Earning a degree to go to camp What is the leading common denominator among this diverse group of code-camp applicants? It may be a college degree. The camps we spoke with self-reported between 66 percent (on the low end) to 80 percent (on the high end) of their students having college degrees. Not surprisingly, some of the top colleges and universities in […]
Charlotte Business Journal Northeastern-Charlotte adds doctoral degree in education Northeastern University is expanding the curriculum at its Charlotte campus by adding a doctorate in education. The program — Northeastern’s third doctoral degree here — recently was approved by the UNC Board of Governors. Boston-based Northeastern is the only university based outside North Carolina to win approval to offer doctoral degrees, says Cheryl Richards, chief executive and […]
ABC News Northeastern U. gives 25 percent tuition break to parents Come to campus for the family weekend festivities, stay for a graduate degree. That’s the idea behind Northeastern University’s newest tuition discount, which will give a 25 percent break to the parents and siblings of undergraduate students if they pursue a degree in almost any of the school’s graduate programs. Northeastern said it will unroll […]
Diverse Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Co-op Programs Becoming Popular for Real World Experience Northeastern University, which has one of the oldest co-op programs in the country, is a prime example. From 2006 to 2012, 90 percent of Northeastern grads were in full-time jobs or graduate school within nine months of commencement. Eighty-seven percent of graduates who were working had jobs related to their major. Of those, half had […]
The Hechinger Report Colleges take new approach to anticipating—and meeting—workforce needs One of those is Northeastern University, whose so-called “experiential learning” approach requires undergraduates to work in real-world settings for as many as 18 months while in school. More than half go on to full-time jobs in those places, and more than 90 percent are employed or in graduate school within nine months of earning their degrees. Nationally, […]