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are attending college and reaping its benefits. Naturally, the work industry has grown to accommodate for this, with many jobs requiring employees to have a college degree. Those who receive a higher education experience a myriad of benefits over those who only have a high school diploma. Benefits such as higher annual income, better job security, better job opportunities, as well as other personal benefits gained from the experience. In light of these benefits, college enrollment…

between test-required and test-optional policies in evaluating applicants and building a strong scholarly student body in higher education is not just simply black-or-white. While the common argument for test-optional supporters is that standardized tests limit access to college, some can argue that it isn’t necessarily a bad thing because selectivity is what keeps our higher education competitive and rigorous. In the ongoing battle between maintaining college selectivity and promoting equal…

include academic advising, online tutoring, online writing assistance via email or Skype, disability services and an online library with access to a wide variety of academic databases as well as librarians available via email or over the phone. The Higher Learning Commission provides accreditation for Mayville State…

does the recruitment of international students and the establishment of branch campuses impact on higher education in Australia? This essay presents a critical review of two issues arising from the phenomenon of Internationalisation of Higher Education (HE); namely the recruitment of international students and the development of off-shore campuses. In recent decades, Australia, in keeping with Higher Education institutions world-wide, has experienced a decrease in public funding and is…

Stephanie Milewski, graduates next May from college having $90,000 in loans that she needs to start paying off. College is a lot of money includes paying for room and board fees, books need for the courses you take and on top of that her student loans. Stephanie is like every other college graduate that needs to pay off her student loans starting after graduation. Stephanie did not let the cost of college stop her from attending college and pursuing a career she is very interested in.…

earn about $120,000, while your counterpart who’s in college earns little or nothing, and may even carry the same amount in debt by graduation.” The finger for the primary cause of anti-intellectualism may be pointed towards the social demand for higher education. Trout States, “Now that around sixty percent of high-school…

Kezar article took a historical view of the past 30 years in higher education and how summer bridge programs have changed over the years. I enjoyed reading the establishment of summer bridge programs to aid underrepresented minority groups entering college through introduction to college course. The article focuses…

I pursued my undergraduate degree, I had the privilege to work with campus administrators in the Office of Student Activities, thanks to the recommendation of my advisor. I will be forever grateful for that opportunity as it sparked my interest in higher education and in student success. Additional positions as student ambassador and orientation leader provided me the opportunity to help students who were lost like I was on the first day, and assist in their transition into college. At the end…

self-fulfillment, then points out the problems of higher education. In her lifetime, Magdalena Kay acquired her Bachelor of Arts at Harvard and PhD at UC Berkeley. Dr. Kay now teaches British and Irish literature at the University of Victoria. Kay claims that a change must be done to problems within higher education such as, the increase of tuition, the decline of college ideals, college’s true purpose, etc., in order to save the future of higher education. College education is a “work factory”,…

through a college education. Higher education has been lamanted as “an economic imperative”(Owen and Sawhill 208) that can no longer be seen as optional or supplemental for people hoping to to attain a job in the workforce. This means that without getting a degree, you are not only shirking your responsibility as a functioning member of society, but you are also cutting yourself out of your own possible economic prospects. This relatively new attitude towards higher learning resulted in…