A major construction and construction materials firm has established a scholarship fund at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
The Haines and Kibblehouse Family of Companies, also known as The H&K Group, will provide an annual award of $1,000 beginning in the current academic year. The company plans to endow the scholarship, making it a permanent source of [...]
Online University’s Podcasts Focus on Experience of Earning an Online Degree
Capella University, an accredited online university that is a leader in online education, has released its latest podcast, featuring an interview with Carl Haynes, president of Tompkins Cortland Community College in New York, about Capella’s new post-master’s certificate in college teaching. Part of the “Inside [...]
Interactive recruiting firm TargetX today launched the first online planning tool to help colleges keep up with the dizzying array of communications and events necessary to recruit today’s students.
eXpressPlan is the first web-based planner designed exclusively for college admissions officers, said TargetX CEO Brian Wm. Niles. “It enables schools to schedule, track and manage all [...]
Author, lecturer and business guru Brian Tracy has joined with Andrew Jackson University to provide online courses and degree programs that emphasize entrepreneurial principles. In a joint statement, Tracy and university chief executive Joseph Schmoke announced the launch of the Brian Tracy College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Andrew Jackson University. The college’s mission is [...]
A WELSH further education college is to become the first to launch an online radio station through an innovative website.
Dozens of schools have set up their own stations using award-winning website www.radiowaves.co.uk, but Coleg Gwent will become the first further education college to join their ranks.
The college, the largest further education provider in Wales, will [...]
Sterling College in Vermont is currently accepting applications for the Environmental Steward Scholarships. Each fall two students will be awarded the scholarship to cover tuition expenses for four years of study. The scholarship criteria are based on the type and amount of environmental service and volunteer work completed and the level of commitment dedicated to [...]
This is the only guide that contains objective information on every accredited college in the United States–2,150 four-year colleges and universities, and 1,650 two-year community colleges and technical schools. With its clearly laid-out entries and more than 40 indexes, the College Handbook 2009 is also the fastest, easiest way for students to narrow a [...]
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation announced that it entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Briarwood College for approximately $11.4 million in cash. Briarwood is regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and currently offers two Bachelor’s degree programs and 31 Associate’s degree programs to approximately 700 students from Connecticut [...]
Hundreds of online Kaplan University students from all across the United States, and from Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands, gathered at the Chicago Symphony Theatre today to celebrate a milestone event—their college graduation. Juli Norell, the student speaker, commended her fellow graduates for overcoming obstacles to achieve their dreams.
In Norell’s case, the obstacle was [...]
It is in the government’s best interest that its citizens be well educated. For that reason, there is a system to provide college monies for those who can demonstrate need.
To qualify for financial aid, a student must complete the FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov) either on paper or online. Using the information from the FAFSA, the government determines [...]