College Education

Paul Smith’s College – also known as The College of the Adirondacks – is different from any other college in America.
Can you name another degree-granting college that is located in a beautiful, immense park, for example? Well, Paul Smith’s is. It’s located in the Adirondack Park of New York State. Can you name another college [...]

By Beth Dumbauld
Dear Moms Going Back to College,
Thank you Mom for believing in your academic and career potential even when times got tough. You never abandoned your college dreams even when the busy-ness of life got in the way. Your persistence, diligence, and flexibility paid off. By taking college courses online, and earning your degree [...]

Up until now, there haven’t been many community colleges that pride themselves for excellence in online education. That has now changed, thanks to Cecil College, a two-year public community college that offers transfer, career-credit and non-credit continuing education courses on an open-enrollment basis to all students who are eager to start their college studies.
If you’re [...]

In your search for online education, chances are that you’ve been in a situation like this. You just found a great-looking course, but before you enroll, you’ve got some questions to ask . . .

When does the course start?
What payment options are available?
What kind of computer equipment do you need?
Will you be able to ask [...]

Are you about to graduate from high school? Do you still have a year or two to go? In either case, here’s a suggestion for the months ahead . . .
Take a few college courses online this summer. 
Maybe you’re thinking that other priorities that come first, like taking an SAT prep class or attending a [...]

StraighterLine is proud  to welcome our newest partner college, Pine Manor College.
So, what is Pine Manor College like, and why is it so unique? Let’s take a closer look . . .

It is a traditional New England college . . . yet it is dedicated to welcoming people of all nationalities and backgrounds.
It is centered [...]

StraighterLine is proud to announce that Herzing University is now one of our Partner Colleges
When you first hear about Herzing University and investigate what it’s all about, the first thing you’ll probably think is, “Herzing is America’s only university that is owned by a woman, Renée Herzing. That’s unique.”
Then you read about a Herzing student [...]

When the recession made Margaret Robertson shut her business down, she didn’t slow down a bit. She turned to education and StraighterLine to explore new career options and achieve new success.
Let’s hear Margaret’s story in this recent conversation with the StraighterLine blog.
StraighterLine: Can you tell me a little about yourself - where you live, what [...]

College acceptance letters will be arriving soon. So will college rejection letters. If you’re a student who has been waiting to see how you will fare, you’ll spread out all those letters on your kitchen table, take stock, and see what your options are.
Let’s take a look at what could happen, and what you next [...]

“The Trident experience has taught me that whatever I want to do, I can achieve it regardless of how old or late in career, it's never too late to meet your dreams.” - Dr. Dolores Gordon, Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Trident University International
StraighterLine is proud to announce that our newest Partner College is Trident University [...]

“Community college grads out-earn bachelor's degree holder,” an article that Jon Marcus wrote for CNN Money, reports that students who finish two-year programs at community colleges are earning starting salaries that are higher than those commanded by graduates of four-year colleges.
To quote from the article . . .
“Berevan Omer graduated on a Friday in February [...]

By Jeffrey Simons
We’ve all heard it: before “Everyone knows that Einstein failed math.”
Turns out, that’s just plain wrong. He excelled in math. What failed was the traditional education system, which didn’t know what to do with a unique talent like Albert Einstein, one of the fathers of modern physics. As Einstein himself put it, “The [...]

Burck Smith, StraighterLine founder and CEO

Over the last few months, we've been covering the crisis in California's system of higher education. At community colleges, students have been shut out of classes. At the Cal State Universities, students have been unable to get into  oversubscribed classes - sometimes, classes that they need to graduate. It's [...]

“The National Hispanic University provides a postsecondary education for Hispanics and others grounded in cultural respect, biliteracy, and diversity for engaged students who will become local, national and global community leaders.” – Mission Statement  of The National Hispanic University

You might think that you have heard it all when it comes to American colleges and universities [...]

Do you like to buy products that are made in America? We do too. And so does the ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. If you visit the ABC World News website, you will discover that Ms. Sawyer and her team have been promoting American products and companies for some time now. Here’s some of [...]