Posts Tagged ‘college success’
Doing Good and Doing Well: Performance-Based Funding in Higher Ed
by David Mabe
March 31, 2011
The New England Board of Higher Education released a policy brief that encourages states to tie a portion of higher education appropriations to institutional outcomes. Currently, New England states tend to apportion institutional funding based on enrollment levels—a practice that rewards quantity, but not necessarily student success and degree attainment.
From President Obama to private foundations ...
Read MoreTags: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, college completion, college success, degree attainment, Economy, enrollment, graduation rates, Lumina Foundation, national education agenda, New England Board of Higher Education, President Obama | No Comments
How College Students Spend Their Time: Sleep First, Class Later
by Courtney Wilk
February 12, 2011
Findings presented in the latest issue of Postsecondary Education Opportunity put a new twist on the adage “the harder you work, the luckier you get.” In fact, it may be true that the older you are, the harder you work.
The latest issue of the data-rich newsletter published monthly by higher education analyst Thomas ...
Read MoreTags: American Time Use Survey (ATUS), college success, Courtney Wilk, new report, postecondary education opportunity, Students, Thomas G. Mortenson | 2 Comments
Trends & Indicators 2010: College Success
by Daren Follweiler
June 21, 2010
Only 19% of students at New England’s traditionally two-year community colleges graduate within three years of enrolling—and the rate is even lower among minority groups. Nearly 60% of all higher education degrees awarded in New England are conferred on women. More than one-quarter of doctorates awarded by New England universities go to foreign students, while fewer than ... Read MoreTags: college success, Trends & Indicators, Trends & Indicators 2010 | No Comments
Trends & Indicators: College Success
by Journal Staff
November 6, 2012
Updated November 2012
New England’s traditional public and private nonprofit colleges and universities conferred more than 201,000 degrees at all levels in 2010—or more than 6% of the U.S. total, compared with the region's less than 5% of the U.S. population. However, those traditional public and private nonprofit colleges make up an ever-smaller portion of the ...
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