SS Higher Education Trends

For-profit performing arts college in New York to close

The New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts said it had exhausted “every possible alternative” prior to the decision to wind down.

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3 takeaways from McMahon’s testimony on Trump’s FY26 budget plan

The education secretary defended the proposed elimination of federal funding for TRIO and Gear Up despite bipartisan pushback from lawmakers.

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‘Finally’: Keystone College completes merger with nonprofit

After a recent closure scare, the institution is continuing operations under the nonprofit Washington Institute for Education and Research. 

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Working-age adults with some college but no credential reaches 37.6M, report finds

However, more stopped-out students returned to college in the 2023-24 academic year, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found.

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