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Rural universities, already few and far between, are being stripped of majors
EMPORIA, Kan. — When Adia Witherspoon was growing up in the south-central Kansas town of El Dorado, her single mother told her that “the only way to get away from poverty or El Dorado was to go to...
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Unusual majors help some colleges stand out from the crowd — and boost...
MCPHERSON, Kan. — So polished is the finish of the classic car that, like a mirror, it reflects the reverential faces staring at it. This story also appeared in USA Today Only 203 of this version of...
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Bachelor’s degree dreams of community college students get stymied by red...
WARWICK, R.I. — Anne-Marie Jean-Louis is just getting started toward her bachelor’s degree in biology with the goal of eventually getting a graduate degree in neuroscience. This story also appeared in...
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Some people going into the trades wonder why their classmates stick with college
This story originally ran in 2018 and has been updated to reflect the three years of the pandemic, sharp declines in college enrollment, passage of the federal infrastructure plan and the changing...
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Rankings exodus raises the question: How should consumers pick a college?
The dean of Harvard Medical School was emphatic and unambiguous when he announced that it would end its participation in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. This story also appeared in USA...
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Why are prices rising more for lower-income college students than their...
Even in high school, Miguel Agyei worried about how he’d pay for college. This story also appeared in USA Today The son of parents who work at a hospital and for UPS, Agyei wanted to go to a school...
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‘The reckoning is here’: More than a third of community college students have...
Community colleges can help lift students into the middle class, but their enrollment has plummeted and their dropout rates are high. When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College...
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In Japan, plummeting university enrollment forecasts what’s ahead for the U.S.
TOKYO — The campus of International Christian University is an oasis of quiet in the final week of the winter term, with a handful of undergraduates studying beneath the newly sprouting plum trees...
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The shuttering of a rural university reveals a surprising source of its...
When Iowa Wesleyan University announced in March that it would close, its biggest creditor was a federal government agency that had loaned it $26 million and then — in an attempt to help the...
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The college degree gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s...
Patrick Ben III always knew he’d go to college, even though his parents hadn’t. This story also appeared in USA Today He also knew that the high school he attended on Chicago’s South Side offered few...
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With new ‘talent visas,’ other countries lure workers trained at U.S....
LONDON — When Cansu (pronounced “Johnsu”) Deniz Bayrak was deciding where to emigrate from her native Turkey, she first considered San Francisco. This story also appeared in The Washington Post Only...
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One college finds a way to get students to degrees more quickly, simply and...
COVENTRY, England — When she finished high school, Helen Kinchin got what was supposed to be a temporary job, after which she planned to go to college. This story also appeared in National Public...
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What’s in a word? A way to help impatient college students better connect to...
SHEFFIELD, England — Even after rising in London to the top of his profession, Damion Taylor pined to return to the Northern English roots still evident in his distinctive accent. This story also...
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‘August surprise’: That college scholarship you earned might not count
Yvette Hernandez started applying for college scholarships when she was still a junior in high school — 50 in all, by the time she was done — because she knew her family could not afford to pay for...
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Spending summer in class means these college students will be done in three...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — As her friends return to college this fall, Kelsey DeSmith is way ahead of them. This story also appeared in USA Today DeSmith has been taking in-person classes throughout the...
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‘Praying that my health holds out’: Many senior citizens expect to die with...
Marjorie Sener was still in her 20s when she took out a loan for about $5,000 to get some college credits she hoped would eventually add up to a bachelor’s degree. This story also appeared in USA...
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The newest benefit at top companies: Private college admissions counseling
NEWTON, Mass. — Shannon Vasconcelos fired up her laptop in a sterile conference room in a suburban office park, and right on schedule a mother and her daughter popped onto her screen. This story also...
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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math
BOSTON — Like a lot of high school students, Kevin Tran loves superheroes, though perhaps for different reasons than his classmates. This story also appeared in The Associated Press “They’re all...
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Aging states to college graduates: We’ll pay you to stay
Hear the radio version of this story, from Vermont Public. COLCHESTER, Vt. — Mohamud Diini’s office is bare but for a single plant and posters of the Boston Celtics and the college in nearby...
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How we made our College Welcome Guide
Beyond the Rankings: College Welcome Guide What kind of culture and political atmosphere does your prospective campus have? Use our tool to find out. To create our College Welcome Guide we relied on...
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