CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 17: Felicia Johnson, 32, a second year social work student walks to the bus stop after returning some books at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Dominguez Hills has had a 17% drop in ...

Data from the Social Security administration shows that attaining a college degree still increases one’s median lifetime earnings. College may not be the answer for every person coming out of high ...

The Common App allows students to submit applications to more than 1,100 higher ed institutions. But until now, none of its members were community colleges focused on granting associate degrees. The ...

The Common App is a shared application system that is used by just under 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States, and roughly 70 international institutions. Last year, the Common App ...

Back in 1975, administrators from 15 colleges got together and decided to create one application that students could use to apply to any or all of their colleges. This was the birth of “The Common App ...

October can be a crazy time in the college application season. I Know I Can's college advising managers help their students ...

Lisa Keegan is William & Mary’s vice provost for enrollment strategy. Keegan: Leave room for the unexpected. Students and ...

When Robert Mason worked in recruitment at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, he spent much of his time attending college fairs and meeting with interested students. But he noticed that not all ...

When applying to college, many students and their families wish there was a magic solution to make things easier. The ...

A new report from the Common App finds that the college-transfer process, long promoted as a way to help disadvantaged students earn four-year degrees, disproportionately serves students who are ...

“Direct admission” is increasingly being offered to high school seniors who meet minimum academic qualifications. The participating schools are eager for more applicants. By Ann Carrns Whether it’s ...

Applying for college can be one of the most stressful parts of a high schooler’s life. It entails hours of document wrangling, rewriting the same personal essay over and over and prepping for ...