Utah has lowest student debt in the nation
On Tuesday, the Project on Student Debt released its report on student loan debt for the class of 2014, and it contains good news: Utah has the lowest average student debt in the country, at $18,921. Only 54 percent of Utah college students take out student loans, the seventh-lowest in the nation. In fact, the average amount of […]
2014 -15 USHE graduates will earn almost $400 million in increased wages this year
For 2014-15 graduates, the wage premium that results from increased educational attainment continues to grow.
Utah is fourth in the nation for percent of population currently enrolled in college
Over 6 percent of Utahns are currently enrolled in higher education, making it among the top states in the nation for largest student body in relation to its population. A recent report from withmydegree.org analyzed data from the National Center for Education Statistics between 2004-2014 and pinpointed where U.S. total college enrollment increased and decreased, which […]
USHE and USOE work together to improve Utah’s K-12 teacher/administrator prep programs
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is collaborating with the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to examine and improve the teacher/administrator preparation programs in the state. Utah is joining the Network for Transforming Educator Preparation (NTEP), which consists of over two dozen states committed to using policy levers such as licensure, program approval, […]
Utah Educational Savings Plan receives Morningstar Gold rating five years in a row
The Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP), Utah’s official 529 college savings program, received the highest stamp of approval from Morningstar Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research, for the fifth consecutive year. Of 63 plans Morningstar analyzed, UESP was one of only four to receive a Morningstar Analyst Rating™ of Gold in 2015, indicating […]
Upcoming and recent changes to the FAFSA
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), which is the application that college students fill out to see if they qualify for financial aid, will undergo a major change starting October 2016. Currently, college students and parents use tax data from the previous year in their FAFSA; starting next October, students and parents will […]
Utah Council of Education Deans presents 2015 Friend of Education Award to Dr. Teddi Safman
At the annual conference of the Utah Council of Education Deans earlier this month, Dr. Teddi Safman, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs for the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), was presented with the first-ever 2015 Friend of Education Award. This is due to her leadership and work on teacher preparation, common course articulation across Utah campuses, […]
Fifth-annual “Expect the Great” hosted by Weber State University
The fifth-annual “Expect the Great” college and career fair was held on October 10 at Weber State University (WSU). The free event is a college and career awareness conference targeting members of the African, African-American and black communities to provide information, resources and other support to increase college participation, retention and graduation. Workshops included: Applying […]
Enrollment increases over 2% at Utah’s public colleges and universities
USHE sees the impact of returning LDS missionaries Utah’s public colleges and universities are seeing a 2 percent bump in enrollment this fall semester. After two consecutive years of flat enrollment growth, primarily driven by the missionary age change announced in fall 2012 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, returning missionaries are […]
Workforce Services publishes annual report on intergenerational poverty
The Department of Workforce Services (DWS) released the 2015 Utah Report on Intergenerational Poverty, Welfare Dependency and the Use of Public Assistance. Overall, the report shows a growing economy influences the intergenerational poverty (IGP) in Utah families. From 2013-2014, the share of both the adult and child intergenerational poverty cohorts decreased slightly. However, 31 percent […]
