tests. Work. Social lives. Not to mention that many degree planners are boring and confusing, to begin with, along with students’ expectations of being ...

The college dream of a 4-year education is becoming not so dreamy. As students are trying to cope with the tuition and cost of living moving up substantially year over year, they are forced to extend the time to graduate. Not only have wages not kept pace with tuition, but students are also taking ...

57% of students enrolled in college do not graduate after six years. Of that 57%, 33% of them drop out entirely.