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Then I was introduced to Hubbard Management Technology and using Hubbard PR and Marketing principles my company grew 500 percent in six years. It is now being a multimillion-dollar company." — Craig Taylor Read more ParentsAlumni Blog Although this is a parents and alumni blog, it's all about students and their experiences from the perspective of parents and alumni. NEWLY UPLOADED PICTURES OF HUBBARD COLLEGE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! October 31st, 2011 We recently uploaded several pictures of Hubbard College of Administration International to the HCA Facebook page (see them here ). So far they are loved by all who see them (let us know if you would like to see more pictures!) Visit the Hubbard College Facebook Page to get the latest news of our international expansion, and share your successes, thoughts, insights, etc. While visiting, feel free to comment, click the like” button (with the Thumb’s Up” graphic) link near the top of the page and help increase the number of followers ( see the graphic below for details on this ). Also, get your friends and contacts to go to our page and Like” it as well. Doing this creates a bigger presence on the internet for Hubbard College, which increases our reach and results in more people becoming aware of the stellar results our students routinely produce. This of course will also help the college expand. Visit our Facebook page today and tell us what you think! 2 Comments » A Letter From the Executive Director of Hubbard College October 26th, 2011 A recent Associated Press headline on the ABC News site readsCollege Prices up Again as States Slash Budgets. ” The article reports that This year total outstanding student loan debt has passed $1 trillion, now exceeding credit card debt. And concerns about student loan debt have been front and center with many of the Occupy Wall Street protesters.” It goes on to quote Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education: To see increases of 20 percent, as we saw in California, to see gains of 15 percent in other states, is simply unprecedented…. Tuition is simply being used as a revenue substitute in many states.” That story makes the following previously issued letter from the Executive Director of Hubbard College once again very relevant to the current economic climate. I thought you might find it interesting that according to the National Inflation Association, the yearly tuition at private colleges has increased over 20% in just the last 5 years. This gives a yearly tuition rate of about $26,000 — this is in spite of the economic downtrend over that same period of time. How is it possible that students are able to pay for these increases in tuition? By just taking out more government funded student loans sponsored by YOU the taxpayer. Please have a look at the following excerpts from the National Inflation Association’s article. The college tuition bubble has been fueled by the U.S. government’s willingness to give out easy student loans to anybody who applies for them. If it wasn’t for the government student loans, the free market would force colleges to provide the best quality education at the lowest possible price. By the government trying to make colleges more affordable, they have actually driven prices through the roof. Colleges have been encouraged to spend recklessly on wasteful construction projects, building new libraries, gyms, sports arenas, housing units, etc. Colleges spent $10.7 billion on construction projects in 2009. Although this is down from the average of $14.7 billion per year colleges spent on construction projects from 2005 to 2007, colleges are still struggling to pay off their old construction related debt. When interest rates start to rise, it will add further upside pressure to college tuition prices. College students borrowed $106 billion in total student loans for the 2009-2010 school year, up from $96 billion in 2008-2009, $94 billion in 2007-2008, $87 billion in 2006-2007, and $83 billion in 2005-2006. Total student loan debt in the U.S. currently (as of 2010) stands at $830 billion and now exceeds credit card debt. President Obama’s new student loan bill that was passed last year now makes the government the primary lender to students. By taking the free market out of the student loan business and allowing students to receive loans from the government at artificially low interest rates, colleges will be encouraged to spend more recklessly than ever. None of this wasteful spending is doing anything to improve the quality of education in America.” Conversely, Hubbard College takes no Government Funded Taxpayer monies to fund our programs. In addition, our students are consistently producing results in the real world on their apprenticeships and internships. They routinely turn companies around in spite of the economy. For real eaxamples go to this link: Hubbard College Blog These results give our students the confidence and certainty to really be a success in any economy and is why we still have a 100% job placement statistic upon graduation. This along with our lifetime warranty (which no other college offers) presents a strong case to have your friends consider Hubbard College. By the way our tuition per year is still 40% less than the above rates. I am very interested in your feedback on the above. My very best, Nick Terrenzi Hubbard College International 177 Comments » Son Makes Dreams a Reality with Business Technology June 9th, 2011 I wanted to write to you and let you know how thrilled we are with the education that our son is receiving at Hubbard College. Alex started the Degree Program when he was just 16, having graduated early from high school. It has been a little over a year and a half and he is well through the program. I have been very impressed with his training. The way the education is laid out with him studying all the different areas of business administration first in the courseroom and then by the actual application of what he has learned has given him so much ability and certainty that he seems way older than his 18 years. I have received many compliments from business owners he has worked with in the application of his studies with respect to his professionalism and the quality of the products he has achieved with and for them. He really knows his stuff” and it is very impressive. What he is learning is the very real world tools to manage and expand a business and this is so very important. One of the things that has impressed me is how he applies these tools to his life and to others. He has applied many of these tools to his band Diffuse the Reign” and as a result they are more organized, expanding and popular. He is very interested in using these tools which is the true test of an education. I myself have a Bachelors of Science from the University of Illinois, and I only wish I had gotten such an excellent, practical, thorough and real-world education. I would highly recommend the Hubbard College...