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Friday, December 3, 2010

145. MVCAP fyi

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1. Grading Higher Education: Giving Consumers The Information They Need, by Bridget Terry Long: http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2010/12_thp_cap/12_higher_ed_long.pdf

"The problem is that going to college is an expensive investment. The cost of four years of college can exceed $100,000, and over a quarter of four-year college students graduate with over $25,000 of student loan debt. Moreover, the college investment is a high-risk proposition. While the average return on a postsecondary credential is substantial, justifying the cost in most cases, there is no guarantee that a person will benefit. Only half of college entrants complete a bachelor’s degree and so many students forfeit the potential returns of such a degree."

2. The Long Road to College Access - Bridget Terry Long - http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/features/long06012001.html

"Although the Georgia plan has cost $1.2 billion over the last seven years, it has only increased enrollment by about 100,000 students. That means that, in the end, 80 percent of the funds went to students who would have gone to college anyway. At the same time, the program boosted University of Georgia state schools' average incoming SAT scores by about 100 points, making it more difficult for lower-scoring students to gain admission."

3. Who Benefits from Financial Aid? Bridget Terry Long - http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/features/long10012002.html

"Low-income families depend heavily on government support in order to make college a reality. This support comes through need-based policies, such as Pell Grants and Perkins Loans. Unfortunately, there has been a national shift towards merit-based aid and support, both of which increase affordability for the middle class."

4. Remedial Requirements Bridget Terry Long Researches Remediation - http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/2005/0901_long.html

"Their findings suggest that students in remedial courses are more likely to graduate, or transfer from two-year schools to four-year schools, than students with similar educational backgrounds who did not take remedial classes. The problem is that remedial courses can also prolong the time it takes for a student to get a degree—which can be a source of discouragement for many."

5. Why Your Child Won't Graduate From College in Four Years, by Lynn O'Shaughnessy - http://t.co/Wpet5p7

‎"According to the report, about half of students who started college in 2003, had managed to graduate within six years. Another 15% were still attending college and more than a third had dropped out.The figures were a bit brighter for those who started at four-year colleges and universities. Fifty eight percent of these students graduated within six years."

6. Hechinger Report Deliberate efforts help Minnesota’s private colleges create (and keep) diverse student body, by Beth Hawkins - http://t.co/LNys5RK

"They’d do well to pay a little attention to some Minnesota success stories. For almost the tenth consecutive year the number of minorities enrolled in the 17 four-year, liberal arts schools that belong to the Minnesota Private College Council has increased [PDF]. This year, 17 percent of incoming freshmen statewide are minorities, as are nearly 23 percent of transfers."

7. Community College Spotlight Costs drive college decisions, by Joanne Jacobs - http://t.co/27yOGi7

"Hit by the recession the Murrays are contributing less to college savings and seeing lower returns on their college fund. The availability of financial aid is becoming a larger factor in the decision of where to send children to school, according to a 2010 survey by college admissions counseling service ApplyWise.com and media company NextStepU."

8. Hechinger Report Early-college programs rethink high expectations, by Sarah Butrymowicz - http://t.co/fKQfXs9

‎"Still, only about 11 percent of early-college graduates nationwide received associate’s degrees, far below the original goal of 100 percent. And the average early-college student graduates with just 22 credits, less than a year’s worth of college coursework."

9. What Is a College Degree Worth in China? - Room for Debate - http://nyti.ms/fxgcSd

"According to recent statistics, the average Chinese college graduate makes only 300 yuan, or about $44, more a month than the average Chinese migrant worker. In recent years, the wages of college graduates have remained steady at about 1,500 yuan a month. Migrant workers' wages, however, have risen to 1,200 yuan."

10. College Grad Rates Stay Exactly the Same, by Kevin Carey http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/college-grad-rates-stay-exactly-the-same/29394

"All in all, this confirms what we already knew: College works well for the kind of student who has been going to college for a long time: white middle- and upper-class children of college graduates who enroll full-time directly after leaving high school."


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