Joining the workforce
By Miranda Carney and Samantha Stevenson / April 18, 2016After students invest in a college education, entering the workforce is the next step in determining if the degree was worth the price
After students invest in a college education, entering the workforce is the next step in determining if the degree was worth the price
Thomas Harnisch, the director of state relations and policy analysis for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, explains the price and cost of college
Students continue to pay more for a college education, but know less about the financing of their university
For the past five months, the staff members at Ball Bearings Magazine have been trying to answer the question: Where does our money go?
There is a significant disparity between low-income and high-income students when it comes to obtaining a degree. While many underprivileged students don’t receive merit-based scholarships, there are other options
This week, Ball Bearings explores the importance of scholarships in pursuing higher education.
This week, Ball Bearings explores the impact of scholarships–from the athletes who are paid to play to the low-income students who must afford college without scholarships
Ball Bearings met with three people to discuss the costs of an international education for students coming to the United States to study
International students at Ball State answer the question: “What was the biggest culture shock for you when you came to America?”
Several countries offer free tuition, but it comes at a price
For some international students, finding a way to work is so difficult that they work illegally
This week, Ball Bearings explores the cost of an international education
It can be up to three times more expensive for an international student to study in the U.S.
College towns like Muncie, Indiana face challenges to thrive economically.
University students feel a disconnect with the town they call home for four years
Residents of Muncie, Indiana discuss what the town would be like without Ball State University
College towns across the nation wouldn’t exist without the universities that define them
In the book The American College Town, Blake Gumprecht writes that a college town is a place where the number of four-year college students equals at least 20 percent of a town’s population.
The conditions of on-campus living differ across Ball State’s nine dorms.
The attempted break-in at one student’s house left her more conscious of the problems with off-campus living
