Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both famously dropped out of Harvard to start wildly successful technology companies. In Israel, an innovative program is providing undergraduate students the business tools they need to become entrepreneurs, while also encouraging them to complete their degrees.… Continue reading
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180 Private Colleges Fail Education Dept.’s Latest Financial-Responsibility Test
A total of 150 private nonprofit colleges failed the U.S. Department of Education’s most recent financial-responsibility test, which covers the 2010 fiscal year, according to data released by the department on Wednesday. More than half of them scored so low that they will be required to post letters of credit to remain eligible to participate in the federal student-aid programs.… Continue reading
10 Least Expensive Private Business Schools
Aside from getting tuition reimbursement assistance from an employer or a scholarship, attending a private business school will be a costly endeavor no matter where a student may choose to enroll. Students paid an average of $31,833 in tuition and required fees during the 2010-11 academic year at the 10 least expensive private business schools that reported the data to U.S.… Continue reading
Why Colleges Are So ‘Selective’
Why is it so hard to get into college?
Private institutions that were famous for admitting anyone who could pay are now “highly selective.” Public universities whose mandate was to educate all high school students with a C average now wait-list transfer students with A-minuses.… Continue reading
Sizing Up Colleges: Big vs. Small
As you begin your search for that perfect college, one of the first key decisions you need to make—and one that will help narrow your list—is size of the school. Luckily, American colleges offer an endless menu of options, from tiny colleges with less than 1,000 students to large state universities with more than 35,000 students.… Continue reading
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