BOSTON, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bunker Hill Community College President Mary Fifield called an emergency meeting of key staff yesterday when it became apparent that the College was at a breaking point due to the overwhelming student enrollments filling every available course. In addition to the standard fall class schedule, the College added 108 new class sections over the summer to ...

Applying for college? Here's some advice for prospective students from the book "Get Into College" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $17.95), straight from people who've done it: WHAT IS THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU CAN OFFER A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT? "Before you start looking at colleges, take time to reflect on who you are as an individual, and what you want ...

It is unfortunate that the University of Massachusetts is again the focus of criticism and public embarrassment due to a proposal that stinks of political motives, a proposal that we as trustees cannot understand or justify. The university faces numerous obstacles in potentially seeking to acquire an unaccredited institution, Southern New England School of Law. First, the state is in a ...

ANNAPOLIS, MD. (AP) - Education officials say fall enrollment undergraduate and graduate students at colleges and universities set a record with an increase of more than five percent. The Maryland Higher Education Commission says in a report released Wednesday that the gain of 17,641 students puts the total number of students at 354,858. Fifteen of Maryland's 16 community colleges had overall ...

Jul. 19-- EDITORIAL: When high school students' college funds shriveled faster than their parents' 201(k)s, some lowered their expectations of attending four-year universities and turned to the less expensive alternative of community college to provide the first two years of higher education. When the contracting job market forced people out of work, many turned to community colleges to gain skills needed ...

Any campus visit is better than no visit at all, but what's the difference between a "cold" campus visit and a "warm" one? Like a "cold call" in sales, a cold campus visit is when a family either does a drive-by tour because they happen to be in the area or they schedule a campus tour with no advance preparation. Are ...

CHICAGO-- When Amar Bhatia was weighing his postsecondary options, he chose Indiana University over DePaul University because DePaul's downtown Chicago campus was just too close to Mom and Dad. Now, as a sophomore, he's even closer -- at Harper Community College, a five-minute drive from his Palatine, Ill., home. "It's like being a senior all over again," said the 2008 Fremd ...

At a single college fair in Rocklin, Calif., last year, 4,000 to 5,000 people _ teens and parents _ swarmed the tables of college recruiters in the academic equivalent of speed dating. At such events, colleges bring their most attractive brochures and students bring breathless questions ranging from "How hard is it to get in?" to "How far is it to ...

Private colleges are stepping in to help students unable to take the classes they need but cannot get at California's troubled public colleges and universities. With budget cuts making it difficult for some students to maintain a full load of courses, some private Bay Area colleges are opening their doors to help those students remain eligible for financial aid and keep ...

True story. I was meeting with a family for the first time. We covered most of the traditional topics such as campus visits, test scores and grade point average. And then there was this: "Will it help that I went to 'College U' and he is a legacy?" I offered my routine response: "Not unless there is a building with your ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. _ These are busy days for Amanda Loveday, -- a college admissions counselor at the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus. The telephone in her small office rings constantly, and students and their parents show up with questions -- lots of questions. Applying to college, never a simple process, has evolved into a costly, confusing journey. There are application ...

Aug. 16--I OWA CITY -- Fifty years after 75,000 high school students took its initial college admission test, ACT Inc. is serving millions of people each year. University of Iowa faculty members Everett Lindquist and Ted McCarrel launched the American College Testing Program at a meeting Aug. 21, 1959, in the Old Capitol on the University of Iowa Pentacrest . From ...

Oct. 21--The University of Colorado is Shelbi MacFarlane's dream school, and the only out-of-state college on her list of a half-dozen to which she's applying. So starts her scholarship scavenger hunt. MacFarlane -- a high school senior from Austin, Texas, who plays volleyball and wants to study public relations or communication -- said her parents have agreed to pay in-state tuition, ...

Filling Out Your FastWeb Profile Completely Can Qualify You for Millions of Dollars More in Scholarships. The cost of higher education is skyrocketing and even one semester of college comes with a hefty price tag. With the average tuition price spiking again this Fall, thousands of soon-to-be or continuing students are on the hunt for financial aid. FastWeb's done the dirty ...

Oct. 25--Consider Allison Rourke among the lucky ones. A senior at Mayde Creek High School in Katy, she got her college acceptance notice Monday. "My friends are jealous," said Allison, who will attend the University of Oklahoma. "All my friends are trying to step up their game." Good thing, because this is crunch time for high school seniors planning to start ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News Media Group today released the 2010 edition of America's Best Colleges, which includes rankings of more than 1,400 schools nationwide. Harvard University and Princeton University tie the top of the list for Best National Universities, while Williams College is ranked top for Best Liberal Arts College. The exclusive rankings, available online today at www.usnews.com/colleges, ...

MIAMI - Mention that you need to start saving for your child's college tuition and you will hear the same advice from many financial planners: Pay for it in advance. "Step 1 is, if you can lock in your costs at today's prices, do it," said Cathy Pareto, a certified financial planner in Coral Gables, Fla. That's because the costs of ...

Aug. 24--Peter Kozak has wanted to be an engineer since high school. After taking drafting classes and helping build a more fuel-efficient vehicle, the Illinois native moved to Tucson with the goal of graduating from the University of Arizona's engineering college. But rather then entering the UA right away, Kozak enrolled at Pima Community College to save money on tuition and ...

Ardrey Kell's Lauren Eisdorfer has a private college counselor who makes a living helping students get organized during application season. "She's helped me a lot," she says. "It's hard to know where to start." In addition to countless Web sites, your high school may have school-approved software that can help. For the last five years, Providence High School in Charlotte has ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As an alternative to U.S. News & World Report's much-criticized college rankings, the Washington Monthly magazine today is releasing its own annual College Guide and Rankings. Whereas U.S. News relies on crude and easily manipulated measures of money and prestige, like alumni giving rates and a vague reputational survey, the Washington Monthly ranks schools based on ...