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Community College for You: Yay or Nay?

Published on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 Dania Mallette
Tags: 4-year colleges and universities, attending community college, benefits of community college, community college, Community Colleges

Community colleges still continue to take the backseat when it comes to higher education. But in recent years, these educational institutions are doing more to get into the spotlight and show that their staff and programs are definitely a force to be reckoned with. Students getting ready to apply to colleges and universities may want [...]

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Tips for Transferring From a Community College

Published on Friday, July 8th, 2011 Dania Mallette
Tags: academic advisor, college courses, college credits, colleges and universities, community college, community college courses, community college credits, how to tranfser from a community college, how to transfer, how to transfer from a community college to a four year college, school credits, school transfers, transferring credits, transferring to a four-year college

While many students go straight from high school to a four-year college, other students opt for the alternative route of attending the local community college instead. This is a popular method that allows students to complete their first two years of courses at a school that is close to home and at a much more [...]

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Student Protests Continue Around the Country

Published on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: budget cuts, college news, community college, Student protests

San Francisco, CA (CollegetoCareers.com) – Across the country, students have taken to storming their state capitols in protest of cuts to higher education that have been sweeping the nation. From California to Michigan, students are demanding their state legislatures to not cut money from higher education. On Monday, thousands of students, faculty members and other [...]

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UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business Changes Transfer Requirements for Fall 2012

Published on Monday, March 21st, 2011 Caroline
Tags: 7 breadth requirements, Admission Changes for Fall 2012, community college, Haas Eligibility, Haas Hopefuls, Haas School of Business, Haas Transfer Admission Statistics, Haas Transfer Myth, Important Admission Changes, literature course, Second Calculus course, Transfer Articulation Agreement, UC Berkeley, writing course

The prestigious Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley is a highly sought after undergraduate business program in the community college circle. Do a Google search on “transfer to the Haas School of Business from a community college” and you will get redirected to college forums where many Haas hopefuls ask about their “chances” for [...]

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Beneficial Community College Resources to Take Advantage Of

Published on Thursday, March 17th, 2011 Caroline
Tags: benefits, community college, community college transfer, Educational opportunity program and services, epos, helpful resources, honors transfer program, htp, mathematics engineering science achievement, mesa, phi theta kappa, priority registration, ptk, SEP, student educational plan, trio support services

TRiO Program Student Support Services TRiO Student Support Services is a  federally funded program that aims to help first generation, low income, and/or minority students overcome any barriers they may face in order to access higher education. Benefits: Access to a personal counselor One-on-one academic, career, and transfer advising Priority registration Personalized tutoring services Financial [...]

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UC Transfer Hopefuls, Start Building Your Transfer Resume

Published on Friday, March 4th, 2011 Caroline
Tags: Activities and Awards Section, community college, csu, TAGs, TAPs, transfer resume, transfer students, uc

Dear Future UC Transfer Hopefuls, Those of you out there that are serious about transferring to your first choice UC campus will need to start building your transfer resume. Although there are TAGs and TAPs to most of the UCs, impacted majors are often excluded in this agreement. The following will provide the breakdown of [...]

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Williston State College Offers Community Classes

Published on Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 Nohel
Tags: community classes, community college, evening classes, quickbooks

Williston, ND (CollegeToCareers.com) – Williston State College brings some spice to those boring, slow week evenings. From February to May, the WSC Community Education program offers close to 30 courses focused on self development and professional enrichment. Most of them are very short – two to four classes – and will take place around the [...]

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USC Transfer Articulation Agreements with California Community Colleges

Published on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 Caroline
Tags: community college, csu's, general education requirements, Project Assist, TAGs, TAPs, transfer, Transfer Articulation Agreement, Transfer Planning Guide, UCs, University of Southern California, USC

Most students who enter a California community college with the goal of transferring only feel that transferring to either a UC or CSU is feasible. Many transfer applicants do not realize that there are other options available. In addition to Transfer Agreement Guarantees (TAGs) and Transfer Agreement Programs (TAPs) with UCs and CSUs many California community [...]

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Santa Clara University: Transfer Admission Agreement

Published on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 Ken
Tags: community college, Community College Transfer Student, English as a Second Language, gpa, grade point average, private university, Required Courses, Santa Clara University, SAT, SCU, TAA, TOEFL, Transfer Admmission Agreement, Transfer Guidelines, transfer student

Although the November 30th UC Admissions deadline has passed, there still remains many options to consider – especially for community college students. Many private universities offer transfer admission agreements or contracts. Among the various private universities, Santa Clara University is one of them.

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5 Secrets to Save Money For College

Published on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Jeff
Tags: college expenses, college money, community college, money for college, money for school, save money for college

College is expensive. Colleges know this but do nothing to lower their tuition costs. Add the current economic situation to the mix and you get thousands of American families who are unable to send their children to college. There are some ways you can save money on college but you need to start now. Below [...]

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