Controlling costs
Community college to offer textbook-free degree
In what is seen as the next major innovation in cutting college costs, Virginia’s Tidewater Community College will offer a textbook-free degree program in the fall that could reduce the…
New study explores ResNet trends, challenges
Residential networks (ResNets) are essential to today’s college students, and universities are working tirelessly to secure and maintain them. A new report highlights important ResNet trends and challenges that campus…
ACE conference addresses college sustainability in troubled times
This week, a panel of higher-education stakeholders gathered to discuss their greatest sustainability challenges during the economic downturn.…
Three colleges that benefit siblings, families
As college costs continue to skyrocket, American families are finding it increasingly challenging to pay for college for a single child, much less multiple college-age children simultaneously.…
Reception mixed for college calculator website
An online government-run calculator designed to help families understand the complexities of college costs could be helpful, though some information might be misleading, experts say.…
More proof that the economics of higher education must change
Continuing a recent trend, more incoming freshmen at four-year colleges said money was a key factor in their choice of school—and the percentage of students who said their main reason…
Free digital textbooks surge in popularity
As college textbook prices continue to climb, a free alternative to traditional textbooks has gathered steam—and its provider claims that students at more than half of U.S. colleges are taking…
San Jose State to offer groundbreaking low-cost online courses for credit
San Jose State University, in the heart of the Silicon Valley, is also at the heart of a big American education experiment: low-cost online classes offered for credit.…
Competency-based public degree program moves forward
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly has revealed new details about what is expected to be the first set of 100-percent, competency-based online degree programs for working adults offered…
Experts suggest ways to lower college costs
Simplifying the student aid process, requiring colleges to share in the risk from student loan defaults, and using technology to keep costs down were some of the ideas discussed at…