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I would like to suggest Cape Town, South Africa. Incredibly safe, beautiful, clean and organized, and cheap, because all of South Africa is, given the not so strong Rand. I went several times to SA for work, and always found time to go spend in CT.Many Hollywood movies are now filmed there, because it has a strong creative industry and streets and scenery that can make it look like San Francisco, Chicago, New York or Amsterdam. And, well, it's cheaper then all of the above.Cape Town has a beautiful marina. It has the great escarpement mountains on the back. It has wines in the countryside, and a lot of Dutch architecture. It's like the Netherlands with mountains. Their dialect is very much Dutch!Finally, at 33 degrees latitude south, and with two oceans surrounding it, the weather is awesome. Not at all scorching like the rest of Africa.CT is definitely a world class city. Many UK real estate investors have already noticed it.

Q. Is the Teachers College at Columbia University a good school?Yelp: an unorthodox rating of Teachers College - Columbia University from the students’ perspective, near unanimous voicing of disappointment and major problems. Unexpected for such a storied and renown institution, with distinguished alumni.Followed by two more conventional rankings/general info.Ranking: TCCU #7.Teachers College, Columbia UniversityColleges & Universities525 W 120th StNew York, NY 10027Phone number: (212) 678-3000Business website: tc.columbia.eduRecommended Reviews Teachers College - Columbia University.Dan T. New York, NY 1/2/2010 Listed in Awwww yeah: The Heights, Schools “Excellent educationally but much to improve--facilities/etc. should align with tuition to alleviate the faculty and student disillusionment for the cost of the education and services rendered.”Mike O. Brooklyn, NY 3/29/2014 One of the oldest and best ed schools in the country. Faculty are great. Students are bright and hardworking. Spent a year and a half here getting my M.A. as a Literacy Specialist and had a great, unforgettable experience.L L. New York, NY 8/7/2014 I know Yelp is not the greatest place to rate a school, but I have to say that I was totally disappointed by TC. First of all, if you just want Columbia on your degree paper, go for it, because TC is probably one of the easiest (and maybe the cheapest) ways to achieve this.Now I will talk about why I was disappointed. One of the common things people complain about is the faculty-student ratio. It's true. It matters because your advisor won't have that much time to try to guide you and even listen to you! It depends on people of course, but at least mine literally told me she didn't have time (during her office hours!!) to help me choose classes. Faculty-student ratio also matters because it is very hard to have in-depth discussions in a classroom with more than 50 people who are just trying to say something to show they are "participating".Their career services are also inadequate, and especially poor when it comes to international students who are already a large community at the school. No one even keeps a record of which employers would hire international students, because "it is not required by the US government". Since when an Ivy League school does not offer anything more than what is required by the US government?The quality of the peers is questionable. I am not sure how much the admissions threshold has been lowered within the last few years. All I know is that I got to see fewer and fewer people that are really competent. What bothered me the most is that some of its programs (including mine) are not academically rigorous at all. I've known people who pretty much didn't do anything in a term-long group project and could easily get an A. I've known people who copied other people's homework and could easily pass. Sometimes the professors might not have known what was going on, but sometimes they knew and they didn't care.Again, different people come out of TC with totally different experiences. I had those bad ones because I happened to meet certain people, happened to work with certain people, and happened to take certain classes. However, I am definitely not the only person who felt much disappointed. Talk to as many current students or recent grads as you can before deciding to attend TC, get an insight of where TC is heading towards, think thoroughly what you want and see what and how TC can provide, otherwise you will regret spending your time and money there.Craig B. Philadelphia PA 10/1/2011 Just spend a week at Teacher's College and you'll have a decent handle on what's wrong with education in this country. Here you are smack in the center of the Hogwarts for teachers, but it's really just an opportunity to hand over A LOT of money to get Columbia University listed on your resume. It should be criminal because these are teachers that we are talking about. At least if Teachers College actually imparted something useful that can be used to improve the quality of education in this country, but this is just a pure money grab.- Most of your classes have a minimum of 30+ students. Some have more than 50. Go look on the TC web site to see the number of students enrolled in classes under "Class Schedule". This is hardly graduate education. You're just being given articles to read and papers to write. Little to no class discussion. In graduate school, you should expect classes that have a max of 15.