While colleges and universities struggle to balance big bills with slashed budgets and endowments, tuition continues to go up and up. Take a look at some of the heaviest price tags in higher education, driving more and more students online and to community college.
Get the most out of your online class discussion
A report from the 2013 College Explorer found that online learning has jumped 96 percent over the last five years. Currently, about 45 percent of college students are taking at least one online course. Online courses can be just as challenging, if not more challenging, than traditional brick-and-mortar classes. With online, the professors are encouraged…
What is online learning?
The online learning market is still fairly new and people need a lot of explaining to understand it. This infographic will give you a brief history of the online learning, will present you the benefits of online learning and how to structure the online classes. Online learning has given a new angle to the learning…
The cost of college blues
It’s no secret that college tuition costs have skyrocketed in just a couple of decades. This means many young people are taking on crippling amounts of debt before they even begin their working lives. Furthermore, unlike other types of debt, student loan debt cannot be dismissed through bankruptcy. If everyone who went to college graduated…
Top 5 reasons to study abroad
When it comes to choosing a college or university, most people tend to think of those that are in their home country. But there’s another option that you should consider, and that’s studying abroad. More and more colleges and universities are looking to add diversity to their student body, so they are more willing to…
5 Reasons why online education might be right for you
Have you been thinking about going back to school? Getting your degree can increase your earning potential while allowing you to grow in your chosen profession. For those who are thinking about returning to college, why would it make sense to pursue your degree online?
Quote: High education bubble
The infographic below shows the on-board cost of higher education for students across the globe. Different costs have been presented in order to show the students facts about things that are usually kept hidden from them, when they initiate admission to some college or university.
Students’ finance: what parents think vs. what students do
NatWest via Save The Student has created an interesting comparative infographic about students’ financing. It shows what parents think they know about what their children’s spending at the university.
What is good and what is bed education practice?
Online education is transitioning as time passes and more and more people are finding it a beneficial avenue to enhance and expand one’s education. This is because online education is more in tune with the needs of those who have other commitments such as jobs, homes and families. The ability to seek out and receive…
Students’ experience online
Online education being in its rise, has established new ways of behaviours of the students themselves. You can have a look at how prospective and current student use and interact with their higher education institution’s website in the infographics below: a Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community –…