The effect of technical glitches in overhauling the student financial-aid form known as FAFSA is still being felt. Issues stemming from a redesign of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid have left families scrambling to secure loans, grants and scholarships before sending their kids off to college in the fall. A Minnesota nonprofit reminded college students tuition aid is still available and its new digital tool can help with the process. .
When students return to a North Dakota college this fall, some will be in a new nursing program. Leaders say not only will it help with workforce shortages, the approach could set easier career pathways. The University of Jamestown has announced a new degree offering focused on getting more bedside nurses out into regional hospitals and clinics. .
A Minnesota community college serving rural students is getting a lift as it works to bring more innovation to its campus. The school was selected as part of a national effort to ensure smaller institutions have the tools to thrive. Riverland Community College, with locations in greater southeastern Minnesota, was chosen for support from the Accelerating Equitable Outcomes initiative. .
For active-duty service members and veterans eyeing a college degree, the march to academic success just got easier. The University of North Carolina system now has a tool that simplifies the conversion of military expertise into university credits across 16 campuses. Bradley Wrenn, program manager for military and veterans education with UNC, described the system s Military Equivalency System as a way to streamline what used to be a rigorous process for people looking to find out how much of their military service translates to a college degree. .
University of North Carolina’s new tool translates military occupations and the training that comes with them to nearly 7,000 college courses across its 16 universities. A new credit transfer tool for military service members enrolling in the University of North Carolina System is helping a target group of adult learners translate their technical on-the-job experience into college-level academic credit.