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• FAQs on the U.S. News Community College Directory
• 5 Ways for International Students to Research U.S. Community Colleges
• 5 Costly Financial Aid Mistakes Community College Students Make
• What Did Asian Kids Do To Make The New York Times And Bill De Blasio HATE THEM?
• Colleges Considering Beer Sales in Stadiums
• 10 Colleges With the Most New Transfer Students

FAQs on the U.S. News Community College Directory Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:30 AM PDT U.S. News has just published its first Community College Directory. Why is U.S. News publishing a directory of community colleges? U.S. News felt it was important to have key information about community colleges on our website because they play a crucial role in the U.S. higher education system. Community colleges not only educate traditional students but also put an emphasis on educating working adults.

5 Ways for International Students to Research U.S. Community Colleges Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:30 AM PDT International students who seek a different higher education experience might want to learn more about 2+2 transfer programs, where students move from a community college to a university. Students who go the 2+2 route spend two years at a community college before transferring to a university to spend their junior and senior years. I was lucky enough to meet an education agency in Indonesia with plenty of experience in terms of community colleges. Through the agency, I was introduced to my former community college, Green River Community College, in Washington.

5 Costly Financial Aid Mistakes Community College Students Make Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:30 AM PDT Financial aid helps put college within reach for millions of students, but a few common mistakes and misconceptions can cost students thousands. Community college students, who are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to have college counseling before enrolling, are more susceptible to these errors. Experts at community colleges and college counseling centers say these five mistakes are ones students often make on the road to financial aid.

What Did Asian Kids Do To Make The New York Times And Bill De Blasio HATE THEM? Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:50 AM PDT In a Sunday opinion piece in The New York Times, lefty intellectual Richard D. Kahlenberg condemns the admissions practices of New York City's eight highly-selective public schools for admitting a lower number of black and Latino students than he wants. "[T]his year, only 5 percent of seats at those eight schools were offered to black students and 7 percent to Latinos, in a city where the public schools are 70 percent black and Latino," the one-time Democratic legislative assistant gripes. "At Stuyvesant High School, just 3 percent of offered seats this year went to black and Latino students." Kahlenberg also lauds New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for his promise to add diversity to the city's elite public schools by expanding the admissions criteria beyond a single, local standardized test.

Colleges Considering Beer Sales in Stadiums Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:28 AM PDT In the South, college football is a way of life. Southern Methodist University (SMU) is no different. This fall, however, SMU fans will have a very rare opportunity at their home stadium: they can buy a beer.  In most conferences, however, alcohol sales are determined by the school.

10 Colleges With the Most New Transfer Students Posted: 24 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matters to you in your college or grad school search.

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