Tag Archives: college

• On-Air / Sports

  Links: NCAA basketball brackets

  Here’s where you can find a printable bracket and the latest updates.
• Education

  College savings hits all-time high

  As tuition soars, parents and grandparents are putting more money than ever into 529 college savings plans.
• Education

  Storm forces 7 states to cancel ACT exams

  About 12,000 students must delay taking their ACT exams because of a winter storm bearing down on the northeastern U.S.
• Education

  Top-paying college degrees

  Finance, education and technical majors are among the college grads getting top pay as they enter the current work force.
• News

  Quad City Minority Partnership jump starts college careers

  Teenage years can be challenging and comforting at Moline High. That time sets the stage for the next decision. “Get…
• News

  University of Iowa seeks student input on Anheuser-Busch controversy

  The University of Iowa may be sending mixed messages about responsible drinking.  A new survey was sent out to its…
• News

  Iowa and Illinois schools make Top Party Schools list

  The University of Iowa and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made the Princeton Review list of top party schools in the U.S.
• Crime

  Illinois colleges make top 25 list for campus crime

  Two universities in Illinois and one in Wisconsin made the Daily Beast list of “America’s 25 Most Crime-Rattled Colleges.”
• Health

  Survey ranks sexual health of colleges

  Two area colleges are among those listed as the top ten sexually-healthy schools in the U.S.
• Education / News

  Unusual college courses you wish you took

  Put yourself on a college campus today and you might be tempted to take some of these actual courses that we found in college catalogs.
• News

  Illinois runs out of cash for college assistance

  Nearly 140,000 students are expected to be denied assistance due to a record number of applicants – leaving some students and schools scrambling for financial aid.
• Sports

  Hawkeyes make spring changes

  Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz says he has made some long-overdue changes to the coaching staff this spring.