261. Review of College News

Here are some links to today's stories about

college access and success.
by
Joe Rottenborn
Executive Director, Mahoning Valley College Access Program (MVCAP)

1. A college education is your best bet, by Joseph E. Aoun - http://t.co/xmXnAe1 - "In addition, a new Georgetown University study that analyzed the earning outcomes of 171 types of college degrees found that every single one generates a positive return -- even after college costs and foregone earnings are taken into account. It found that, overall, college graduates make 84% more over a lifetime than their high school-educated counterparts."

2. I'm an entrepreneur: College was invaluable, by Brian Forde - #cnn - http://t.co/nUGyUKl -"I applaud Thiel's efforts to encourage entrepreneurship, although if it is under the claim that education is better served through experience than the classroom I would disagree. If everyone took this route, the future of business would be all innovation and no operation."

3. Study shows preschool's benefits are long-lasting - USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/jaYGkh - "Better jobs, less drug abuse and fewer arrests are among advantages found in the study. The researchers tracked more than 1,000 low-income mostly black Chicago kids for up to 25 years.Those who attended public preschool at Chicago's intensive Child-Parent Center Education Program were compared with those who mostly didn't attend preschool."

4. College mulls tuition hike - TribToday.com - Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH: http://bit.ly/kZdJqm - "The proposed hike would increase a full-time student's tuition by $90 per semester, adding $6 to each credit hour. Currently, the college's tuition rate is $99 per credit hour in Ohio and $93 for Jefferson County residents due to the local levy."

5. Mind the (Scholarship) Gap, by David Moltz - Inside Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/lSLqd1 - "The National Collegiate Athletic Association defines a “full" athletic scholarship as “financial aid that consists of tuition and fees, room and board, and required course-related books.” By contrast, the NCAA and most college financial aid offices define cost of attendance as “an amount calculated by an institutional financial aid office, using federal regulations, that includes the total cost of tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation and other expenses related to attendance at the institution.”

6. Schools Strengthen Counseling on Postsecondary Options, by Mary Ann Zehr - http://t.co/tlPIQ26 via @educationweek - "But experts say many counselors get little preparation themselves on how to advise students on choosing the right four-year college—let alone other kinds of postsecondary options.“There are numerous graduate school programs around the country that don’t even have a course dedicated to developing college-counseling skills for high school counselors,” says Jim Miller, the president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling."

7. National Coalition for College Completion - http://finishhighered.org/ - "Every student – of every race and every income level – needs quality education beyond high school."

8. More Hispanic Students Graduating And Attending College, Census Says - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/09/more-hispanic-students-graduating_n_874237.html?ir=College - "A higher percentage of young Hispanic adults is finishing high school, and the number attending a two-year college has nearly doubled over the last decade, according to Census data released Wednesday."

9. Summer jobs take a back seat for teens angling for college, by Jeffrey Sheban - http://t.co/RWOIfg1 - "With the job market tight and competition keen for college scholarships, more students are forgoing summer employment to pursue activities that will give them a leg up on college admissions."

10. Write 500 Words, Get Into College: Common Application Sets Essay Length Limit, by Kayla Webley - http://t.co/Wt1fle7 via @TIMENewsFeed - "In the essays, which are now accepted by 415 colleges and universities, students choose one of five prompts to write on. One of the prompts is, "Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence."The remaining prompts and a full preview of the 2011-12 Common Application is here."