NEWS
By David Folkenflik and David Folkenflik,SUN STAFF | September 28, 1996
At many private colleges throughout the Northeast, enrollments have shot higher, far beyond expected levels, leaving educators scrambling to figure out why.Each campus offers a host of convincing reasons for its growth. At Washington College, for example, officials talk about new scholarships for honor students. At Maryland Institute, College of Art, administrators speak of new facilities. And at Western Maryland College, the rise is attributed partly to an aggressive new advertising campaign.
NEWS
By Matt Simon and Matt Simon,Special to The Sun | June 22, 2008
With economic pressures apparently pushing families to reconsider spending tens of thousands of dollars per year on tuition, many of Maryland's private colleges say they are being forced to use new tactics this year to meet their enrollment targets for this fall. From dipping deep into their waiting lists to putting together more aggressive packages of financial aid and loans, higher education officials say they are facing major challenges to ensure that the high school seniors they admitted last month actually attend in August.
NEWS
By Reginald S. Avery | June 26, 2009
Recently, the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research released a report pointing out that at 19 percent, Coppin State University's retention and graduation rates rank among the lowest in the nation. Those numbers are based on a six-year cohort dating from 2000-2006. We acknowledge this. We understand our obligation to be good stewards of the public's investment in us and that we will be held accountable. Improving retention and graduation rates has been the No. 1 priority of my nearly 16-month tenure as president.
NEWS
By JoAnne C. Broadwater and JoAnne C. Broadwater,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | April 20, 2003
At a time when college costs can rival the price of a luxury car, institutions nationwide are working hard to avoid sticker shock on the part of anxious parents and prospective students. And like the price of a car, financial aid experts say, college costs can be negotiable. Thanks to grants, scholarships, loans and work study, as few as 15 percent to 20 percent of students at many of the nation's more than 3,000 colleges and universities pay full price -- even in a time of rising enrollment and tuition prices.
EXPLORE
October 28, 2011
St. Mary of the Mills School , 106 St. Mary's Place, will host a Fall Open House on Nov. 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. Contact Val Makarsky, director of enrollment management, for more information at 301-498-1433, ext. 557 or vmakarsky@stmaryofthemills.org .
NEWS
June 8, 2004
Westminster pond to close for three days Carroll County will close the Westminster Community Pond to the public for three days beginning June 21. The closing will allow work crews to repave the entry road and parking lots at the pond, located on Route 140 north of Sullivan Road. The project should be completed within three days, weather permitting, officials said. McDaniel College promotes O'Connell to vice president McDaniel College in Westminster has promoted Martha O'Connell to vice president for enrollment management and dean of admissions, a newly created position on the senior management team.