Welcome new board members

by Greg July 6, 2010 college news

The Board of Directors of Independent Colleges of Washington welcomes five new members as we kick off a new fiscal year. Two of our 10 member institutions have new presidents, who are ex officio members of the board, and three other new board members were elected. We have written about the new presidents already. Beck [...]

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You look like a million bucks!

by Greg July 1, 2010 Fundraising

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Generous donors to Independent Colleges of Washington this year again gave more than $1 million to provide opportunity, choice, and success for our students through scholarships and other support. It was close. As the clock ticked down on our fiscal year yesterday, the tally came in: We were at [...]

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Tuition hikes small, financial aid budgets bigger at private colleges

by Greg June 29, 2010 college cost

Published tuition and fees at private, nonprofit colleges and universities is increasing an average of 4.5 percent for the 2010-11 academic year, while private colleges are increasing institutional student aid by an average of 6.8 percent, according to the final results of a membership survey conducted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities [...]

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Pressure mounts on state financial aid programs

by Greg June 23, 2010 financial aid

Despite the legislature’s extraordinary commitment to state student financial aid programs, about 16 percent of students eligible for the State Need Grant did not receive assistance under the program this year because funds ran out. Rapidly increasing demand for aid could cause even a bigger crunch for students next fall. Preliminary data compiled by the [...]

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More bad news on state budget

by Greg June 18, 2010 advocacy

Higher education has been on the defensive for the last couple of state budgets, and recent economic projections suggest we may be in for another battle when the legislature convenes in 2011—or sooner. Governor Gregoire’s office is now projecting a $3 billion budget deficit for the 2011-13 biennium, based on an updated revenue forecast issued [...]

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Pomp and Circumstance V

by Greg June 11, 2010 college news

It’s commencement weekend at Walla Walla University, Seattle University, and Seattle Pacific University. When the last diploma is handed out on Sunday almost 9,000 students will have graduated from Independent Colleges of Washington member institutions. Our 10 colleges and universities confer about a quarter of the baccalaureate and higher degrees earned in the state each [...]

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On the value of college

by Greg June 7, 2010 college cost

We’re seeing and hearing more and more debate these days about whether going to college is worth the cost. It’s a fair enough question, and every student should do the calculus before enrolling. But prospective students and their families should consider all of the costs and benefits of a college degree, not the one-dimensional cost-versus-salary [...]

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Private colleges launch effort to boost college completion

by Greg June 3, 2010 completion

President Barack Obama has set an ambitious goal that the United States be number one in the world in college completion by the year 2020. The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and the Council of Independent Colleges have unveiled the framework by which we hope to collect, share, and illustrate private colleges [...]

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Pomp and Circumstance IV

by Greg May 27, 2010 college news

Pacific Lutheran University will become the seventh independent college of Washington to celebrate spring commencement when 875 graduates receive their degrees on Sunday at the Tacoma Dome. William C. Bell, president and CEO of Casey Family Programs, will be the keynote speaker at the ceremony. The members of Independent Colleges of Washington are smaller colleges—PLU’s [...]

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Pomp and Circumstance III

by Greg May 20, 2010 college news

Commencement season is in full swing! This weekend about 375 seniors at Whitman College will receive their bachelor’s degrees. Author and journalist Juan Williams, currently a correspondent for National Public Radio, will be the keynote speaker at the commencement ceremony Sunday. The Whitman community also will get a visit from a high-flying alumna. Astronaut Dottie [...]

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