Posts tagged with

“cost of college”


Trade Schools Are Tackling the Ivies

Ivy League schools have long captured the hearts and minds of Americans and are often believed to represent the best possible educational endeavors available in the United States. Yet a…


Are Microcredentials Worth the Cost?

In recent years, short-term credentials (also known as “microcredentials” or “postsecondary programs and certificates … which generally take one year or less to earn”) have gained traction among students wishing…


Pick a College and Graduate

The rising cost of college has been a serious issue in recent decades. Students everywhere are trying out different strategies as a result. Some are deciding not to go to…


Should English Majors Pay Less?

Institutions of higher education are bracing for a crunch, if they aren’t experiencing one already. Slowing population growth, mounting skepticism of academia, and various other factors have provoked college leaders—at…


Let’s Regulate Colleges Like Businesses

Colleges do not look like for-profit firms selling investments. After all, colleges are primarily nonprofits or state agencies, which, for our purposes, are treated equally. Nevertheless, colleges behave like for-profit…



The Debt-Free Four-Year Degree

A recent Gallup survey found that confidence in America’s colleges and universities has plummeted in the past decade, with only 36 percent of today’s adults expressing “a great deal” or “quite…




The Textbook-Procurement Wars Rage On

Most of the general public, particularly those who know students in college or university, are aware of the sharp increases in the cost of higher education over the last several…