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Universal Technical Institute Launches Welding Technology Programs in Houston and Long Beach to Meet Student and Employer Demand

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Lisle, Illinois campus scheduled to launch welding in early 2021 PHOENIX, Aug. 5, 2020 — Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) confirmed the expansion of its Welding Technology Training Program at both its Houston and Long Beach campuses. The company also announced its welding program is scheduled to launch at UTI-Lisle outside Chicago in early More Info »

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Why The Nation Shouldn’t Pin Its Reskilling Hopes On Community Colleges – Forbes

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In the aftermath of the last recession, the higher education answer for many policymakers to help adults reskill was to send them to community college. With the notable exception of President Trump, community colleges remain politically popular in many quarters and with significant parts of their communities. People pin their hopes on community colleges being More Info »

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Four questions about the University of Arizona-Ashford University deal – The Chronicle of Higher Education

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The University of Arizona announced this week that it was taking over the for-profit, 35,000-student Ashford University in a 15-year partnership that resembles Purdue University’s 2017 arrangement with Kaplan University. That Purdue-Kaplan deal is still raising questions. This one is too. Here are four questions that are top of mind for me (for now, at More Info »

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With Outstanding Policy Differences Unabated, Negotiators Try to Agree on Timeline for Latest Aid Package – NASFAA

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Since last week’s unveiling of Senate Republicans’ counter proposal to House Democrats’ coronavirus relief package, few policy differences have been resolved, but negotiators appear to be coming to a consenus on a timeline as Congress continues to watch its August recess wane. While the self-imposed timeline does not force negotiators to come to an agreement, More Info »

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Getting a college degree was their dream. Then their school suddenly closed – The Hechinger Report

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The coronavirus has thrown many colleges into financial crisis. Some students soon could experience the pain that hit Detroit’s Marygrove College community DETROIT — Three years later, Michael Stone can still picture the pride he would have seen on his mother’s face as he sat down at the piano for his senior recital at Marygrove More Info »

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Strategic Education, Inc. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

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HERNDON, Va.–Strategic Education, Inc. (Strategic Education) (NASDAQ: STRA) announced today it has commenced an underwritten registered public offering of $175 million of shares of its common stock. In addition, Strategic Education intends to grant the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to $26.25 million of additional shares of its common stock. There More Info »

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COVID-19 Roundup: Colleges Shift Strategy in Waves – Inside Higher Ed

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Institutions in New Jersey and Massachusetts revert to mostly virtual instruction; Purdue’s president sees “zero lethal risk” to students; instructional and living alternatives crop up. The number of colleges reversing previously announced plans to bring many of their students back to campus this fall has continued to climb this week, with some going entirely virtual More Info »

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WOZ U, With Newfound Federal Support, Continues To Educate – eLearning Inside

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“Woz U isn’t a school,” said company CEO Jacob Mayhew on more than one occasion during a video conference interview. But it has continued to provide training in software development, cybersecurity, and data science. Billed as an ‘Education-as-a-Service’ provider, it once ran online and in-person coding bootcamps. It hoped to provide K-12 STEM education, a More Info »

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Exploring Ways to Enhance FAFSA Efficiency: Executive Summary – NASFAA

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Introduction As we move toward the next reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, Congress and the higher education community have identified a need for simplification, particularly as it relates to the federal student aid application process. While no one can precisely predict when we will have a final reauthorization, it is unlikely to occur in More Info »

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