Monthly Archives: September 2010

The University of Florida has just announced that it is considering charging students a flat tuition fee that would let them earn 15 or more credit hours every year without paying additional fees. (Currently students pay by credit hour at most state and community colleges, with most students now taking about 12 credit hours a year.) A flat tuition structure would allow students to take more courses, earn more credits, and graduate earlier.

American universities now take in $40 billion a year more than they did in 1980. And more of that money pays for activities that have nothing to do with education. Example: The University of North Carolina at Durham now spends $20,000 a year on each varsity golfer. 

Thanks to our brilliant educational engineers, StraighterLine is now offering two science courses that satisfy college laboratory requirements . . .

Maybe it is time for Americans, like our Canadian neighbors, to stop thinking about educational status and simply get the job of learning done. 

How did these smart people get into such terrible financial trouble? They did it gradually, one loan at a time. Could part of the problem be that they didn’t know about StraighterLine’s ability to minimize college costs?   

This week is one of the biggest ever here at StraighterLine. We’ve introduced an impressive array of new courses that makes it even more possible than ever before to complete a full year of college instruction online with us. 

Most Americans think of Ireland as a land of rolling green hills and quaint country inns. But Ireland is something else too – a country that offers excellent, reasonably priced higher education to its citizens. In the last few years, a growing number of American students have discovered the excellent value and quality of Irish university education.

So, how can you stay focused and productive if you are logging long hours online? Let’s look at some strategies that Top-Colleges recommends. 

Have you ever gotten shut out of a class? You know the story. You log in on the day when course registration starts – and find out that the class you needed has already been filled. But you don’t have to lie down and take it. StraighterLine lets you log in and get started today. 

It’s official. Jeggings are the most subversive form of clothing that young women have ever worn to school. 

Here are some surefire cures for writer's block that I have developed during my 25+ years as a professional writer. They really work to get those words flying onto the page.

What’s wrong with America’s most prestigious institutions? According to “Declining by Degree,” a recent post on The Economist’s Schumpeter blog, they have simply forgotten about offering good value to students and their families