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March 01, 2018
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How do today’s students pay for graduate school?
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The majority of graduate students believe an advanced degree is necessary to their career aspirations, and borrowing money is the top way students are paying for graduate school today, according to a new survey. Two-thirds of grad students (64 percent) believe an advanced degree is the new minimum standard level…

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The top 7 programming languages to learn in 2018

Software development is a dynamic field. New programming languages, frameworks and technologies can emerge, become popular, and then fade away in the course of a few years. Developers need to constantly be learning new skills to stay relevant. At Coding Dojo, we’re continually evaluating which programming languages are in high…

4 reasons why student success is misdefined in higher ed and how data can fix it

What is student success? Let’s start with the most fundamental definition: completing and receiving a degree. For decades, national completion rates have hovered around 20-30 percent in three years for an associate’s degree and 50-60 percent in six years for undergraduate degrees. Here’s the problem: The data is not actionable…

3 ways to actually support nontraditional learners

Nearly 60 percent of today's U.S. undergraduate students are nontraditional learners, according to new research--and institutions can follow a few key steps to support these learners. Nontraditional students, as noted in the report, are students who are 25 or older, working full-time, are financially independent, or are connected with the…

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