Tag: degree

Clay County Schools Superintendent receives honorary FAA degree

Superintendent of Clay County Schools David Broskie received an Honorary State FFA Degree at the 96th Florida FFA State Convention and Expo. The school district made the announcement on Facebook on June 14. According to the post, the degree is among the highest honorary awards the state organization presents. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app […]

Non-traditional grad gets degree in TC hub

Jun. 20—TRAVERSE CITY — Five years ago, Sarah Frankham came to a point in her life when she needed a change. So Frankham, who is from England, flew across the Atlantic to the United States to move to Traverse City, and pursue an education at Ferris State University. This spring, Frankham, 41, completed her bachelor’s […]

105-year-old great-grandmother gets her Stanford degree after 83 years

Eighty-three years after leaving her master’s program at Stanford University for love, 105-year-old Virginia “Ginger” Hislop returned to earn her degree, proving it’s never too late to get an education. Hislop’s journey began in 1936 at Stanford University School of Education, where she pursued a bachelor’s degree in education. She graduated in 1940 and promptly […]

EVIT launching associate nursing degree program

Jun. 17—The East Valley Institute of Technology is launching a new associate degree program in registered nursing in August. EVIT, a public trade school providing career training for adults and high school students at two central campuses in Mesa, was approved by the Council on Occupational Education to offer an associate in applied science in […]

St. Cloud State cuts 42 degree programs & 54 full-time faculty

ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud State University announced cuts Tuesday afternoon. The move comes after the university’s long-term financial woes led to a $14.4 million budget deficit in 2024. The university said it’s suspending 42 degree programs and 50 minors, alongside eliminating 54 full-time faculty (13%), 42 staff (8%) and four (13%) administrative positions. The […]

Pondering future of a college degree as employment landscape changes

Nearly 1,100 miles from the Twin Cities, Kevin Carey ponders the future of higher education in a landscape that continues to evolve in real time. “It’s a great question,” said Carey, vice president for Education Policy and knowledge management at New America, a nonpartisan research and policy institution in Washington, D.C. I called Carey after […]

When Is a California College Degree Worth the Cost? A New Study Has Answers

This article was originally published in CalMatters. Nathan Reyes lives with his family five minutes from Cal State Los Angeles, where he’s paying close to nothing to earn a bachelor’s degree that typically lands graduates a salary of $62,000 within five years of completing college. He’s one of hundreds of thousands of California low-income students who […]