Enrollment at USHE institutions expected to grow to over 226,000 students by 2024
Over 50,000 students are expected to be added to Utah’s college and university campuses over the next ten years, according to enrollment projections approved last week by the Utah State Board of Regents. The total headcount in the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is expected to grow from 174,010 students in Fall 2014 to 226,251 […]
Free online math refresher course at UVU designed to help students succeed
For the third year in a row, Utah Valley University is offering a free online math refresher course designed to help students who haven’t recently taken any math courses prepare for placement exams and meet college graduation requirements. Registration is now open for the seven-week course, which kicks off June 8 and is designed to […]
Commencement 2015: U of U, SUU, DSU & 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 USU, WSU, Snow College and UVU. University of Utah: 8,363 graduates Bachelor’s: 5,665 Master’s: 2,158 Doctorate: 744 Juris Doctorate: 124 Doctors of Medicine: 80 Doctors of Pharmacy: 59 Southern Utah University: 1,643 […]
StepUP READY grant application now available
The Utah System of Higher Education is excited to announce the second annual StepUP READY application and grant funding process. In supporting Utah’s student success and college completion goals, with funding provided by the Utah State Legislature, the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) invites grant applications from partnerships between school districts/local education authorities (LEAs) and […]
New report analyzes factors for rising tuition
A new report released by the national public policy organization, Demos, uses national data to explain the primary causes for tuition increases in the past 10-15 years. There is no shortage of pundits attempting to explain the rise in tuition. Is it administrative bloat? Increased spending on construction? Decreased state support? The report argues more […]
Commencement 2015: USU, WSU, Snow College & UVU celebrate their graduates
Utah’s colleges and universities are celebrating the accomplishments of their graduates in commencement ceremonies last week and this week. We will be highlighting photos from institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education in two installments, with the rest of the institutions coming next week. Utah State University: 4,917 graduates Associate: 1,066 Bachelor’s: 3,818 Master’s: 835 […]
State Auditor publishes report on college prep and student success
The State Auditor’s Office released a report on the preparedness of college students as well as the success of students who attend USHE institutions. The report provides an independent analysis of the USHE data maintained by the Office of the Commissioner, which has been maintained since 1999 and provides foundational data for key reporting, including […]
Regents’ Scholarship: Meet with a scholarship representative; learn how to qualify for the UESP supplemental award
NEW: Meet with a Regents’ Scholarship representative If you are in grades nine through eleven, you can sign up for a meeting with a Regents’ Scholarship representative. They will help you understand the requirements of the Regents’ Scholarship and review the course work you have already completed to make sure you are on-track to completing the requirements. The […]
ImPACT grant program works to increase number of low-income and underrepresented students who enter and succeed in college
ImPACT subgrants, administered by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education with funds provided by the College Access Challenge Grant, are awarded to programs run by institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education that work to significantly increase the number of low-income and underrepresented students who are prepared to enter and succeed in college. […]
Increased demand for college-educated workforce highlighted in new report on the changing U.S. economy
A common, rather pessimistic argument on the state of today’s economy is that it puts more and more college-educated, skilled workers into dead-end service jobs for which they are overqualified. This simply isn’t true. The shift in America’s workforce has not been from factories to fast-food outlets. Rather, employment growth has come in offices and […]