- Most of what you get from these articles is pretty basic and things that you will learn after you have taught for about two years. In two years no one is going to care that you went to Columbia; they are going to care what type of teacher you are, and you won't get that at TC.A good number of classes are taught by graduate students and adjuncts, in some programs more than half. It's something of a bait and switch because you think that your classes, especially required classes, will be taught by faculty, but really they aren't. Do the math. At about $4,000 per class, TC takes in about $150,000 for some classes and pays the adjunct maybe $4,000 to teach it. For example, here is Professor Joanna Williams trying to claim that she teaches a class in Educational Psychology when, in fact, she never teaches a class in Educational Psychology: tc.columbia.edu/academic…In fact here she even says "I teach a master's-level course in educational psychology" (1:52) when, again, a grad student or adjunct teaches the class. It's just deceptive. The administration knows about this. They are too busy counting your money to care. tc.columbia.edu/hud/inde…Faculty+Interviews- If you do get a class with an actual professor, it's pretty much read to you from the same yellowed paper that the professor has used for decades. Not a lot of adaptation or creativity goes into the programs.- Also do the math: you are charged for three credit hours, but most classes only meet for for about two hours.- TC accepts a massive number of students for the MA programs and herds them through. You will not have a problem being accepted because pretty much every application is accepted. This is to help pay for the PhD students. But many of the PhD students can't get work.One of the few respected programs, and one actually with any real rigor, is Organizational Leadership. Yet TC is one of the most dysfunctional bureaucratic environments that you'll find yourself in. Try dealing with the registrar, paying a bill, or getting your e-mail set up. People refer you to someone else and that person will refer you back to the first person. I was in one class that had a janitorial closet in the back and janitors would walk in and through the classroom during class time with ladders and other pieces of heavy equipment. In one case I applied for and was granted an extension by the registrar. Then later the registrar came back and said that I had an issue because I had no extension. I showed the registrar her own letter, signed by her, that clearly stated the extension and the terms of the extension, and that still wasn't enough. She said that she needed to meet with a special committee. This is very common. Most students can tell you a story like this.In the end TC graduates teachers who are burdened under a massive amount of debt. Try to pay that off on a teachers salary. I'm sure some of the students believe that they got a decent education, but they don't really have something impressive to compare their TC experience to. They think that TC is normal. Hope that they don't emulate it in their own classrooms.I've written all of this because supporting teachers is very important, and two months after you start classes at TC this is what you are going to wish that someone had told you when you were looking at graduate programs.If gold will rust, what will iron do?Erin M. Manhattan, NY 3/14/2011 Wow. I realize it has a good reputation, but honestly, it shouldn't. This is by far the worst school I've ever attended. Overpriced. Zero support from faculty or the administration. In fact, not only will they not help you, but they will build roadblocks to prevent you from accomplishing what you need to do. Poor classes, most of which are taught by graduate students. Some of the graduate students are fine, but why am I paying so much for my fellow students to teach me? Getting my doctorate there managed to make me less marketable, and to make it even harder to find a job. Well, all in all, it was a horrible experience and I will never recommend it to anyone.Zuleika R. Clifton, NJ 12/14/2016 Way overpriced for the quality of education it provides. Will take forever to process things (fasfa, petsa video,etc). You never get a reply back from emails. Also, majority of PhD grad students teach MA students rather than real professors. You get all of this for a huge amount of debt. In my opinion, it will take your whole life to pay the debt of teachers college if u become a teacher. Nowadays jobs are very scarce and tough to get. So make a wise decision. My friend got in here with a 3.1 GPA so it's not competitive.Lindsay S. New York, NY 11/23/201425 check-ins Not amused by my program.Teachers College Columbia University leverages the RingCentral cloud communications platformMarina S. Staten Island, NY 10/6/2014 Expensive, but it's a private school in the US, just like any other. The PhD students got a lot of attention from a few professors, which was very noticeable to us, the MA students. Sometimes we felt a bit ignored. I give as much as 3/5, because I got a Master's degree and that helped me get a job which I couldn't get without it.The professors are very knowledgeable, on the most part. We had a problem only with one instructor who hadn't even had a Master's Degree and was teaching a lab course strictly from slides with no additional information. (We know how to use basic Word and Excel. but we spent a few weeks worth of classes reading slides about it).In general, I learned a lot and I really enjoyed the course work. My concentration was in Motor Learning and Control (Bio Behavioral Sciences). I also met many wonderful people who were in the same or in related MA and PhD programs.I just would have liked it more if we (MA