Posts by Dave Bergman:

Online College Review: Point Park University Online

Posted on: 22 Mar 2026

Point Park University is a small private nonprofit institution in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1960 and holding MSCHE regional accreditation. It is not a large-enrollment online university. Its total student population is approximately 3,500 to 4,000. What it is, and what distinguishes it in any honest comparison against larger online alternatives, is a communication-focused […]

Online College Review: Old Dominion University Online / ODUGlobal

Posted on: 21 Mar 2026

Old Dominion University’s online platform, ODUGlobal, is one of the longest-running distance education programs at any public university in the United States. ODU began serving military students through distance learning more than 50 years ago, and that heritage is visible throughout the platform’s current structure: 30 percent of ODU’s students are military-affiliated, dedicated military pathway […]

The New Math of College Admissions: More Applications, Fewer Acceptances, and the Rise of the Sub-10% Club

Posted on: 20 Mar 2026

A data-driven look at the decade-long transformation in selective college admissions In 2015, ten colleges in the United States admitted fewer than one in ten applicants. Stanford, Harvard, and the other usual suspects. By 2024, that number had nearly tripled to 28, and the newcomers included schools that, just a decade earlier, had been admitting […]

The Safest Way to Finance an Online Bachelor’s Degree in 2026

Posted on: 20 Mar 2026

Financing an online bachelor’s degree is one of the most consequential financial decisions an adult learner can make. Get it right, and a degree becomes a long-term investment that pays off for decades. Get it wrong, and you could spend years servicing debt that outpaces your salary gains. The good news: online bachelor’s programs have […]

GI Bill vs. Military Tuition Assistance: Which Should You Use First?

Posted on: 19 Mar 2026

If you are on active duty and thinking about going back to school, you have access to two significant education benefits that work very differently from each other. Military Tuition Assistance is a Department of Defense benefit that pays tuition while you serve. The Post-9/11 GI Bill is a Department of Veterans Affairs benefit that […]

Uber Education Benefits: Online Degrees for Uber Drivers

Posted on: 19 Mar 2026

Uber offers one of the most generous education benefits available to gig workers in the United States — 100 percent tuition coverage at Arizona State University Online for qualifying drivers and couriers or a direct family member, delivered through the ASU and Uber Education Partnership that launched nationwide in 2019. The benefit has produced more […]

Best Biology Summer Programs for High School Students – 2026

Posted on: 19 Mar 2026

It’s no secret that high school students looking for summer opportunities in the biological sciences have a ton of competition. From undergraduates studying the field to graduate biology students, there simply aren’t enough spots to welcome every teenager into a meaningful laboratory experience. Fortunately, there are a number of quality biology summer research programs that […]

Best Summer Language Programs for Teens – 2026

Posted on: 18 Mar 2026

For anyone entering fields such as business, finance, information technology, software development, government, law enforcement, or healthcare (just to name a handful), fluency in a foreign language has never been more advantageous. The ability to converse with international clients in their native tongue is of great value. Bilingual college grads entering the private sector right […]