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It’s no longer just about the degrees an individual has, but it’s more about what skills he or she can provide to a business that will catch the eye of today’s employers.
That’s the message Career and Technical Education (CTE) Coordinator Debra Woltz has pushed since she started in the CTE position last year.
With the nationwide …
Lower student debt and increased retention: those are the results the University of Dayton says it’s seeing two years after putting in place an unusual tuition strategy.
The Midwestern Roman Catholic university scrapped its student fees in 2013 and is one of few universities to guarantee entering freshmen who receive aid the same net price for …
Hillary Clinton on Monday rolled out a sweeping higher education plan — a $350 billion proposal that would help millions pay for college and reduce interest rates for people with student loans.
The plan, which would change the way a large swath of Americans pay for college, borrows ideas from the left and the right and …
Universal Technical Institute Inc. (NYSE: UTI) experienced another quarter of declining enrollment, revenue and income as the Scottsdale-based automotive technical training provider looks for new ways to attract students.
The declines were expected, said Kim McWaters, chairman and CEO. She is reaching out to industry employers to help attract prospective new students.
She talked about her strategy …
On the surface, that's a good thing. It means employers are hiring and the economy is growing.
Deeper down though, a high number of job openings raises red flags because it means companies aren't finding the right people to fill the jobs. It signals a persistent problem in America's economy: the skills gap.
Vacant jobs can cost …
Laura Strong, a 29-year-old in suburban Chicago, owes $245,000 on student loans for the psychology Ph.D. she finished in 2013. This year, she says she hopes to earn $35,000 working part-time jobs as a therapist and yoga teacher—not enough to manage a loan payment of about $2,000 a month. But Strong isn’t paying anything close …
Walking across the stage and into debt. That's the reality for many of Mississippi's college grads. The state was named worst for student debt in a recent study by Wallet Hub.
"I wish that I had done some things differently regarding my financial aid for undergraduate as well as graduate," said Andre Terry.
Terry said he doesn't …
NDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital officials say they’re seeing an increasing number of patients right now, and they’re looking to hire more than 60 nurses to help care for them.
Stats from the hospital show the number of inpatient visits grew three percent in 2014, and the number of births there grew 11 …
In order to stay competitive regionally and globally, states have been pushing for more residents to earn a college degree or certificate.
It's an initiative that has been picking up steam across the country, as free-two-year college programs grow and colleges work on closing achievement gaps — all in an effort to get more college credentials …
Elida Gonzalez feared drowning in college debt on her road to a middle-class job, so instead she sold investors a piece of her future.
The now-23-year-old daughter of a farm worker from Santa Maria, Calif., signed up with 13th Avenue Funding, borrowing $15,000 to complete her bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The …