Archive for June, 2007

Schumer asks for simpler college loan applications

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday unveiled a plan to make college loan applications easier to understand, arguing that high school students and their parents sometimes sign deceptive loan applications.
Schumer’s proposal, modeled after the “Schumer Box” now required on credit card applications, would require lenders to detail loan amounts, range of interest rates and any [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Marion Technical College passing with great success

A lack of clinical space, not students or faculty, prevents Marion Technical College from expanding its highly rated nursing program, which has a year-and-a-half waiting list of prospective pupils.
A class of 64 students Saturday graduated at MTC and will receive associate’s degrees in nursing as they prepare to take the NCLEX-RN state board licensure exam, [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Sinclair receives part of $700K science grant

Sinclair Community College will share in a $695,000 National Science Foundation Grant to help develop an associate degree program in computational science.
Sinclair is part of a statewide group that includes the Ohio Super Computer Center, Owens Community College near Toledo and Stark State College in Canton. The Ohio Super Computer Center will lead the project. [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Teach For America Helps Close the Largest Achievement Gap in the Nation, Placing Teachers in Three Connecticut School Districts This Fall

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG - News) today awarded $1 million to Teach For America’s Connecticut region. Teach For America is the national corps of top college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools and become lifelong leaders in the pursuit of educational equity. The grant, to be [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Mount Saint Mary College Awarded $600,000 Kresge Challenge Grant

The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan, has awarded a $600,000 challenge grant to Mount Saint Mary College to help fund construction of its new Mathematics, Science & Technology Center and the expansion and renovation of its nursing laboratories.
In order to meet the challenge and receive the grant, the college must raise just over $2.2 million [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

NSF Grant Aims to Bring Computer Games to College Classrooms

College students studying computer science may one day be able to bring their gaming hobbies and their studies together in the classroom.
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $150,000 to Scott Wallace, assistant professor of computer science at Washington State University Vancouver, and Andrew Nierman, assistant professor of computer science at the University of Puget [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Students get head start on college

Chris Franklin is a step ahead of many college students entering their freshmen year this fall. The 18-year-old, who will graduate from Morrisville Middle-Senior High School tonight, will start Penn State as a sophomore thanks to the dual enrollment grant program.
Through the grant, Chris and 21 of the 47 seniors at Morrisville High School have [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Three Rivers receives grant for programs, operations

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Thursday announced a $142,000 grant to Three Rivers Community College to help improve academic programs, upgrade management and enhance fiscal stability.
The college will use its funds to improve student success through faculty and staff professional development training.

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Grant aims to help UCCC keep students

Ulster County Community College has been awarded a $397,506 federal grant to help students meet academic performance goals and keep them from dropping out.
The grant was awarded under the U.S. Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program.
“This is great news for Ulster County Community College,” U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a press release announcing [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Scholarship winners announced

The family of Matt Jones recently released the winners of their scholarship in honor of their son.
Jemison seniors Magenn McGriff, Matthew Sample and Erin Watley each received $2,000 college scholarships from the Matt Jones Golf Tournament held earlier this year.
McGriff will be attending University of Montevallo this fall. She is the daughter of Tammy and [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Scholarship Program Underscores Need for Parents to Include Life Insurance in Their College-Funding Plans

With today’s average cost of a four-year college education at a public institution hitting above $58,000, paying for college, even under the best of circumstances, can be a major financial challenge for most American families. Most young people count on their parents to help alleviate the burden of paying for college. But what about the [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Honor Roll Announces Partnership with Scholarship Chicago

Honor Roll Online partners with Scholarship Chicago to provide career opportunities for underserved students. Alliance will help HRO corporate affiliates recruit diverse, high-quality talent.
Honor Roll Online (HRO), a Naperville-based company that networks Fortune 1000 corporations with candidates at superior small colleges and universities, announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with Scholarship [...]

Friday, June 15th, 2007