Economic crisis squeezing colleges, universities
Shrinking endowments, state funding reductions and families struggling to pay tuition are forcing many colleges and universities to cut staff and spending or to delay construction and development plans. From well-heeled Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Dartmouth to large public institutions such as the California State University system, many schools are facing difficult financial ...

Economic crisis squeezing colleges, universities
By By TONY PUGH -- Shrinking endowments, state funding reductions and families struggling to pay tuition are forcing many colleges and universities to cut staff and spending or to delay construction and development plans. From well-heeled Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Dartmouth to large public institutions such as the California State University system, many schools are facing difficult ...

Economic crisis squeezing colleges, universities
Shrinking endowments, state funding reductions and families struggling to pay tuition are forcing many colleges and universities to cut staff and spending or to delay construction and development plans.

20% cuts may be ahead for state colleges, universities as bottom falls out of budget
The University of Washington and other institutions are trying to figure out ways to plug a yawning budget gap. Officials at several universities are already talking about raising tuition by 10 to 15 percent next year ? perhaps $1,000 per student. That would require lawmakers to lift the current limit on schools of 7 percent in tuition increases annually.

Colleges and universities brace for budget cuts
Colleges and universities across the state are bracing for what might be the biggest budget cut for schools in Washington's history.

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'Costs are going up'
With state universities threatening to limit the number of incoming freshman for next school year and student loans growing scarce, more Lodi-area students may be turning toward two-year colleges and vocational schools.

County schools break records
COBB COUNTY - Cobb's universities and technical colleges are reporting record enrollment numbers, contributing to an all-time high enrollment at Georgia's public colleges and universities.

Minnesota state colleges aim for more online courses
ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is aiming to deliver a quarter of its college credits through online courses by 2015