The recession and ecomomic woes have driven many older people back to school in the twin cities and across the country. The recent downturn has driven 268 dislocated workers to school at South Central College in Minnesota. Minnesota
State University has seen an increase in non-traditional students, with about 30% of students fitting into that...
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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels suggests that 3-year college degrees could help get more students to graduate quickly. Not only does it gets students into the job market more quickly, but this approach could save students as much as $25,000 by eliminated the 4th year.
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While community colleges are getting $2-billion in funding from the bill, college presidents are disappointed that the number is lower than expected. It is far less money than the $12-billion that President Obama had proposed last year and $10-billion that was in an earlier bill. The bill now heads to the Senate.
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Graduating students are now facing a bleak job market. About 2.4 million students are graduating with either bachelor’s or associates degrees. With 9.9% unemployment, these job seekers must compete with graduates from the last few years who are out of work, as well as unemployed workers with more experience.
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Driven in part by the economic realities of the recession, many of the top students are spending their first 2 years in local community colleges. While this would have been unthinkable to many just a few years ago, times have changed. After two years at the community college, they are then able to transfer-over...
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