Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later. It’s advertised as a cheaper path to a bachelor’s degree, an education hack in a world of ever-rising tuition costs. Yet the reality is rarely that simple. For some students, the transfer process becomes a maze so confusing […]

Only 51% of students who began a four-year degree in 2012 completed a degree within eight years at that institution, according to NCES. Bellwether believes a nonlinear higher education system can regain students' trust and recapture their valuation of a postsecondary degree.

Per the school, the announcement comes following the expansion of academic programs at Canisius, which petitioned the New York State Education Department Board of Regents for the designation. Canisius currently offers 36 master’s programs and advanced certificates. Starting in August, ahead of the Fall 2023 semester, the school will unveil a new branding initiative for […]

Ron Patterson's record cultivating strong enrollment numbers made him a ready appointment at Chadron State College. One of these president's decisions to step down, however, is hard to decipher.