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Law schools hit new lows The days of top law school graduates having their pick of six-figure...

50 most popular colleges It takes a special kind of student to work on a college degree...

Online school offers discount to military group Members of the National Association for Uniformed Services and their...

Common Application adds question on veteran status The Common Application, the standardized application form used by...

Senate hearing: high debts from for-profit schools Students attending for-profit colleges are subject to subprime...

Education Department rule would cut federal aid to for-profit colleges The Obama administration released a controversial rule June 2 that...

GI Bill changes will likely affect Yellow Ribbon commitments In the wake of changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, Veterans Affairs...

Army National Guard joins GoArmyEd The Army's total force policy is coming to the classroom.

College gives scholarships to ‘Hero behind the Hero’ Columbia Southern University is offering five "Hero Behind the Hero"...

Q&A with SVA director Since Student Veterans of America began as a national coalition of...

Tillman Military Scholars application opens Veterans, service members and dependents hoping for a scholarship...

Lawsuit says Univ. of Missouri misapplying veterans' benefit COLUMBIA, Mo. — Five Missouri veterans have filed a lawsuit...

Tillman Foundation names new scholarship partners The Pat Tillman Foundation scholarship program has named five more...

Revamped spouse tuition plan draws 18,700 sign-ups At least 18,741 spouses have signed up for the Defense...

For-profit college group sues over regulations A group representing for-profit colleges and trade schools filed a...

Schools launch veteran-friendly net price calculators Starting this year, college applicants will have a new tool to help...

Senator: For-profit colleges cashing in on military For-profit college companies are taking in enormous amounts of...

Foreign language courses growing on campuses Enrollment in foreign language courses grew 6.6 percent between 2006...

Colleges reconsider ROTC after ‘don’t ask’ repeal Three days a week, Yale sophomore James Campbell rises at 5 a.m. for...

New for-profit rules The Education Department released regulations in late October that...

Tuition costs climb College tuition costs shot up again this fall, and students are...

Student Veterans of America leaders pass the torch The Student Veterans of America is under new leadership.

New federal regulations target for-profit colleges The Department of Education on Oct. 28 will release finalized...

AUSA members eligible for tuition discount Members of the Association of the United States Army can take classes...

Group offers wounded vets aid for training The Retired Enlisted Association has launched a new program,...

Scholarship for severely wounded vets accepting apps A new scholarship and mentorship program for severely wounded...

Govt. delays rule opposed by for-profit colleges The Education Department has delayed final regulations targeting...

For-profit schools reel as rules affect enrollment The nation's largest for-profit college says it will take a big...

Texas colleges expand Two Texas university system centers that were approved last year to...

For-profit colleges rein in recruiting tactics Two for-profit colleges where the Government Accountability Office...

Applications for spouse, caregiver scholarship due Spouses and caregivers of wounded service members and spouses of...

Scholarships available for vets to study counseling Service members and veterans studying for a career in professional...

'GI Bill 2.0' passes Senate committee, gains support A Senate committee has taken a first step toward what veterans groups...

For-profit colleges rein in recruiting tactics DENVER — Two for-profit colleges whose recruiting tactics were...

'Tight' rules sought for for-profit schools WASHINGTON — The head of the Senate education committee said...

GAO probe finds fraud and deception at for-profit colleges A government inquiry of 15 for-profit colleges found four cases in...

Proposed rules would limit federal aid at for-profit colleges The Education Department, concerned that some students are graduating...

WVU tailors classes for military veterans MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University says it's...

Rules would cut federal aid to for-profit colleges The federal government is expected to get tougher soon on the...

Job outlook brightens for new grads — just barely To get a sense of the job market new college graduates face, consider...

Calif. bill would aid students in National Guard SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Colleges and universities would have to...

50 most popular colleges Last year, more than 350,000 service members found time to pursue a...

Scholarship available for children of fallen troops Applications are being accepted for a new scholarship program that...

