The landscape is shifting for college admissions officers. Not to long ago, these folks could pretty much handpick the composition of an incoming freshman class, but not these days. The number of students applying to colleges and universities is on the increase – and students are applying to a greater number of [...]

Ouch. For the 85,000 college students in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the price of a degree from one of the city’s colleges and universities could get even steeper. If Mayor Luke Ravenstahl gets his way, students will get hit with a 1% tuition tax in an effort to close the budget gap in the [...]

Are you one of the many first year college students with a giant case of freshman fever? No, we’re not talking about the H1N1 virus, or any other physical ailment. What we’re talking about is the feeling that descends about this time of year on many college freshman – the ‘what-am-I-doing here’ blues. [...]

One of the biggest challenges at community colleges is the lack of engagement between students and students and faculty. Two-year colleges attract students who often have family and work commitments outside of academe. As a result, community college is often described as a parking-lot-to-classroom-to-parking-lot experience. However, some educational observers think that social networking [...]

The University of California’s Board of Regents recent announcement that undergraduate tuition fees will spike by 32% for the 2010-2011 academic year ignited a string of protests on U.C. campuses. Convening at the UCLA campus, the Board was greeted by protesters as some students barricaded themselves inside a university building while others camped out in [...]

Although for-profit schools claim to provide a great service to those who are looking for a way to pursue a degree and launch a rewarding career, critics maintain that these schools may be focusing more on profits than they are on education. Furthermore, critics worry that these schools are specifically targeting those students who are [...]

Investing time into education can be difficult, especially when we are also juggling various other important tasks such as work and family life. With the hectic schedule, going back to school is at a low priority, only something we consider when we have free time and extra money stashed away.
However, getting that degree or extra [...]

Students today are getting an increasingly raw deal. The recession has affected young people across the board. Graduating students must contend with serious job shortages across almost all industries, while younger students are being shaken down for even more cash.
Yahoo news reports that the average cost of tuition at a public four [...]