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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks II College graduates also continue to enjoy higher employment rates than their peers and are more likely to hold positions that include benefits such as health insurance and a retirement plan. Higher incomes allow college graduates to spend more and pay more in taxes, providing a boost to the local economies where they reside.

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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They do everything from handling patient records and insurance forms to obtaining vital signs, drawing blood, and administering electrocardiograms. A rare partnership between a group of community colleges and a private, for-profit institution is aiming to fix that. The teams did an extraordinary job working together,” said Bing.

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Robeson Community College Partners with TimelyCare to Offer Free Mental Health Support to Students and Employees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robeson Community College (RCC) in Lumberton, N.C., We are excited to offer this program to our students, as well as our faculty and staff,” said RCC President Melissa Singler “We felt we needed to fill in this gap for our students who may not have access to health insurance.

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Strategies for Speaking Out

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This will help you obtain important supports, such as disability insurance, down the road. Sara Goldrick-Rab is author of Paying the Price, College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream , senior fellow at Education Northwest, and an adjunct professor at the Community College of Philadelphia.

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Onondaga Community College Offers $75,000 Retirement Incentive

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Onondaga Community College Board of Trustees approved a $75,000 early-retirement incentive for senior faculty members on Tuesday in response to enrollment losses. Faculty members over the age of 55 are eligible for the new early-retirement package, which includes postretirement health insurance. million and $1.7

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Oberlin Sues Insurers Over Settlement in Bakery Case

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The saga between Oberlin College and Gibson’s Bakery has spilled over into another lawsuit. This time it’s Oberlin suing four insurance companies to compel them to cover a multimillion-dollar judgment won by Gibson’s Bakery in 2019, The Chronicle-Telegram of Ohio reported.

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Why a college degree is still a great return on investment

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More from UB : These are the best college presidents of the century—according to one list This economic impact is further magnified when you consider its impact over the 40 years or more of a typical career. Higher incomes allow college graduates to spend more and pay more in taxes, providing a boost to the local economies where they reside.