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	Member College News
22 Vote for this story	King’s College Ranks High in "Meeting Public Obligations” Survey
	posted: Aug 31st		source: kings.edu
	King’s College has been recognized as among the best bachelor and master degree granting institutions in the country in rankings which stress service to the community and social mobility of the student body.
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	Member College News
35 Vote for this story	A-B Receives High Marks in Best Colleges Report
	posted: Aug 30th		source: ab.edu
	Alderson-Broaddus College has been named one of the Best Regional Colleges in the South in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” released today by U.S. News & World Report. A-B College is ranked 22nd in this year’s edition. The institution is also ranked 7th in the South in the category...
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42 Vote for this story	Duquesne Advances in National U.S. News Rankings
	posted: Aug 30th		source: newsroom.duq.edu
	Duquesne University has advanced in the rankings of top-tier national institutions, according to the newly released annual U.S. News & World Report 2011 edition of the Best Colleges. A look at institutions included in the listing shows that Duquesne also is among the top 12 Catholic universities...
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35 Vote for this story	Drexel Ranked Nation’s Number Two “Up-and-Coming School”
	posted: Aug 30th		source: drexel.edu
	For the third consecutive year, Drexel University has made the “up-and-coming” short list of national universities that have achieved the “most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities,” according to U.S.News & World Report for the 2011 edition of...
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	Member College News
32 Vote for this story	Wooster Again Named A Top College For Undergraduate Teaching
	posted: Aug 30th		source: wooster.edu
	For the second year running, U.S. News & World Report has singled out The College of Wooster as one of a handful of top liberal arts colleges that “do the best job of educating undergraduates.” Wooster was ranked fifth by college presidents, provosts, and admissions deans asked by the magazine...
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31 Vote for this story	Otterbein To Offer Classes In Grove City Beginning This Fall
	posted: Aug 30th		source: otterbein.edu
	Otterbein University is enrolling students for hybrid classes, combining classroom and online learning, at the new Grove City Center for Higher Education at the South-Western Career Academy, 4750 Big Run South Rd., Grove City. Classes begin Sept. 23.
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25 Vote for this story	New Students Bring Impressive Academic Credentials
	posted: Aug 30th		source: wvwc.edu
	Over half of West Virginia Wesleyan’s new students will bring a high school grade point average of 3.5 or above when the College officially welcomes them to Orientation on Saturday. Wesleyan is anticipating over 400 new students for the fourth consecutive year. The freshmen class has a grade point...
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30 Vote for this story	Ripon receives five-year TRIO grant from U.S. Department of Education
	posted: Aug 30th		source: ripon.edu
	RIPON, Wis. – The Student Support Services (SSS) program at Ripon College recently received notice from Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, and Rep. Tom Petri, that it has been awarded a new five-year grant from the U.S. Dept of Education’s TRIO division totaling $252,071 per year, or $1,260,355...
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26 Vote for this story	SVC Expecting 430 Freshmen
	posted: Aug 30th		source: stvincent.edu
	Saint Vincent College expects to enroll 430 new freshmen in 48 academic programs this fall, according to an announcement by the Office of Marketing and Enrollment. Anticipating the opening of the first phase of the Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion which houses the programs of the Herbert W....
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31 Vote for this story	Students Rate Ohio Wesleyan Highly on Unigo.com Poll
	posted: Aug 30th		source: news.owu.edu
	Unigo.com, an online college information source featuring interactive reviews by college students, today named Ohio Wesleyan University one of the “Top 10 Schools That Fly Under the Academic Radar—but Shouldn’t.” More than 30,000 students participated in the rankings.
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	Member College News
37 Vote for this story	Rosemont College offers 25% discount to City of Philadelphia employees
	posted: Aug 30th		source: rosemont.edu
	Dear City of Philadelphia Employee, Rosemont College is pleased to announce an agreement with the City of Philadelphia that provides City employees, their spouses and dependents a 25% discount on tuition for all classes taken in our accelerated undergraduate Professional Studies division. Rosemont...
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30 Vote for this story	IWU Moves Up in U.S. News College Rankings
	posted: Aug 30th		source: indwes.edu
	Indiana Wesleyan University is ranked 28th among Regional Universities in the Midwest in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” which is published by U.S. News and World Report. IWU was ranked 33rd a year ago.
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	Paying For College
20 Vote for this story	Reader Response: How Americans Pay for College, by School Type
	posted: Aug 30th		source: economix.blogs.nytimes.com
	On Monday, we posted some charts showing how American families pay for the costs of college. In response, a few readers wrote in asking about how the breakdown would look if organized by attendees of private versus public colleges. From the same Sallie Mae/Gallup report, here is a chart showing...
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29 Vote for this story	Marian University Reporting Record Enrollments
	posted: Aug 30th		source: insideindianabusiness.com
	Marian University in Indianapolis is estimating record numbers of new students and undergraduates. Preliminary enrollment figures show the number of new students is up 11 percent from 2009, which the number of undergraduate degree seekers has increased from 474 to 567 students. However, overall...
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	Student Loan Industry
31 Vote for this story	Private Student Loans Are Making a Comeback
	posted: Aug 30th		source: smartmoney.com
	A new push by private lenders and credit unions to capture some of the college lending market could open more doors for students looking to borrow, but the loans these businesses offer often come with higher price tags and less favorable conditions than those offered by the federal government.
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	Member College News
37 Vote for this story	Southern Vermont College reaches out to help students get into college
	posted: Aug 30th		source: timesargus.com
	Southern Vermont College and its president, Karen Gross, are issuing a “call to action” to the community in an attempt to get more students who can succeed in college to the college. The college has sent a letter written by Gross to community leaders and educators urging people to refer potential...
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	Campus Finances
37 Vote for this story	Colleges see prospective donors among new students
	posted: Aug 30th		source: google.com
	The drill for new college students remains pretty consistent: grab a campus map, buy some overpriced textbooks, save those quarters for laundry and don't forget to call home. On a growing number of campuses, first-year students are hearing another message. Please give. Not for tuition, but instead...
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	Tuition & Financial Aid News
40 Vote for this story	Paying the Price
	posted: Aug 30th		source: insidehighered.com
	“Students will have to dig deeper into their wallets this year to pay for college” has been a popular lede in newspaper articles over the past few months, as many public universities are increasing their tuitions by upwards of 15 percent.
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	Campus Finances
41 Vote for this story	Making Your Campaign Successful
	posted: Aug 30th		source: academicimpressions.com
	Meeting campaign goals in this economy remains a challenge, and recent news emphasizes how few institutions are exceeding campaign goals this year (a very different story than in 2007-08). Many institutions are just barely meeting their goals:
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	College Admissions
54 Vote for this story	Question: How to write a good college essay? Answer: Be true to yourself
	posted: Aug 30th		source: ajc.com
	Sarah Riley's first attempt at writing her college admissions essay didn't go so well. The senior at Walton High School in Marietta tried writing about a friend's mother who died. It represented the serious, weighty topic students assume admissions officers want to read.
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