Hectic schedules, painful injuries, the rush of competition, and friendships that last a lifetime.
Eleven former collegiate athletes recently shared their memories — the good and the bad — with The Huffington Post.
Continue reading Former College Athletes Share their Experiences
The number of international students studying at US colleges and universities hit an all-time high of 1.08 million during the 2016-17 academic year.
But data captured in the most recent Open Doors report suggests that those numbers are beginning to flatten after more than a decade of continued growth.
Continue reading Report: International Student Enrollment Shows Signs of Flattening
More than two-thirds of US colleges view transfer students as considerably important in meeting enrollment goals, according to new survey results released today by NACAC.
The finding — included in the 14th annual edition of NACAC’s State of College Admission report — confirms that more colleges and universities are relying on transfer students to help fill their classes. National data show that more than one-third of all students switch schools sometime during their college career.
Continue reading NACAC Survey: Colleges Report Transfer Students are Crucial to Enrollment Goals
Students who earned their bachelor’s degree from an online for-profit college are less likely to find success in the job market, research shows.
Such applicants were 22 percent less likely than their counterparts from non-selective public institutions to receive a call back when applying for positions that required a business degree, according to a study published in 2016 by the American Economic Review.
Continue reading Study: Grads of For-Profit Colleges Face Job Market Hurdles
Want to increase the number of US adults who hold bachelor’s degrees?
One former college president is urging legislators to offer financial incentives to adult students who wish to return to school.
One in five Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 started college but have not finished, Sanford J. Ungar wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published last month.
Continue reading Op-Ed: Incentives for Returning Students Could Boost College Completion Rates
If Boston is your very first NACAC conference, that’s wicked good news! There is so much to love about this city and this conference. But with that, I’m sure that there are lots of questions and planning and “what do I do” floating around your mind.
I can assure you that you will find that the NACAC conference is one of the best of the year in our industry! Sessions, coordination, content, and venues all play a part in that. But, above all else, it’s the people.
This year will be my (gulp) 17th NACAC conference. And one thing I’ve gotten to know well is the exhibit hall.
Continue reading #nacac17: 10 Ways to Make the Most out of the Exhibit Hall
A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finds that many qualified student borrowers have been delayed, or even denied, access to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.
The program, a Department of Education initiative, allows borrowers to have their federal student loans forgiven after making 120 eligible payments over the course of 10 years working in eligible public service careers.
Yet despite meeting all eligibility requirements, the CFPB found that some borrowers have spent years paying into the program without receiving their promised loan relief.
Continue reading News Update: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Counting on Federal Work-Study funds to help pay for college?
Officials at the US Department of Education want to make sure students understand the program’s quirks. For instance, being awarded work-study funds doesn’t guarantee you a job.
“Some schools may match students to jobs, but most schools require the student to find, apply for, and interview for positions on their own, just like any other job,” according to a recent article shared on the department’s Homeroom blog. “Either way, students who are interested in work-study or who have already been awarded work-study should contact the financial aid office at their school to find out whether positions are available, how to apply, and how the process works at their school.”
Continue reading Feds Offer Tips for Students Seeking Work-Study Funds
Editor’s note: This column was first shared on the NACAC Exchange.
Like many college counselors, the only T-shirts I own are college T-shirts. Last week, I wore lots of them during a beach vacation. Since the only time I usually wear them is at the gym at 5 a.m., I don’t usually get many reactions. However, at the beach, people would respond to the college on the shirt, and it became challenging to know how to respond:
Person at Beach: I WENT TO TEXAS A&M!
Me: That’s nice.
PAB: DON’T YOU JUST LOVE IT? (At the beach, people scream when they see their college on a T-shirt.)
Me: I think it is one of the greatest large universities in the US.
PAB: WAIT. DIDN’T YOU GO THERE?
Looking for a new way to help your students navigate the college admission process?
Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Better Make Room initiative is getting ready to launch Up Next 2.0, an updated version of its text messaging service for college-bound students.
The program, introduced last summer, reminds students to complete important tasks, such as signing up for a college admission test or filing their FAFSA.
Nearly 100,000 people registered for Up Next text messages in 2016-17. Better Make Room is preparing to expand the program’s reach in 2017-18 and will offer customized messages via partnerships with high schools, colleges, community organizations, nonprofits, and government agencies.