Stories tagged with "commission for higher education"

Buildings OK'd at Purdue, IUPUI by Dan Mcfeely

Stimulus funds will help cover $110M for fitness center, parking garage The Commission for Higher Education OK’d a pair of campus building projects worth nearly $110 million... – Nov 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Step 1: getting to college; Step 2: finishing college by indystar

The facts are clear. Hoosiers need higher education to secure their place in today’s high-skill, high-wage work force. Indiana needs more educated workers if our state is... – Oct 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Response to high college costs by indystar

State government and university officials must concentrate on providing world-class institutions while making certain that campuses are affordable for in-state students and... – Sep 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Voices

Despite financial constraints, students are flocking to schools in Indiana by Will Higgins

Despite tuition increases and a tighter cap on state-sponsored financial aid, Indiana college students are arriving on campus in droves, possibly even in record numbers. In... – Aug 24, 2009 at 12:53 AM in Communities

State colleges raise tuition, lawmakers raise fuss by indystar

Hikes at IU, Ivy Tech leave budget panel member ‘offended’ Indiana University and Ivy Tech Community College raised tuition Thursday, drawing ire from two lawmakers who... – Jul 17, 2009 at 1:56 AM in Education

Ball State proposes 4.2% tuition, fees hike by indystar

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University is proposing a tuition and fees increase of about 4.2 percent for the coming school year, a slightly smaller hike than those planned at other... – Jul 08, 2009 at 2:45 PM in Ball State

Tuition hikes in hard times by indystar

Indiana’s public universities are missing a golden opportunity to help Hoosier students. With the state’s unemployment rate at 10.6 percent and family income at a... – Jul 08, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Andrea Neal

IU, Ivy Tech propose tuition hikes by indystar

Indiana University could raise tuition more than 4 percent for each of the next two school years. IU President Michael McRobbie is recommending in-state tuition increases of 4.6... – Jul 07, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

Tuition likely to go up at Ind. campuses by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Students at Indiana’s two largest college systems may soon know how much they have to pay for tuition next year, and it looks like they’ll be... – Jul 06, 2009 at 8:38 PM in News

McRobbie: IU tuition could go up 4.6% by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University could raise tuition more than 4 percent each of the next two school years. IU President Michael McRobbie is recommending in-state tuition hikes of... – Jul 06, 2009 at 2:55 PM in Education

State board to colleges: Hold down tuition rate by Dan Mcfeely

Panel recommends increases of no higher than 5 percent State education officials want colleges and universities to keep classes affordable for Hoosier families burdened with job... – Jul 03, 2009 at 2:37 AM in Education

State board to colleges: Hold down tuition rate by Dan Mcfeely

State education officials want colleges and universities to keep classes affordable for Hoosier families burdened with job losses and economic hardship. Tuition increases should be... – Jul 02, 2009 at 10:52 PM in Purdue

Panel: State tuition hikes should be lower by Dan Mcfeely

Indiana’s colleges and universities should keep tuition increases from 0-to-5 percent, the state’s higher education commission said today — much lower than the... – Jul 02, 2009 at 1:08 PM in Education

Raising the college degree bar by indystar

Today’s young Americans may wind up as the first generation to have less formal education than their parents, many experts fear. In a shrinking, high-tech world in which... – Jun 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Only 53% finish college within 6 years in state by Amanda Hamon

Universities say they’re working on ways to combat reasons students drop out Megan Johnson knew she’d attend college, but she also knew graduating would take awhile.... – Jun 16, 2009 at 2:06 AM in Communities

Ivy Tech will offer new degrees at 4 of its state campuses by indystar

Indianapolis Indianapolis-based Ivy Tech Community College this week said it has been granted approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to offer several new degree... – May 23, 2009 at 2:04 AM in Business

Fall tuition? Schools still don't know by indystar

State lawmakers’ budget delay means colleges can’t finalize their finances Public colleges and universities in Indiana are delaying decisions on tuition rates because... – May 11, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

IU, Purdue, IUPUI, Ivy Tech and Vincennes in test project on how degrees are awarded by Melissa Tussing

IU, Purdue among 5 in state that will explore European method Five Indiana universities and colleges are part of the country’s first project to consider weighing skills and... – Apr 13, 2009 at 1:49 AM in Communities

State college students await tuition decisions by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University and other public colleges in Indiana are waiting until lawmakers approve a new state budget before they set next year’s tuition... – Mar 30, 2009 at 8:30 AM in Education

Indiana colleges wait to set tuition rates by indystar

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University and other public colleges in Indiana are waiting until lawmakers approve a new state budget before they set next year’s tuition... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities