Posts Tagged ‘National Center for Education Statistics’
Despite Bad Press and Financial Hits, For-Profit Colleges Could Be Key Source of Transfers
by Darrell P. Aaron
February 5, 2011
In a recent article in Inside Higher Education, transfer expert Marc Cutright of the University of North Texas writes about the growing importance that four-year colleges and universities should place on students transferring from community college. Public colleges, led by community colleges, grant more than a half million associate degrees annually and the number grew ...
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Education Pays … Still, says College Board
by David Mabe
October 12, 2010
Over their lifetimes, holders of associate degrees earn almost 25% more than their peers who only completed high school. Bachelor’s degree holders earn around 66% more than those same high school-educated peers, according to Education Pays, the College Board’s compilation of data that emphasizes the personal benefits of pursuing higher education.
College graduates have a much ...
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