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Starting college is a very exciting time. Dorm life is full of new experiences, and many scholarships are available that can help cover the cost of your room and board. Like everything else, there are pros and cons to living in a college dorm.

College Dorms: Should You Give On-Campus Living a Try?

November 30, 2021 4:02 PM

by Liz Montenegro

Starting college is a very exciting time. Dorm life is full of new experiences, and many scholarships are available that can help cover the cost of your room and board. Like everything else, there

College Dorms: Should You Give On-Campus Living a Try?

November 30, 2021 4:02 PM

by Liz Montenegro

Starting college is a very exciting time. Dorm life is full of new experiences, and many scholarships are available that can help cover the cost of your room and board. Like everything else, there

The coronavirus made laptops a necessity for college students. Where before students without personal computers or laptops could use on-campus computers and provided software to meet the technological needs of their courses, the shift last spring to online classes necessitated that students have a stable internet connection and a compatible device. While the majority of students were able to meet this requirement, according to a study by EDUCASE, some students found themselves without a modern laptop that could run the most up-to-date browser, use RAM-heavy software or keep up even with reliable high-speed Wi-Fi. One university has announced a unique remedy for this technical situation.

University to Give New Students Free Laptops for Filing the FAFSA

April 6, 2021 11:29 AM

by Izzy Hall

The coronavirus made laptops a necessity for college students. Where before students without personal computers or laptops could use on-campus computers and provided software to meet the

Getting a college degree is part of the American Dream. College graduates generally earn more money and have a better quality of life. So it’s not surprising that students from immigrant families or who are immigrants themselves are making up an increasingly larger percentage of associate’s, bachelors and masters-seeking students in America.

Increasing Number of Students from Immigrant Families in Higher Education

October 20, 2020 2:50 PM

by Izzy Hall

Getting a college degree is part of the American Dream. College graduates generally earn more money and have a better quality of life. So it’s not surprising that students from immigrant families or

Traditional colleges and universities aren't the only institutions that have had to make significant changes to their in-person, academic instruction in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. College prison programs have faced their own unique challenges, requiring them to adopt new methods of remote instruction or risk program suspension.

College CARES Act for Incarcerated Students

June 18, 2020 4:32 PM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

Prison College Programs Go Remote Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing to expand and advance the development of high-quality apprenticeship programs, run by business groups, colleges and other entities. The Department of Labor also announced awards totaling $183.8 million in Scaling Apprenticeship Through Sector-Based Strategies grants. The earn while you learn model will enable individuals to acquire skills without accruing any student debt, in white-collar industries that historically have not focused much on apprenticeships.

Apprenticeships No Longer Just for "Blue Collar" Employment

June 25, 2019 11:21 AM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing to expand and advance the development of high-quality apprenticeship programs, run by business groups, colleges and other entities. The Department of Labor

Google is headed back to college and it's bringing an IT Professional Certificate program to more than 25 community colleges to train graduates for the roughly 150,000 well-paying jobs currently open in IT in the United States. Over the course of the eight-month program, students will learn to manage and solve problems with computer systems and servers.

Google Brings IT Programs to Community Colleges

June 28, 2018 11:44 AM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

Google is headed back to college and it's bringing an IT Professional Certificate program to more than 25 community colleges to train graduates for the roughly 150,000 "well-paying jobs currently

By a unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Among other benefits, there will no longer be a 15-year limit on the use of postsecondary education benefits.

House Passes New GI Bill Benefits

July 25, 2017 11:23 AM

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

By a unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Among other benefits, there will no longer be a 15-year limit on the use of

In hopes of boosting the local economy, Tennessee state education officials spent roughly $1 million this past year in advertising enticing college dropouts to finish what they started.

Back To The Future - States Enticing Dropouts to Finish College

December 27, 2016

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

In hopes of boosting the local economy, Tennessee state education officials spent roughly $1 million this past year in advertising enticing college dropouts to finish what they started. The

The generous $500 million gift from Phil and Penny Knight to the University of Oregon is the largest ever for a public flagship institution and is intended to support and strengthen interdisciplinary scientific research.

“Just Do(nate) It”: Nike Co-Founder Gifts $500M to University of Oregon

October 18, 2016

by Susan Dutca-Lovell

The generous $500 million gift from Phil and Penny Knight to the University of Oregon is the "largest ever for a public flagship institution" and is intended to support and strengthen

News Articles About College Benefits

College Dorms: Should You Give On-Campus Living a Try?

College Dorms: Should You Give On-Campus Living a Try?

University to Give New Students Free Laptops for Filing the FAFSA

Increasing Number of Students from Immigrant Families in Higher Education

College CARES Act for Incarcerated Students

Apprenticeships No Longer Just for "Blue Collar" Employment

Google Brings IT Programs to Community Colleges

House Passes New GI Bill Benefits

Back To The Future - States Enticing Dropouts to Finish College

“Just Do(nate) It”: Nike Co-Founder Gifts $500M to University of Oregon

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