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“financial aid”


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…


Saint Augustine’s Hail Mary

Saint Augustine’s University (SAU), a private Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Raleigh, N.C., announced on December 11 that it had been removed from membership with the Southern Association…



How Goes the Reforming?

As we are in the midst of the short session of the North Carolina legislature, which typically focuses on budgetary matters, we haven’t seen much that pertains to higher education.…






Let Colleges Choose an Accreditor

Federal financial aid depends on whether your college is accredited. That means an independent agency vouches for your college, assuring that it’s not a scam and that it fulfills its…