How do colleges and universities drive economic development?
Each graduating class from college will add an additional $450 million into Utah’s economy in earned wages in just one year.
According to the University of Utah, every public dollar invested in higher education yields a $7 return into Utah’s economy.
University of Utah created the second highest number of start-up companies of any U.S. university, second only to M.I.T..
In 2009, the Board of Regents identified economic development as one of its top priorities. Since then, the Commissioner’s office has been working with the state’s colleges and universities to strengthen the link between economic development and higher education. This slideshow presented by Commissioner Sederburg to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development details how higher education is one of the primary influencers of economic vitality and growth.
Utah’s comprehensive education-to-workforce resource to access information on schools, scholarships, occupations, and prep materials for the SAT, ACT, and AP tests.
Much of the research being done at the University of Utah is spun out into newfound companies, resulting in ongoing revenue for the school. For the past two years, the U. has rivaled the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the number of start-ups it produces.
The Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP) has reached more than $3 billion in assets, showing a growing commitment by families to financially prepare for the future cost of a higher education for their child or grandchild. From January through December 2009, the total number of UESP accounts increased 12.53%.
Four Dixie State College of Utah student entrepreneurs have created a new online campus marketplace designed for students to buy and sell items and services from fellow students and the community.
Program connects federal sector employers nationwide with postsecondary students and recent college graduates with disabilities, who are interested in summer or permanent jobs.
A January 3 story in The New York Times by Kate Zernike, Career U: Making College Relevant, features public opinion research from AAC&Us LEAP initiative, noting that employers dont want...
A new computer science course at Weber State University is asking students to set aside the computer code and take a critical look at the positive and negative impact of computer games on society and culture.
Lois Collins, writer at the Deseret News highlights Utah as a mecca for innovation in the coming ten years.
The seedcorn for that innovation is higher education. Initiatives like...
Tomorrow is the deadline for Utahns to open new college savings accounts under the Utah Educational Savings Plan or to make contributions to an existing account if they hope to maximize a 2009 tax credit available to investors in the plan.
