A New Approach to the Academic Course Catalog
As of the end of 2013, the average amount of student loan debt held by graduating students was $29,400. If you work in higher education, that number shouldn’t surprise you. Student debt has become an...
View ArticleWhat Students Are Looking For In a College
Students work hard to understand the expectations and priorities of college admissions offices, in the hopes of having their pick of all their favorite colleges. Admissions offices, for their part, can...
View ArticleHow Students Are Using Data To Comparison Shop for Colleges
We know that students are being pickier in their college selection than previous years and that cost and financial aid are bigger considerations than ever before. Students aren’t just looking at...
View ArticleWhy College Students Transfer
A 2010 study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling revealed that nearly a third of all college students change schools at some point in their college experience. Transfer...
View ArticleThe Disadvantages of College Rating Systems
What is the best college in the United States? As in all things subjective, the answer depends on who you ask. Nonetheless, there is a business around trying to simplify answering that question. The...
View ArticleThe Main Reasons College Students Drop Out
As students get more skeptical of the value of a college degree in the face of higher debt, the regular chorus in response is the insistence that even if that price tag is high, there’s still a...
View ArticleFinding Scholarships: An Old Goal Made Easier with New Technology
If you’ve been following the posts on this site for very long, you’ll know the subject of higher ed costs just keeps coming up. It plays a key role in the college students choose to attend. Concerns...
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