Yahoo! News: Education News

---

4 Things to Know About Accreditation in Online Nursing Programs Posted: 01 Nov 2016 06:30 AM PDT When Texas resident Barbara Chapman explored different online graduate nursing programs, she knew finding one that was accredited was key. Accreditation, experts say, ensures that an unbiased agency recognized by the Department of Education reviewed a program to validate its quality and rigor. Other universities, should a student pursue a higher-level degree, often ask the same question, she says.

Community Colleges Work to Support International Students Posted: 01 Nov 2016 05:00 AM PDT Today, Bishr, 19, is a second-year business and economics student at Santa Monica College, a community college in California. In 2014-15, a total of 91,648 international students -- 9.4 percent of all international students in the U.S. that year -- studied at community colleges, according to data from the Institute of International Education. Some community colleges with large international student bodies have developed services to address some of the biggest hurdles this population faces, including acclimating to a new education system, finding housing and getting involved on campus.

You are subscribed to email updates from Education News Headlines - Yahoo! News. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States