Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 2

Students

Georgia Appeals Court Rules Against Immigrants Over In-state Tuition

ATLANTA — Immigrants who have been granted temporary status to stay in the U.S. will have to keep paying out-of-state tuition after an appeals court ruled against them, saying state colleges and universities in Georgia aren’t required to let them pay in-state tuition. Georgia’s state colleges and universities require verification of “lawful presence” in the […]

October 25, 2017

Students

Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Puerto Rico tuition free following the destruction of Hurricane Maria. The Ivy League school in Providence will help the students find housing, as many still have no power or running water at their homes in Puerto Rico. Brown has already […]

October 25, 2017

Students

Strategy Offered to Turn Rising Tide of Segregated Schools

A new policy briefing from the National Coalition on School Diversity suggests that schools will see better results from using policies that take both race and socioeconomic status into account.

October 18, 2017

Students

University of Colorado to Eliminate Course Fees in Fall 2018

BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado is eliminating all course and program fees starting in the fall of 2018. The Daily Camera reports that the eliminated fees will collectively save students $8.4 million per year. Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced the commitment to lowering costs for students at the university’s annual State of the Campus […]

October 18, 2017

Students

Western Governors University Grows Into Its Role

Western Governors University has gone from pioneering to normalizing competency-based education.

October 12, 2017

Students

Spellings: Affordability Is Families’ No.1 Concern Regarding College

Containing college costs and streamlining financial aid must be at the forefront of the nation’s higher education agenda, University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings said Tuesday.

October 10, 2017

Students

Study: Over Half of For-profit Students Defaulted on Loans

WASHINGTON  — Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday. The report by the National Center of Education Statistics looks at students who began their undergraduate education in 2003 and defaulted on at least […]

October 5, 2017

Leadership & Policy

University of Maryland Receives $220 Million Donation

An alumnus broke records at the University of Maryland on Wednesday when his foundation gifted the institution with $220 million dollars.

October 4, 2017

Students

Merging of Savings Accounts Proposed for College Funding

Children’s savings accounts and college promise initiatives could be stronger if the two funding mechanisms for higher education were merged together, a professor argues.

October 4, 2017

Students

Are Archaic Premises Fueling Feds’ Pursuit of WGU?

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Education grabbed headlines by proffering the opinion that Western Governors University should repay more than $700 million in Title IV aid received by the university via attending students.

October 3, 2017

Students

Blackburn College Offers Free Tuition for Low-income Students

CARLINVILLE, Ill. — A liberal arts college in southern Illinois is offering free tuition to area families earning less than $60,000 a year. WUIS Radio reports that Blackburn College in Carlinville is making the offer to lower income students from Macoupin County. Students will have to meet the regular admission requirements and apply for financial […]

October 2, 2017

Students

Dollar General Latest Business Offering Tuition Reimbursement

As part of a growing trend among businesses seeking to attract and retain dedicated talent, Dollar General announced that employees will be eligible for a tuition reimbursement program covering all or much of the cost of attending an online degree program at Bellevue University.

September 28, 2017