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Newt Gingrich has praised the College of the Ozarks in Missouri, which is one of six work colleges across the country that requires all students to work on campus to defray the cost of their education.
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When President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan met with 10 college presidents and the leaders of two non-profit education groups Monday, one of the people in the room was Berea College President Larry Shinn.
Blackburn College Ranked as #2 Best Value
September 15, 2011, Carlinville, IL —Blackburn College has been named the #2 Best Value School among regional colleges in the Midwest, according to the 2012 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking.
U.S. News' annual ranking for best value schools is based on academic quality and the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of
More than 80 national and regional employers and 12 graduate schools attended the College of the Ozarks semi-annual career fair on October 20. Each fall and spring semester, the College hosts a career fair to pair soon-to-be C of O graduates with prospective employers.
“The number one goal students have in attending College of the Ozarks is to better themselves
CBS MoneyWatch.com released the top “25 Colleges with the Best Professors in 2011” based off of Forbes magazine’s 2011 college rankings. College of the Ozarks ranked #15 out of 650 superior schools for outstanding professors.
According to the CBS MoneyWatch.com article written by Lynn O’Shaughnessy, “None of the Ivy League schools, for instance, crack the list
Alice Lloyd College is pleased to announce that it has been named the top college in the nation, among all colleges and universities, for graduating students with the least amount of average debt by U.S. News and World Report in their annual America’s Best College guide. Read more.
Newsweek has selected Warren Wilson as No. 3 on its nationwide list of "Most Service-Oriented" colleges and universities. In a feature titled, "The Best Colleges for You," the magazine calls the institutions "the top schools in the nation for encouraging students to give back to the community and spend time in selfless service. Read More.
Forbes released its much anticipated list of America's Top Colleges" this week After reviewing 6,000 plus colleges and universities in the United States, only 650 were deemed by Forbes to be superior. The financial news outlet raniked College of the Ozarks, also called Hard Work U., as the #191 top college in America. read more
Washington Monthly has named Berea College (Kentucky) as the nation’s top liberal arts college in its 2011 College Rankings. Berea was ranked number one because of its success in educating and graduating academically talented, low-income students who become service-oriented leaders in their professions and communities. Read More
The Wall Street Journal's SmartMoney highlighted the WCC's work-service-learning approach and member Alice Lloyd College among a group of "highly regarded institutions and sought-after specialized schools that could "save families tens of thousands of dollars in tuition and fees."
Read more: The Most Affordable Colleges in America - SmartMoney.com