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Everett Community College will receive $4.84 million in federal funds to train future health care professionals. The Everett, Wash., school was one of 41 U.S. colleges and organizations receiving a share of $125 million …
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Jul 03, 2010 (Las Vegas Review-Journal – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — Nevada State College President Fred J. Maryanski died Friday at the Nathan Adelson Hospice, college officials said. He was 63. Maryanski was hired Feb. 1, 2005, and was the college’s longest-serving …
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IRVINE, Calif. , July 2 /PRNewswire/ — International Education Corporation today announced that it has completed the acquisition of MCed Career College headquartered in Fresno, California . Founded in 1989, MCed Career …
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Augustana College , Rock Island, Ill., announced the following students who earned bachelor’s degrees: Kyle Hinchley in biology, Alexander Mihavics in business marketing and Bonnie Koester in elementary education all …
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CHICAGO — Picking a 529 savings plan for your child’s college education may be about to get easier. Morningstar Inc. is unveiling new research tools designed to simplify the task of weeding out the plans that have …
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WASHINGTON: As the warm glow of college commencement ceremonies gives way to the cold reality of today’s job market, this year’s graduates and their anxious parents might be tempted to wonder whether it was worth it …
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Education took a big hit Thursday in Missouri’s latest round of budget cuts as Gov. Jay Nixon halved busing aid to public schools and significantly reduced college scholarships for the …
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Though all colleges that receive federal aid would be affected by the changes, the most controversial proposals are aimed at for-profit colleges, which have come under more scrutiny as their enrollments have increased. In …
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BOULDER, Colo. , June 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — College Choices for Adults ( www.collegechoicesforadults.org ), an information-rich, online resource that helps adult learners make informed choices about Web-based, competency-based, and other distance education programs,  is pleased to announce …
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Missouri’s college loan authority has approved the use of $30 million for scholarships for the coming school year. Members of the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority said their vote Friday was intended as a safeguard for students and an aid to families struggling to pay their tuition. The move …
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2010-06-11 22:56:54 – When Jinmao Xu, 21, arrived from China two years ago to be with family in Ventura, his dream was to obtain a college education. Thanks to Stephen J. Kipp and Kipp Financial Group in Ventura, Calif …
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BusinessWire – At the Career College Association (CCA) Conference, online reseller Journey Education Marketing, Inc. (Journey) issued an exciting value alert to college teachers about the new Adobe(R) Creative Suite(R) 5. Students, teachers, faculty, and staff get up to 80% off suggested retail …
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