Archive for March, 2009 - Page 2
Florida Students Taking the Online Route: Video
Online college enrollment is up in Tennessee, as it is across the country, and the Jackson Sun is at the scene, giving us a detailed written article on the flexibility and social (and financial) freedom that an online education can afford. Following the experience of online student Tammie Swaney, a married mother working toward a… | Read More
Grantham University Goes Extra Mile For Military Veterans
When it comes to serving the troops who serve our country, Grantham University has never been one to fall short -- just a few months ago, the school was named as one of the Top 20 military-friendly schools our country has to offer. Still, this is not a school content to rest on its laurels,… | Read More
Virtual Schools To Help Manage Budget Cuts
According to an article for Florida's WFTV Action 9 news, the state's central region has been suffering from recent budget cuts within the education system that have led to the loss of whole classes and summer school sessions. With these detrimental slashes being made, schools and parents are now looking toward online alternatives to fill… | Read More
Surviving the April Before College in Five Easy Steps
The last couple months before summer vacation can be wildly stressful for high school seniors anticipating college. On the one hand, acceptance and rejection letters start rolling in; on the other, there are still spring semester grades to keep level (lest a dropped GPA make your top school choices rethink their decisions). Meanwhile, there are… | Read More
Economic Crisis and the End of Prepaid College Tuition Plans
Just what we needed, more complications springing up from the steady rise of college tuition costs! This time, the problem is with a form of 529 investment plan called the pre-paid college tuition plan. The idea was that parents could put money into a trust fund, a little at a time over many years (like… | Read More
South Carolina Broadcasters Association Scholarship
South Carolina students who are looking to pursue a career in broadcasting will have an opportunity to apply for a scholarship being offered by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association.
South Carolina's television and radio journalists are celebrating a milestone they hope will help the state's broadcasting students.
The South Carolina Broadcasters Association said Tuesday it… | Read More
Graduation Rate Gap Widens at State Universities
According to new study findings released today, African-American students are falling farther and farther behind their peers in graduation rates at state universities in Maryland, even in spite of the universities' best efforts to work against such an outcome.
The state university system reported that 40 percent of black students earn a degree within six… | Read More
University of Arizona Loses Colleges
University of Arizona is feeling the crunch when it comes to budgets.�� These cutbacks are having a negative impact on staff, and threaten the existence of college programs.
Cutting 20 percent from the University of Arizona budget would be the equivalent of closing six colleges within the school, university officials said in a letter… | Read More
Scholarships for Mental Healthcare Professionals
New York state is facing a critical shortage of qualified child psychiatrists and mental health care workers.�� The state has children and adolescents who are in need of mental health care, but rural and urban areas are experiencing a shortage of available practitioners.�� To counteract this shortage, the nursing school at the University of Rochester… | Read More
UC Reports Distance Learning On the Rise
More proof that a thirst for a college education (in particular, distance learning) isn't shrinking in the face of economic downturn: the University of Cincinnati's online program has just reported an enrollment increase of 15% from last year's numbers. These rising numbers are generating interest in not just the college, but the further potential of… | Read More
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