Concurrent enrollment not only saves students tuition, but improves college performance
Concurrent enrollment provides an opportunity for Utah high school juniors and seniors to earn college credit at a USHE institution while still in high school. Originated in 1985 in Utah by what is now Utah Valley University, the concurrent enrollment program was formally established by the Utah State Legislature in 1988. Concurrent enrollment is a valuable […]
10 takeaways from the NCES report: The Condition of Education 2016
The National Center for Education Statistics recently published its annual report, The Condition of Education 2016, which showcases national trends in education. Below are 10 higher education highlights from the report: 1. Employment outcomes vary by ethnicity/sex. 86% of all young adults ages 25-34 with a bachelor’s or higher degree were employed in 2014, yet employment outcomes differ by […]
Board of Regents revises Performance Funding metrics
At the May 20 meeting, the Board of Regents adopted revised metrics to the performance, or outcomes-based, funding model, adopted in July 2015 as part of the legislature’s instruction via SB 232 passed in the 2015 Legislative Session. SB 232 requires the Board of Regents to maintain performance metrics in five specific areas: Degrees and certificates […]
Utah College Application Week 2015 nearly doubles number of student participants over previous year
Last November 2015, the Utah System of Higher Education sponsored Utah College Application Week (UCAW) events at high schools and community centers around the state for the third year. UCAW gives every high school senior in participating schools the opportunity to apply to college during the school day, with a particular focus on first-generation and low income […]
USHE expects to add over 52,000 students by 2025, bucking national trend of declining enrollments
Nationally, college enrollments are declining. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center recently reported that college student enrollments across the country declined 1.3% over last year. This would mark the fourth straight year of declining enrollments nationwide after a peak in 2011. Nationally, the largest dip came from a decline in students enrolling in for-profit colleges (down 9%) […]
UESP celebrates 20 years with College Savings Day promotion
The Utah Educational Savings Plan has been helping families save for college for 20 years. UESP ended its first year in 1996 with 157 accounts, one investment option, and $154,000 in managed assets. Twenty years later, UESP has expanded to include 14 investment options, more than 305,000 accounts, and more than $8 billion in assets […]
Strategic Workforce Investment encourages “stackable” academic programs to meet regional workforce needs
SB 103, Strategic Workforce Investments initiative, sponsored by Sen. Ann Millner, creates an incentive program for Utah’s public colleges and universities to regionally expand educational capacity for workforce development in a high-need strategic cluster that prepares students for high-growth and high-wage occupations. This program received an initial $1.5 million in ongoing funds in the 2016 Legislative […]
USHE Affordable Participation and Timely Completion Grant Available
The Utah System of Higher Education Office of Outreach and Access requests applications for the Affordable Participation and Timely Completion Grants Program for fiscal year 2017. The aim of this grant program is to support the Utah State Board of Regents’ goals of providing affordable participation and timely completion to students in Utah’s Colleges and […]
Snow College hosts Leadercast 2016
Last Friday, Snow College served as Utah’s host site for Leadercast 2016, which is the world’s largest one-day leadership event. This event is broadcast live from Atlanta, Georgia, to over 100,000 people in hundreds of locations worldwide. Global leaders are invited to speak to help inspire individuals to become better leaders. Speakers this year included Steve […]
Commencement 2016: U of U, USU, DSU and SLCC celebrate their graduates
Utah’s colleges and universities have been celebrating the accomplishments of their graduates with commencement ceremonies over the past two weeks. See photos from UVU, SUU, WSU & Snow College. University of Utah: 8,359 graduates Bachelor’s: 5,683 Master’s: 2,193 Doctorate: 695 Juris Doctorate: 124 Doctors of Medicine: 81 Doctors of Pharmacy: 57 Utah State University: 6,039 graduates Associate: 1,080 […]
