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Can admission standards fix Utah’s college completion woes?

(Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune) -- Utah high school students have been able to coast into college for years because the state’s open-enrollment universities take any applicant with a diploma. But in the face of weak rates of completed degrees, key educational leaders are wondering whether it’s time to erect modest barriers to give high schoolers an incentive to...

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Utah Organization Helps Students Learn to Pay for College

UHEAA fall tour gives free information, assistance to students everywhere in the state

SALT LAKE CITY – Even though Halloween is right around the corner, there are some folks who seem more afraid of paying for college during this time of year. Fear not! Experts from the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) are ready to rescue...

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KUER: The College Gender Gap in Utah

(Tasha Cook, KUER-FM) -- Since 1940, studies showed a pattern of Utah women outperforming their national counterparts in getting college degrees. But in the past fifteen years, that has dramatically changed, leaving Utah in last place for its percentage of women who finish college. KUER's Tasha Cook examines the perceptions and cultural expectations leading to the high drop-out rate. Read More »

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Utah Educational Savings Plan’s First Account Owner Sends Granddaughter to College

(Salt Lake City)-- In perfect timing with September as National College Savings Month, the first person to open a college savings account with the Utah Educational Savings Plan (UESP), Utah’s official nonprofit 529 college savings program, is seeing his years of saving come to fruition as his granddaughter starts college this fall. When Salt Lake City resident Duane Hill’s late...

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