students) got a bit more attention from the few important professors in the program.Katya R. New York, NY 6/30/2013 I did an orientation as was considering a Master's there.The teacher to student ratios are quite large and from all my research this is far from a rigorous program.It seems like a veritable diploma mill where the basis for the transaction is very expensive classes in return for a Columbia branded resume (with not what one would expect at a master's level in between). If you fail out of this program, it is because you never showed up for class or the tests, ever.The very high acceptance rate supports this. Columbia has turned a very needed program into a cash cow. This model has been playing out in many of the MS level classes at TC and at the university at large.This is the Harvard Extension School (being very, very kind here to Columbia by even offering that associative reference) equivalent in a teaching program.Buyer beware, and do your own due diligence before you apply (since the above is more or less common knowledge).Tiffany C. Manhattan, NY 12/1/2011 Updated review The school is great! With all the money they have they should be able to remodel the place a little. I love the vintage look, but some of the classrooms need to be re-done. the programs here are great and so are the professors. I wish it cost less money to go there, but i guess you have to pay for a good education. The area around is nice, definitely one of the quieter places in the city.Sam W. Hoboken, NJ 4/21/2012 Want an Ivy League degree barely worth the paper it's printed on? Then TC is for you.This place is an utter racket of criminally high tuition, mediocre to laughable instruction, flimsy joke degrees that will ensure our national education system is staffed by dim layabouts for a long time to come.I can't wait for the National Council on Teacher Quality to drill TC into the ground this fall.Tanya L. Boston, MA 4/10/2011 I really want to rate my graduate school higher. I am grateful the education graduate school of Columbia University admitted me with just a 3.3 undergraduate GPA and gave me the opportunity to get a Master's degree here.I am really appreciative I got a small minority scholarship for working on the academic journal, CICE (Current Issues in Comparative Education) at Teachers College. I would try and get my doctorate here, but the school does not fully fund doctoral students sadly.However, I thought the academic advising system was particularly bad in the department of International and Transcultural studies, as it is TC's policy to pair you up with a professor as your advisor. My former professor could care less about advising me. When she agreed to advise my thesis over the summer, she later flaked out on me when I got an impersonal, mass email from the department head mentioning that she was leaving to take another job in DC. My advisor couldn't even take 10 minutes to write a personal adieu to her advisees, or to say goodbye? Absolutely pathetic.Fortunately, this negative advisory experience was counteracted by a Teachers College faculty member who took me on last minute to help me graduate in 1 year time. In addition, I had several professors that were very good at teaching: Terosky and Hatch come to mind as great.However, I am disheartened by the school itself, because it doesn't seem to value hiring it's own alumni. I would love to work for TC, but I have not been one of the chosen ones. There are non-alumni working in its alumni affairs office and career services offices, and although I'm sure they do an decent jobs, there are alumni out there like me that would give our left arm to work for our alma mater and are not given interviews.Teachers College library itself is absolutely gorgeous: 3 floors of plush chairs and pretty wood desks. I found Teachers College to have enjoyable areas of study. The bookstore employees were always helpful, too.Another qualm I have is the career services center attitude that because I have a Columbia University degree that I will find full-time work soon. Au contraire: being Ivy League in this economy doesn't necessarily mean anything. You cannot advise Teachers College alumni to have hope through reliance on being affiliated with a well respected school. Furthermore, the alumni database the career center touts needs to be built up A LOT more because it is barely searchable as is.Diandra D. Pelham, NY 5/31/2011 I had the BEST time in graduate school ... to the point where I wish elementary, middle, high school and college could have been similar. I love the professors here. The buildings are clean, the classrooms well lit and ventilated. The surrounding neighborhood is perfect for students to let off steam or grab a drink after a grueling day of studying or attending lectures.I was fortunate to receive two strategically located student teacher placements, as well as an on-campus job, which made my intensive year program at TC manageable and enjoyable.My classmates and I typically didn't finish our last class until 10 pm (classes didn't start until 5 because all of us student taught during the day). Nonetheless, professors were always available to talk or answer questions whenever (and I do mean WHENEVER) we had them.We would frequently go to West End (before it became Havana Central- RIP) for drinks and food and stumble home discussing how we could use Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences to determine what alcohol said about our respective personalities. The good 'ol days ...I've gone back to the UWS sporadically to visit with some professors (one was even a guest at