Increasing the number of students who successfully complete college with a degree or certificate has been a top priority of the Board of Regents for… Continue Reading USHE institutions set goals to increase college completion rates
Account owners benefit from higher Utah state income tax benefit, now may change account investment option twice per year for the same beneficiary. The Utah Educational… Continue Reading New UESP features for 2015 add flexibility
Pell Grants: An Overview The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain post-graduate students to promote access to higher education.… Continue Reading Nearly 40% of USHE students received Pell Grant support in 2013-14
In order to effectively streamline technology to and between Utah’s public education and higher education systems, the Utah Legislature established the Utah Education Network (UEN) in 1993. UEN… Continue Reading Utah Education Network
Utah College Application Week events occurred Nov. 10 – 21, 2014, at 49 partner schools throughout Utah. With help from community volunteers, college and university… Continue Reading Utah College Application Week: 2014 events in photos
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,… Continue Reading Improving graduation rates at Utah’s public colleges and universities
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… Continue Reading The economic impact of veterans who complete college
The Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP), Utah’s official nonprofit college savings plan, launched a new Gift Program, just in time for the holidays. The UESP… Continue Reading UESP Gift Program: This holiday season, give the gift of education
The agenda for the upcoming Board of Regents Meeting is now available. The meeting will be this Friday, November 14, 2014 at Utah Valley University in… Continue Reading Board of Regents to meet Friday, Nov. 14 at UVU
Utah bucks national trend of declining higher education enrollment The first “snapshot” of college enrollments for the 2014-15 school year (fall semester, third week) shows… Continue Reading Enrollment holds steady at Utah’s public colleges and universities