College Ranking System Analysis

The four college events I attended were a college sponsored visit to the RSID. The RSID is a museum located in providence which features multiple pieces of art created by recognized names in art making. My Art history professors hosted the event, we were to visit the museum and learn more about art. The history of art, how it started and what is considered the norm in art making. Right now, we look up to Western Europe for most of our art, and we rely on the genius behind the picture like a Picasso who made a piece of art. In the museum, we discovered that artist including American artist started to differ from the norm by doing abstract pieces, one of those artist is Jackson Pollock and his autumn rhythm number 30. If I was the host of this event I think I would not change very much except the location, we could try to go to other locations. Other museum with a greater collection of art, the pieces found in the RSID were beautiful pieces but other museum like le louvre in Paris have a better and higher

In the last year, George Washington University has remained at the top of list because of its: diverse community of students and faculty, distinguished history and prestige, unique opportunities

Frank Bruni’s article “How to measure a college’s value”(2015), analyzes the value of a college education based on a diversity of often unconsidered factors. Bruni supports his claim by questioning the unknown, constantly repeating the central argument in order to shift the audience away from preconceived notations, and through statistical facts to provide credibility. Bruni’s purpose is to educate society on what constitutes a college’s worth in order to demonstrate that the experience is truly based on an individual’s actions and not the school index value. Due to the factual nature of the article it is written to advise incoming students on how they can benefit from each college not just ones that are assumed to provide a defined path for

I want to join the FIU Honors College because it offers its students the opportunity to obtain a greater involvement in FIU and the community as well as being able to pursue their academic interests with a diverse group of individuals. This is something I would love to be a part of and contribute to during my upcoming years at FIU.

Beneath the history of HBCU’s, the table of excellence is what keeps the history and legacy alive. Numerous campuses have great mentors for the scholars to learn from. Some fellow graduates from the same seminary come back to mentor the scholar about the “real world” after college experience immediate bond. Alumni’s have also created a network with a plethora of opportunities and life-long companions. It is a gift that continues to give. A group named “Black Lives Matter” supports African Americans and enlarge black supremacy. Some think that African Americans need to have strong leaders and motivation. HBCU’s have nurturing environment that plays a vital role in personal growth, academic and development, and cultivating a deep rooted connect

College Board is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1900 by the New York Board of Regents under the New York Education Law. It was created to link students to college success and help increase access to higher education. It’s currently has a member association made up of over 6,000 international two and four year colleges, secondary schools, universities, and higher education systems (2014). The College Board website is multifaceted and helps students to research institutions of interest, explore potential majors, sign up and prep for admissions exams, understand financial aid, and learn about the college application process. Each year the organization helps more than seven million students prepare for their transition into college (2014).

The quality of online college education and the value of one’s degree is a prospective that online students must always consider. Pappano (2011) states, prospective online students must always weigh the “stigma in various industries about whether an online degree is ‘as good as’ ”. Therefore, SNHU should consider differentiating it brand to stand out from its competitors. The institution should focus its marketing and online presence on areas of its admissions processes, lower prices, graduation rates, and the way they address quality in their programs. According to Miller (2014), “With the intense competition out there, colleges have discovered they must have some strong academic niche or other type of distinctive identity that makes them stand out in the crowd, for the purpose of attracting prospective scholars”. Additionally, Dvorak and Busteed (2015) states, “By strategically rethinking the three components of the institution's identity -- purpose, brand and culture -- with the intention of establishing unique and outcome-focused values, leaders can create clear and compelling statements that distinguish their institution from all

This report is part of The College Board’s “Trends in Higher Education Series” that are published annually to provide evidence to policy makers to help aid in decision making. It includes comprehensive data and charts that show that higher education does pay off for graduates. The authors discuss the benefits of higher education both for the individual and for society as a whole. The benefits that are discussed in this report include lifetime earnings, employment rates, job satisfaction, health benefits, benefits on the family, civic involvement, and an increase in voting rates by college graduates vs. non-graduates. The authors use data from the U.S. Census Bureau in their calculations, so this report is a great resource with a really good representation of the population and large sample size.

Community college is an open book for everyone, meaning college gives everyone a chance, despite the student’s level in Reading, English and Math. Addison thought, “Please tell him that hope can begin with just one placement test” (Graff & Birkenstein, 2017. Two Years Are Better than Four Liz Addison, p. 257). Some college like a community college would accept a record of a students standardized test scores, such as ACT’s or SAT’s. A placement test must be taken if a student doesn’t obtain scores from a standardized test. Depending on what the students score is then they will have to take a class that is at their level such as Math 101, English 101 and so on. Placement test will help a student get to their remedial level classes to improve

Cruz discusses his support for a rating systems for universities and colleges in his article titled First Step to Deeper Reforms. Cruz’s main argument states that the “federal government should rate colleges and universities on measures of access, success and affordability” because he believes that it would “drive states, institutions and students towards the transformative change needed to tame rising debt and jump-start social mobility.” Cruz’s idea is logical. His idea applies values to colleges and universities that are tangible and would give the public a baseline that they can use to choose which of these institutions are best for them. On paper, Cruz’s idea is inviting but it does not come without caveats as explained in the article against a rating

In the beginning of my junior year, I started the college selection process. Therefore, I had one year to find five or six schools that I would be happy attending. But what defines this happiness, is it the size of the school, the location, the people, and the traditions? Everyone around me, including my parents, were more worried about the schools ranking, the programs ranking, the name recognition, and the wages of the alumni. Why do we give these ranking so much power over us and ultimately are choices. I began to wonder who makes these ranking, and what defines who is ranked in the top ten or in the bottom ten. What I learned was that so many of the categories have nothing to do with education. Some of

Right now in the American collegiate system, we are experiencing serious problems in the rate of graduation between students in higher and lower income quartiles. The purpose of Tough’s article is to not only present this issue to a larger audience, but to show that there are practical solutions colleges could be taking to narrow this gap. Tough is writing specifically regarding Texas A&M because through David Laude and David Yeager’s Tip program they are having stunning success in evening out the playing field for less advantaged students. This essay is important because to solve this issue on a larger scale it is imperative that people become aware of it, and understand that there are steps we can take to reverse it. This essay was

This paper shows empirical evidence of how a men’s college basketball program’s revenue is affected by several determinants. Results are being taken out of sample data from the past eight basketball seasons. The most important determinants considering a college basketball team’s revenue include advertising, ticket pricing, performance during the previous season as well as the past three games, performance of a local rival’s program in the previous season, quality of opponents faced, time of the event, and the Gross State Product. This article evaluates the listed determinants on the basis of a regression analysis to provide

In the article, the author recommends that Omega university should terminate student evaluation of professors in order to enable its graduate to get better jobs. The argument for this position is based on some potential employers’ claim and the statistic of Omega’s student grade. This argument seems convincing on first glance, but upon closer scrutiny there are significant flaws that raise doubt about the author’s conclusion.

It is because of this keen interest by the parents and students on the college rankings that there have been different parties conducting surveys and making rankings based on different criteria. There are different resources that are available and which they are used in ranking colleges in terms of the alumni success rates, the education value provided, the test scores among others. These rankings for a long time have had the tendencies of convincing students and their parents that certain institutions which are given better rankings are, and would always, be better than the others.