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Summary: Or even being in Texas. Tarrant County College has students taking online classes from as far away as Iraq. It also links to Texas community colleges and some private schools.

Summary: We support the request. Since the 2002-'03 school year, financial aid to private colleges and universities has increased a shade less than $4 million to $26 million.

Summary: It is affiliated with several colleges and universities across the country including the University of Minnesota and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Class rankings help students who are ranked highly but perform poorly on the test, he said. About 50-75 students of each SHS class are highly competitive each year.

Summary: Ellis, who led efforts to create TEXAS Grants in 1999. Under current rules students must take a college-preparatory curriculum in high school to qualify for the grants.

Summary: In October, two more colleges are expected to seek approval to add the entrepreneurship curriculum developed by Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, said officials familiar with the colleges’ plans. Officials announced a consortium of eight colleges out of the state’s 22 two-year community colleges in Arkansas that seek to debut the program. Mid-South Community College in West Memphis is helping the consortium deliver the courses in 12 eastern Arkansas counties.

Summary: ...in this transition process from high school to college. Michigan needs more counselors, that's for sure, but we also need them to know how to better help families in this crucial transition if we are to realize the governor's goals to see more Michigan students attend (and graduate from) college. Universities need to step up and provide this vital training. John B. Boshoven Counselor, Community High School Ann Arbor Public Schools Director National Association for College Admission Counseling...

Summary: West Virginia and Fairmont State universities both report a jump, along with Pierpont Technical and Community College and West Virginia Wesleyan College. CLARKSBURG -- Some West Virginia colleges are seeing a spike in online course enrollment as more students opt against long, gas-guzzling drives. West Virginia and Fairmont State universities both report a jump, along with Pierpont Technical and Community College and West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Summary: But college students "tend to save the drinks up and drink them all at once." The federal figures do not indicate whether a victim was a student or not. Of the college-age deaths that made news, 11 people, including eight college students, died while celebrating their 21st birthdays. "The 21st birthday we knew was coming. The owner agreed to pay $50,000 in fines and costs, close for 30 days, and retrain employees.

Summary: ...colleges and universities, the historically black schools produce 30 percent of all black college graduates. With college degrees, these men and women give back more to society than they receive. It may take them longer to finish school, but when they do, they get good jobs, buy homes, pay taxes, give to charities, and improve communities. Cheyney serves a valuable purpose, and it isn't color-coded. Indeed, Howard-Vital, who took over a year ago, says she expects the 95-percent...

Summary: ...college financial aid officers already are talking. "The changes will effectively cut off many of these students," said Max Castillo, president of the University of Houston-Downtown. Even under the current criteria, only about half of students who qualify receive a grant because there isn't enough money, Ellis said. Texas ranks last in per capita spending for college grants among the 10 most populous states, according to the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid...