Institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education are busy this summer engaging K-12 students with exciting, hands-on, high-tech STEM summer camps during June and July.… Continue Reading USHE institutions engage K-12 students in STEM through interactive summer camps
Some College, No Degree Utah consistently ranks among the top states for number of individuals with “some college and no degree.” The most recent data from… Continue Reading USHE launches pilot to address issue of Utahns with “some college, no degree”
***This is an archived post. Please see ushe.edu/initiatives/prior-learning-assessment for the most current information. The Utah State Board of Education approved new requirements for secondary math in relation… Continue Reading K-12 approves new math competency requirements
Last Friday, June 19, the outreach arm of the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) piloted a scholarship boot camp for incoming high school sophomores, juniors,… Continue Reading Scholarship Boot Camp pilot helps prepare high school students for the scholarship application process
Over 4,000 high school seniors from across the state applied for the Regents’ Scholarship by the February 1st deadline. This week, they are busy sending… Continue Reading You’ve Applied for the Regents’ Scholarship. Now what?
In July 2013, the Utah State Board of Regents, with the support of presidents in the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE), adopted a Completion… Continue Reading Plateau tuition: How can it help students?
Amid concerns over an abnormally dry winter, Gov. Gary Herbert issued an executive order last week instituting water conservation practices for state agencies in Utah. Institutions… Continue Reading How are Utah’s public colleges and universities conserving water on campus?
A new survey of graduate outcomes on the graduating class of 2014 from over 200 U.S colleges and universities was released last week. Published by… Continue Reading National survey focuses on outcomes of new college graduates
Overview From scholarships and grants to work-study programs and student loans, there are many ways of financing a college education. Only about half of Utah college… Continue Reading Financing college: Student debt, default rates and Pell Grants in Utah
Salt Lake Community College is among 40 colleges and universities nationwide experimenting with competency-based education and prior learning assessment, granting it a waiver from certain rules… Continue Reading SLCC pilots competency-based education with applied tech