Academics

On average, white and Asian students earn a college-level credential at a rate about 20 percentage points higher than Hispanic and black students do, a new report shows.

Community colleges in New York and California are hoping to replicate the success of the City University of New York’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs, which has doubled completion rates.

A growing body of research shows that full-time college students are more likely to graduate, yet experts caution against policies that neglect part-time students.

The compensation company was early in drawing attention to graduates’ incomes. Others have entered the fray, and all are imperfect.

Survey of campus counseling centers finds increased demand for services, as well as additional positions and more diversity in hiring.

Republican-dominated Washington wants more occupational job training as an alternative to college degrees. But higher education will remain the federal government’s primary job-training system, albeit one experts say could use a reboot.

Despite the buzz, competency-based education remains a challenging market for software vendors.

Big for-profit American Public now offers competency-based undergraduate degrees that don’t rely on the credit-hour standard, but federal aid isn’t part of the mix, for now.