The Summit

You’re invited: Congressman hosts job fair Aug. 26 at Cuyamaca College

August 19, 2011

Shakespeare camp on tap for kids at Cuyamaca College

deconstructing appliances and making mechanical craft projects • June 13, 2011

CUYAMACA COLLEGE (Press Release) – Convincing kids to spend a month of their summer vacation concentrating on Shakespeare may seem like a tough sale, but not so when the learning involves art, music,...

Cuyamaca groundskeeper inspires other students at graduation

June 8, 2011

CUYAMACA COLLEGE (Press Release) – Of the more than 2,100 students who received their degrees or certificates from East County’s two community colleges last week, few have worked so hard and so long...

Tougher rules urged for for-profit colleges

June 7, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)--The United States Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) issued the following statement concerning Department of Education rules concerning the eligibility of for-profit...

New penalties announced for for-profit colleges that fail to produce jobs for students

June 3, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)--Tthe Obama Administration on Thursday released final regulations requiring career college programs to better prepare students for "gainful employment" or risk losing...

Commentary: Grants and scholarships help wealthy students, but few low-income ones

June 2, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)--“Low-income students who have worked hard, played by the rules and done what’s been asked of them academically are not getting the support they need to pay for college,”...

District to honor 2,100 students in fetes this week

May 31, 2011

GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)– More than 2,100 students will be receiving their degrees or certificates from East County’s two community colleges next week, capping a challenging year marked by...

Rutgers president to step down

May 31, 2011

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (USANN4)--The head of New Jersey’s largest higher education institution is stepping down. The Star-Ledger reports that Richard L. McCormick will leave as president of Rutgers...

Last-minute drive underway for scholarship matching funds

May 27, 2011

CUYAMACA COLLEGE (Press Release) – After several years as a stay-at-home mom with three young children, Vicki Watkins faced the prospect of going back to work after a marital split. She struggled at...

Undergraduate enrollments soared last decade

May 27, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USANN4)--Undergraduate enrollments jumped by more than a third in the first decade of the 21st century. That’s according to a new report by the National Center for Education Statistics. ...

And you’ll get paid, pal

May 26, 2011

SAN JOSE, California (USANN4)--Twenty-four talented college students are getting rewarded for leaving school. Peter Thiel (pron. TEEL), a co-founder of PayPal, will pay each of the 24 winners of his...

NCAA penalizes teams with low academic scores

May 25, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (USANN4)-- Major college basketball and football teams have been penalized for poor academic performance. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has sanctioned...