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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

Upon graduation, I started immediately after commencement at a small university in Kentucky as an admissions officer and completed my master’s in a relativity short amount of time while working. Attendance at educational conferences (51%). Continuing education courses (50%). In-house training seminars (61%).

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Teachers as Transformers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A college education increasingly became the primary route to a secure, middle-class income, but this in turn led to soaring student and parental debt. To raise revenue, campuses became more entrepreneurial, expanding continuing education, offering summer programs, renting campus space, and more.