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North Central Makes Top College List
Forbes releases rankings of best 650 institutions of higher learning in U.S.
has landed on Forbes list of America’s Top Colleges. Forbes ranked the 650 schools it says are the top places for students to get an education.
The No. 1 college on the list was Williams College in Massachusetts, a private college with a student population of 2,141 and a total annual cost of $54,921, according to Forbes.
North Central ranked No. 296 overall, according to Forbes. Among private colleges it ranked No. 242 and among Midwest colleges it ranked No. 65. The college has a student population of 2,798 and a total annual cost of $39,516, according to Forbes.
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The Forbes ranking ignored the “cool factor” and focused on choosing a college like a consumer would make any purchase: does the cost of the purchase make sense. The ranking took into account: quality of teaching, career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debt.
The rankings were prepared for Forbes by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, a Washington, D.C., think tank founded by Ohio University economist Richard Vedder, according to a news release from North Central College.
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