For many years now, colleges have asked applicants to provide information about race, ethnicity and academic interests on their applications. Although students have the option to supply this information or to leave it blank, schools use this information as part of their outreach program. In other words, they attempt to pair students up with other [...]

According to President Obama’s FY 2011 budget proposal, the federal Pell Grant financial aid program will be slated to receive a significant boost in funding. This boost has not gone unnoticed by those in the education world, including the Career College Association (CCA). In fact, the CCA has publicly commended the administration for its proposals.

“We [...]

Are you 18-29 years old? A study from the Pew Research Center reveals that your generation will be the most educated in American history, but thanks to the recession, the might also be one of the more under-employed generations.
Check out the video above to learn more!
According to USA Today, “Millennials are confident, upbeat and [...]

Have you heard about the Tea Party activists in the news? They’re the folks who have been protesting excessive government spending and taxation, but some college advocates have been worrying that their anti-tax stance could endanger college funding.
One New Jersey Tea Party group is questioning the benefits of opening a satellite community college campus. Warren [...]

Imagine an entire college course dangling from your key chain. Sounds like something out of a futuristic scenario, doesn’t it? But at Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey, the future is now.
Last spring Edison unveiled FlashTrack; a true education innovation in college course delivery. FlashTrack uses flash drives that have been [...]

USA Today reports that a district judge in Illinois has ordered the owner of an Internet-based company, R2C2 Inc. of Carbondale, Illinois, to stop selling term papers unless he can prove that he has permission from the authors of the papers to sell them. The order came on the heals of an earlier ruling that [...]

According to US News, a growing number of universities across the world dare choosing to make full courses and materials available to people on their Websites as well as through sites such as YouTube EDU and iTunes U. Although people who choose to access these materials cannot earn college credit for completing the coursework, colleges [...]

Are you thinking about going back to school but don’t know where to start? Here’s yet another reason why you should consider a community college to continue your education!
Things are definitely looking up for community college transfer students. More private colleges than ever before are actively recruiting students from two-year schools in the hopes [...]