Colleges urged to work together
As money gets tighter, Ohio's colleges and universities may need to work together to limit overlapping degree programs to balance their budgets, the leader of the state's higher education system said.

Ohio colleges hope to avoid cuts, tuition hikes
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The head of Ohio's public higher education system says as money gets tighter, the state's colleges and universities may need to work together to limit overlapping degree programs to balance their budgets.

Web site designed to give prospective college students way to check out schools
A new Web site launched in April gives students of all ages the opportunity to select colleges and universities that fit their individual needs, without traveling hundreds of miles and visiting hundreds of Web sites.

Public Colleges In State Facing Double Trouble
With the economy in recession and interest from prospective students surging, officials at many public colleges and universities are expecting a boost in enrollment next fall.

Nevada colleges & universities earn a failing grade
Our nation's colleges are failing when it comes to affordability. A new education report card is out from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

Combining Georgia colleges a way to save?
ATLANTA - Combining some historically black colleges and universities with their once-segregationist counterparts could provide some savings as the state battles a budget deficit that could top $2 billion, a key lawmaker said Monday. At a meeting exploring higher education spending, Senate Higher Education Committee Chairman Seth Harp, R-Midland, floated the idea of combining historically ...

Higher education: State colleges, universities trying to spare employees amid budget woes
Higher education institutions were spared the up to 10 percent cuts recommended by analysts but were dealt additional slashes to their budgets Thursday.

Colleges charging tuition based on majors
Now, more than ever, the price you pay for a college degree is linked with what you choose to study. Universities are increasingly charging more tuition and fees for certain majors in an effort to cover costs for programs that are more expensive to offer.

Best High Schools: Top Magnet Schools
These are the nation's best magnet schools, according to the America's Best High Schools analysis.

Best High Schools: Top Open Enrollment Schools
These are the nation's top open enrollment schools.

Economy, progress highlight chancellor?s address
On the heels of a request from state legislative leaders for Missouri?s public colleges and universities to prepare for significant cuts in state funding, Missouri University of Science and Technology Chancellor John F. Carney III said in his State of the University Address Thursday that public higher education is the solution to economic problems and should be protected.

Willcox High School renews accreditation
Willcox High School students can be assured their credits will transfer if they have to change schools, and they are also better off when planning to attend four-year colleges and universities or join the military, said accreditation coordinator Shirley Ortega.

Admissions upholds legacy preference
The dean of admissions defended legacy admission despite a legal analysis recently published that argues legacy preferences at colleges and universities are illegal. The analysis published in the Santa Clara Review based its argument on the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which protects citizens from discrimination based on ancestry, and the 14th Amendment, which protects citizens' civil rights ...

Report: Enrollment steady despite tuition hikes
Recent increases in tuition and fees at Oklahoma's colleges and universities has had no significant impact on enrollment patterns over the last year, according to a new report.

FVSU Questions College Mergers
Shrinking budgets have forced Georgia lawmakers to get creative with cutting costs at state colleges and universities. Republican State Senator Seth Harp recently proposed merging two historically black colleges and universities with predominately white institutions.

Area colleges trying to keep costs down
In the wake of a national report that flunks all but one state on the affordability of college, officials at Jackson-area colleges said they're doing what they can to make higher education accessible.

Studies link part-time college faculty to worse education
It's no secret that colleges and universities are relying increasingly on part-time instructors or other faculty who are neither tenured nor on track for tenure.

Colleges charging tuition based on majors
Now, more than ever, the price you pay for a college degree is linked with what you choose to study.

Combining colleges a way to save?
A lawmaker suggests merging black colleges and local universities.

Instructor evaluations go online
Students can thank Senate Bill 389 for the trip back down memory lane the last couple weeks. The standardized, bubble-in teacher evaluations that students have been penciling through were part of a state bill that requires colleges and universities to make public additional consumer information.