Combat boots to cowboy boots LINCOLN, Neb. — The

Stevens Institute of Technology opens D.C. location The Stevens Institute of Technology is opening a new location at the...

State college tuition soars College costs have been mounting for years, but budget struggles are...

Wis. lawmaker wants to strengthen state GI Bill A Wisconsin lawmaker is pushing a plan to strengthen higher education...

Connecticut to change definition of ‘veterans’ Some Connecticut lawmakers say the definition of veteran needs to be...

Loan changes to help students, community colleges Bigger grants for college students who need them. Relaxed payment...

A.G. reviews complaints against online college The Colorado attorney general's office is investigating 51 complaints...

NYU starts veterans alliance New York University is connecting veteran students and alumni with a...

Best-bang-for-your-buck colleges The University of Virginia and Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania...

Agricultural school enrollment up A growing number of students are turning to agricultural schools for...

Student loan default data highlights for-profits More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend...

Community college attendance spikes More young Americans than ever are in college — especially...

Colleges report record enrollments College systems across the U.S. are reporting record enrollments this...

More colleges develop classes on treating war veterans Universities are creating classes to train students in how to treat...

4 IU campuses get aid for military students Four of Indiana University's campuses are getting grants totaling...

Colleges prepare for swine flu As students prepared to return to classrooms, university and health...

Iowa approves more fast-track teaching programs The Iowa Board of Education has approved a plan that will allow for...

First-ever national honor society for veterans Officials with the Adult Learner and Veteran Services Office at...

Fees up 20 percent at CSU schools The California State University...

New college benefit for Calif. Guard Certain members of the California National Guard will become eligible...

Recession hurts enrollment at some colleges The Independent Colleges &...

Doctoral program first at Pine Bluff A vote is set for Sept. 4 on plans by the

Trade school boom Disappearing jobs have helped drive thousands of people to...

Charging tuition gets costlier Starting this year, students at the University of Southern Maine who...

Colleges offer online open houses Four universities have signed up with online college fair host

Army investigates diploma mill customers The Army is investigating soldiers who bought degrees from an...

Med schools open doors to combat doctor shortage The number of accredited medical schools training doctors in the U.S....

No tuition hikes — guaranteed Just a little more than one-third of students going for bachelor's...

Stacking up debt A survey by student-loan provider Sallie Mae found that undergraduate...

Teaching jobs for veterans The federal Troops to...

Computer science enrollment gains Relief may be on the way for engineering-starved employers. For the...

Men struggling to finish at black colleges They're no longer the only option for African-American students, but...

Tuition hikes If you're heading to college in the fall, know this: It's probably...

Veterinarian shortage U.S. veterinary colleges produce only about 2,500 graduates a year,...

YouTube tutoring Some students are turning to

Serve your country: Go to college A group of top education officials says the USA's "economic,...

Transfers welcome With more students starting their higher education at affordable...

Nebraska college offers tuition freeze, discount FREMONT, Neb. —

First online doctorate in aviation Embry-Riddle Aeronautical...

Hotel schools are ‘inn’ In a classroom on a hill next to New York's Cayuga Lake, more than 50...

Fewer students finish degrees in 5 years College enrollments have been on the rise for decades, but the...

Free nursing, teaching degrees for veterans Tyrone Wilder helped save a lot of lives using medicine, advanced...

Don’t be fooled by degree mills Many degree and diploma mills maintain impressive Web sites and...

More students turn to online colleges Residential universities have historically dismissed online...

Teacher shortage possible in nursing schools As the shortage of nurses threatens to reach crisis proportions, more...

Schools take action against textbook theft CHICAGO — Colleges and universities are intensifying efforts to...

More adults heading back to the classroom Gaze into your crystal ball and imagine that you can see the second...

Women feed jump in college enrollment Colleges and universities these days are seeing a surge in...

Hot majors can help shape students’ futures Look to the job market when choosing a college major, some experts...