– Acquisition will add two campuses and a ninth state to UTI’s footprint, and will enable accelerated skilled trades program diversification across the combined campus network – As a part of the company’s wider growth and diversification strategy, this transaction along with other planned initiatives, will help position UTI for double-digit revenue growth and continued More Info »
The small private Massachusetts institution could not sustain enrollment declines or the COVID-19 pandemic. Clark University is accepting some students and honoring Becker with naming of School of Design and Technology. After 237 years of operation, Becker College in Worcester, Mass., announced on Monday it would permanently close before the fall semester, becoming the latest More Info »
Three years ago, Columbia’s Benedict College began offering cybersecurity as a major. It started with just four students that first year. But the program started growing quickly at the historically Black college and now boasts more than 30 students. On Monday, Benedict inked a partnership agreement that will likely spur even more growth in the More Info »
Contact: Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The Department of Education (Department) today announced relief for certain borrowers who have received student loan discharges due to total and permanent disability. These changes will ensure no borrowers are at risk of having their loans reinstated, meaning they would have to repay their debt—for failure to provide earnings More Info »
New Directors Increase the Expertise and Diversity of its Board CHANDLER, Ariz., March 30, 2021 — Zovio (Nasdaq: ZVO), an education technology services company that partners with higher education institutions, announced today the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Dr. John S. Wilson, former Morehouse College President who serves as a More Info »
Quarterly research publication takes a deep dive into the inequities impacting American society, including access to wealth, healthcare, food insecurity and affordable housing. PHOENIX–University of Phoenix has released a special edition of its academic research journal, the Phoenix Scholar™, focused on addressing societal issues related to diversity and inclusion. Phoenix Scholar™ is the quarterly academic More Info »
A $1.5 trillion infrastructure program from the Biden-Harris administration would be good medicine to nurse the economic wounds inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. . A majority of the jobs would be for workers with no more than a high school diploma and some non-degreed short-term postsecondary training, while the remaining quarter of infrastructure jobs would More Info »
In 2010, there were six for-profit law schools; as of March 2021, however, only three with that tax status remain—and two of the three hope to eventually convert to nonprofit status. “I personally don’t think we will see any more new for-profit law schools,” says Jace Gatewood, the dean of Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. More Info »
The Biden administration this week is planning to roll out several student debt actions, according to several Education Department officials familiar with the plans. — Total and permanent disability discharges: The Education Department is preparing to waive some of the paperwork requirements for borrowers who receive discharges because of their “total and permanent” disability, officials More Info »
On tuition-dependent institutions and OPMs. OPMs (online program management companies) don’t get a lot of love. Many people don’t like the idea that OPMs often take half to two-thirds of all tuition revenues. Or that contract lock-ins are measured in years. Not to mention all the money that OPMs spend on marketing. Fair enough. I More Info »