Admissions

After a two-month delay, the U.S. Education Department began sending FAFSA forms to colleges last week. College officials are eager to get to work, but slow pace and technical holdups threaten further delays.

Research shows that students care a great deal about the policies of the state in which they attend college, especially on issues like gun control and abortion.

Survey data suggests that prospective learners are being dissuaded from college by skepticism about whether degrees are worth the time and money.

Grand Valley State University's partially online program is to expand this fall across the university’s five campuses.

Some state officials say the policy was burdensome and promoted college-going over more vocational paths. Critics of the change fear it will impede college attainment for needy students.