Utah College Application Week: 2014 events in photos
Utah College Application Week events occurred Nov. 10 – 21, 2014, at 49 partner schools throughout Utah. With help from community volunteers, college and university representatives, and school administration, these events gave over 20,000 Utah high school seniors the opportunity to apply to college during the school day. Utah College Application Week (UCAW) was a huge success […]
College prep: making high school count
Last month, the Khan Academy, one of the leading providers of free online education training and resources, launched a new College Admissions feature, along with new college-prep features that focus students on the specific content they need to be prepared for college math placement tests. The Khan Academy recommends courses in math, English/language arts, history/social […]
Utah Educational Savings Plan Contributions Due By December 31
Utah taxpayers enjoy a number of tax benefits by saving for future higher education expenses with the Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP), Utah’s official nonprofit college savings plan. Utah taxpayer account owners can claim a 5 percent Utah state income tax credit for 2014 on UESP account contributions up to $1,860 (a maximum tax credit of […]
Improving graduation rates at Utah’s public colleges and universities
What are the college graduation rates for today’s students, and what can be done to help these students graduate on time? Advocacy organization such as Complete College America, which released a report this week titled “The Four-year Myth,” strive to answer questions like these in states across the nation. Improving college graduation rates has been identified as a priority of the Utah […]
The economic impact of veterans who complete college
A new Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) study shows as veterans in Utah attain a greater education, the more they will earn in wages. Over 4,000 veterans were enrolled at USHE institution in 2013-14, a growing population of students on Utah’s campuses. The further indicates the short term investment of state funds in tuition and […]
USHE institutions provide economic analysis of proposed federal lands transfer
The State of Utah’s Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) released a report this week, An Analysis of a Transfer of Federal Lands to the State of Utah. Legislation passed during the 2014 Legislative Session required a report which analyzed the projected economic impact to the state that could result from the possible transfer of […]
Technology in the Utah System of Higher Education
Technology plays a major role in higher education today, impacting everything from the delivery of course instruction and student experience in the classroom, to interaction with instructors and peers. Of the 167,317 students enrolled at a Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) institution in Fall 2014, over one in three (35.7%) are participating in some form of technology-delivered instruction. This […]
STEM interest and achievement among Utah’s 2014 high school grads
Last week, ACT published a report titled The Condition of STEM 2014, in which they analyzed data from 2014 high school graduates who took the ACT. In addition to looking at the achievement of College Readiness Benchmarks, ACT also took into account survey data on student interests that accompany the ACT test, to determine student attitudes and achievement […]
Paying for College Nights
Paying for College Regional Nights are drawing to a close for the 2014 season. With 19 regional events and 4 independently-hosted events, UHEAA, a subsidiary of the Utah System of Higher Education, has served 3,537 Utahns. Paying for College Nights are attended by high school students and their families to learn about the various options to pay for […]
2015 Regents’ Scholarship applications now accepted
The Regents’ Scholarship Application for 2015 Utah high school graduates is now available. High school seniors who plan to graduate in 2015 are eligible to apply. The Regents’ Scholarship was established to help junior high and high school students become “college-ready” by high school graduation. The requirements for receiving the scholarship are beyond those required […]
