College Quicker

Download or read book College, Quicker written by Kate Stephens and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can save time and money on your college education. And you can have an unforgettable adventure along the way. Step-by-step, College, Quicker shows you how! On her first day of college, Kate Stephens had no government aid, no private scholarships, no significant savings—and no idea how she was going to pay for her education. But she graduated with zero debt in just two years. Her secret? Finding faster, less expensive ways to earn credits toward her degree. In College, Quicker, Stephens guides you to an affordable education, sharing practical tips on how to: Design your graduation plan. Are you still in high school? Already in college? Get the lowdown on how colleges' transfer credit policies work and sample schedules to organize your plan. Choose the credit-earning options that work best for you. Are you a good test taker? Do you feel cooped up in classrooms? Basics, benefits, and bottom-line financial savings help you weigh the pros and cons of each option. Get started now! Hit the ground running with step-by-step instructions plus insider tips, common mistakes to avoid, and bonus opportunities. 24 Money-Saving Options for ANY Kind of Student: AP and IB exams Dual enrollment CLEP, DSST, TECEP Internships Military transcripts Prior learning portfolios Alternative spring breaks And more!

Download or read book A College Degree in the New Millennium written by Mariah Grami and published by iUniverse. This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Costs of Completion written by Robin G. Isserles and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To improve community college success, we need to consider the lived realities of students. Our nation's community colleges are facing a completion crisis. The college-going experience of too many students is interrupted, lengthening their time to completing a degree—or worse, causing many to drop out altogether. In The Costs of Completion, Robin G. Isserles contextualizes this crisis by placing blame on the neoliberal policies that have shaped public community colleges over the past thirty years. The disinvestment of state funding, she explains, has created austerity conditions, leading to an overreliance on contingent labor, excessive investments in advisement technologies, and a push to performance outcomes like retention and graduation rates for measuring student and institutional success. The prevailing theory at the root of the community college completion crisis—academic momentum—suggests that students need to build momentum in their first year by becoming academically integrated, thereby increasing their chances of graduating in a timely fashion. A host of what Isserles terms "innovative disruptions" have been implemented as a way to improve on community college completion, but because disruptions are primarily driven by degree attainment, Isserles argues that they place learning and developing as afterthoughts while ignoring the complex lives that define so many community college students. Drawing on more than twenty years of teaching, advising, and researching largely first-generation community college students as well as an analysis of five years of student enrollment patterns, college experiences, and life narratives, Isserles takes pains to center students and their experiences. She proposes initiatives created in accordance with a care ethic, which strive to not only get students through college—quantifying credit accumulation and the like—but also enable our most precarious students to flourish in a college environment. Ultimately, The Costs of Completion offers a deeper, more complex understanding of who community college students are, why and how they enroll, and what higher education institutions can do to better support them.

Download or read book Paying For College For Dummies written by Eric Tyson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a concrete financial plan to finance a college education Financing a college education is a daunting task no matter what your circumstances. Bestselling author and personal finance expert, Eric Tyson offers tried and true strategic advice on how to understand loans, know your options, and how to improve your financial fitness while paying down your student loan debt. Armed with the checklists and timelines, you’ll be able to: Figure out what colleges actually cost Get to know the FAFSA® and CSS Profile(TM) Research scholarship opportunities Quickly compare financial aid offers from different schools Find creative ways to lighten your debt load Explore alternatives such as apprenticeships, online programs Paying for College For Dummies helps parents and independent students navigate everything from planning strategically as a married/separated/divorced/widowed parent, completing every question on the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE forms, understanding tax laws, and so much more. No other book offers this much practical guidance on choosing and paying or college.

Download or read book Keeping College Within Reach written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fast Forward written by Tucker Matheson and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is your college degree going to be worth? Don't be one of the many students who go through the motions in college and wind up back on their parents couch after the party is over. Fast Forward was written for students who want to become the young leaders of tomorrow, challenge the status quo, and make an impact on the world. Attending college is an amazing opportunity, and today, there are more career paths and resources at students' finger tips than ever before. Fast Forward focuses on how students can maximize their time in college to (1) graduate with a career that motivates them and (2) graduate in a good financial position. The book also spotlights the stories of several game changers, innovators, and disruptors who are following their career passions and making an impact on their communities. These individuals serve as living proof that you can make your dreams and aspirations a reality after college. Hop on the Fast Forward bus, we will show you the way!

Download or read book Effective Strategies for Accelerated Learning written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: