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Trade Schools Are Better Than Community Colleges, Say Americans in Poll
11 June 08 06:38 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Results of a recent public opinion poll point to a strong belief among Americans that career and technical colleges may be better than community colleges at preparing students for today’s competitive workforce, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

Filed under: AACC, American Association of Community Colleges, career, Career College Association, career colleges, CCA, Chronicle of Higher Education, college loans, community college, David Baime, financial aid, four-year schools, Harris Miller, higher education, Kate Moser, NextStudent, private student loans, student loans, technical colleges, training, trends, Two-Year Colleges

Fewer Foreign Students Seeking Advanced Degrees in the U.S.
16 April 08 08:44 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The growth rate of international students studying at American colleges and universities has slowed, despite an increase in foreign applications to U.S. educational institutions for the third straight year in a row, according to a recent survey. The 2008 Read More...

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Study: College Courses Taught by Part-Time Faculty Lead to High Freshman Dropout Rates
15 April 08 07:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College freshmen are more likely to drop out of school before their sophomore year when they take introductory-level courses taught by part-time, rather than full-time instructors, a recent study suggests. Increasingly, part-time and adjunct instructors Read More...

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College Presidents’ Salaries Not-So-Slowly Sliding Up the Pay Scale
21 November 07 04:09 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

It costs a lot of money to go to college. It costs even more money to run a college. And it’s costing increasingly more money to pay college and university presidents’ salaries and compensation packages, with many reaching the million-dollar mark. According Read More...

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