When some students go searching for a college to best fit their academic and extracurricular needs, they might look at a particular college because they grew up rooting for their football team. For example, some residents of Nebraska will choose to attend the University of Nebraska just because the Huskers have a great football team. […]
Hurricane Sandy Goes to College
It’s not every day a campus emergency management team has to prepare for a “storm of the century,” but colleges across the East Coast braced themselves for the worst this week. Now those teams can pat themselves on the back as they assess property damage and put together plans to repair damage and get the […]
5 Reasons to Choose a Liberal Arts College
Not sure if you want to go to a liberal arts college or to a large university? You probably have a vision of what you expect college to be like, but you won’t know for sure what you’re in for until you visit college campuses, talk to students and evaluate your options. State colleges, large […]
2012 Forbes CCAP College Rankings
The 2012 Forbes ranking of the U.S. colleges and universities is now available. This particular study is based primarily on outcomes and satisfaction criteria, not the typical school reputation criteria used by U.S. News and World Report (the granddaddy of all college ranking). Much of the weight in this study comes from measures of student […]