Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Report after report has documented the growing need for more skilled labor in the U.S. workforce. In the most recent quarterly survey of the National Association for Business Economics, 35 percent of respondents said their companies experienced shortages of skilled labor, up from about 25 percent in the three previous surveys. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. New York has among the highest community-college tuition in the nation — $4,800 at CUNY two-year institutions and $4,200 for SUNY associate’s degree programs that enroll nearly 500,000 full- and part-time students. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Ramiro Bautista sought to accomplish two things after graduating from a two-year college in 2005. Primarily, he wanted to get into a four-year college with a reputable business program. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Citing declining student interest, Calvin College administrators are recommending the elimination of programs in theater, art history and the languages of German, Greek and Latin. More...

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The second national Gallup-Purdue Index identified stark differences in graduates of public, private and for-profit colleges when asked if their degree was worth the cost and raised questions across all institutions about the value of a college degree. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. Eighty leading colleges and universities are today announcing a plan to reverse a decades-long process by which colleges have-largely through the Common Application-made their applications increasingly similar. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. A new study adds to a body of evidence that low-income students graduate college at lower rates than their more affluent classmates. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. With thousands of students returning to college campuses to start a new school year, many parents are left worrying, "How safe are my children?" College administrators and staff must ensure their campuses are as safe as possible. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. Programs helping Latino high school students earn college credit hours, pursue STEM or health careers and giving their parents college information have been singled out for boosting the number of Latinos enrolling and successfully graduating from college. More...

By Stefanie Botelho. There is often a debate on American college campuses about the role of the university as a catalyst in the economic development of its region. More...