my wedding) and see the neighborhood, but truthfully, I'm due for another visit very soon.Elizabeth N. Irvine, CA 2/23/2013 The professors are great and so are the students! The Library and Thorndike are the newer or remodel places in comparison to Thompson, Grace Dodge, HM, and more that need some remodeling. I also love the dinning hall that seems so classic and fancy for a University cafeteria.A B. Boston, MA 6/26/2010 I LOVE TC. I know I am spending WAY too much money here and my loans are adding up, but I am getting a degree that will get me any job in the future (well not 'any' but, within reason). I think if you want to be just a regular education teacher you should not go here because of the expense. But if you are looking for a more specialized degree (special ed, ABA, speech pathology, etc) then this is a GREAT place to go.Paul W. Stamford, CT 3/20/2007 Since no teacher's college can teach a prospective teacher how to teach, either don't teach or find a less expensive way to get the same PC drivel elsewhere. Otherwise, great place to live, and lots of perks in the neighborhood. We lived for four years and I did two masters.Ashley D. Paris, France 4/22/2009 TC is expensive. The education programs are excellent from what I've heard. The psychology departments are good, but the large enrollment of the M.A. programs lend a "degree mill" sense I don't care for. Organizational psychology gets the best bang for the buck - I'm not sure the M.A. in clinical psych would be worth the price. I attend at a discount, but I would consider the cost (as well as living in NYC) very carefully before coming. That being said, I really enjoy my particular program (M.A. Organizational Psychology) and am very happy I have come.About TCABOUT TCACADEMICSADMISSION & AIDSTUDENTSFACULTY & RESEARCHAbout TC At a GlanceAbout TCTimelineA Legacy of InnovatorsDiversity & CommunityOffices and AdministrationOur Students, at a GlanceThere are 5023 students enrolled at Teachers College. Approximately 77 percent are women, and among US Citizens, 13.3 percent are African American, 14.6 percent are Asian American, 13.5 percent are Hispanic / Latino/a, and 3.5 percent have identified with two or more ethnicities. The student body is composed of 20.2 percent international students from eighty-four different countries and nearly 80 percent domestic students from all fifty states and the District of Columbia.College Profile 2016-2017Total enrollment: 5023New Degree Students: 17621398 Fall Enrollment364 Summer EnrollmentDegree LevelMasters: 3624 / 72.2%Doctoral: 1302 / 25.9%Non-degree: 97 / 1.9%StudentsFull-time: 1484 / 29.5%Part time: 3539 / 70.5%Gender Diversity of Matriculated StudentsFemale: 3868 / 77%Male: 1105 / 22%No Answer: 50 / 1%Among Domestic Students Only (Excludes International, Other and Unknown)African-American: 516 / 13.3%Asian-American: 564 / 14.6%Latino/a: 522 / 13.5%Native American: 7 / 0.2%Two or More: 134 / 3.5%Caucasian: 2121 / 54.9%Other & Unknonwn: 143 / 2.9%Among International Students Only (Excludes Other and Unknown)International students: 1016 / 20.2%Africa: 15 / 1.5%Asia: 780 / 76.8%Canada: 46 / 4.5%Europe: 57 / 5.6%Latin America & Caribbean: 82 / 8.1%Middle East & North Africa: 36 / 3.5%Median Student Age30 yearsTeachers College, Columbia UniversityGrad SchoolAll Graduate School RankingsOverviewEducation Admissions Academics Ranking Student Body Cost Teacher PreparationScienceSocial Sciences & HumanitiesHealthU.S. News Education School CompassExpanded School ProfilesAverage GRE ScoresCertification Statistics#7 Best Education Schools2017 Quick StatsAddress525 W. 120th StreetNew York, NY 10027Students1,713 enrolled (full-time)3,207 enrolled (part-time)Tuition$1,454 per credit (full-time)$1,454 per credit (part-time)Education School OverviewThe education school at Teachers College, Columbia University has a rolling application deadline. The application fee for the education program at Teachers College, Columbia University is $65. Its tuition is full-time: $1,454 per credit and part-time: $1,454 per credit. The Teachers College, Columbia University graduate education program has 150 full-time faculty on staff with a 4.6:1 ratio of full-time equivalent doctoral students to full-time faculty.Programs and Specialties#2 Tie Curriculum and Instruction#5 Education Policy#6 Educational Administration and Supervision, in Educational Psychology#2 Elementary Teacher Education, in Higher Education Administration#6 Secondary Teacher Education, in Special EducationAdmissionsApplication deadline rollingApplication fee $65Director of Admissions David EstrellaTOEFL and/or IELTS required for international studentsAcademicsFull-time faculty (tenured or tenure-track) 150Student-faculty ratio 4.6:1Degree programs offeredPrograms/courses offered inStudent BodyTotal enrollment (full-time) 1,713Gender distribution (full-time) Male (23.1%) Female (76.9%)CostTuition full-time: $1,454 per credit part-time: $1,454 per creditRequired fees $856 per yearTeacher PreparationStudents who took an assessment to become a certified or licensed teacher during 2014-2015 216Education School Overview details based on 2015 dataAlumniMuhammad Fadhel al-Jamali, Prime Minister of Iraq (17 September 1953 – 29 April 1954)Charles Alston (1931), artistHafizullah Amin, President of AfghanistanNahas Gideon Angula (MA, EdM), Prime Minister of NamibiaMary Antin (1902), author of the immigrant experienceMichael Apple, professor of Educational Policy Studies, University of WisconsinWilliam Ayers, elementary education theorist, founder of Weather Underground, and professor at University of Illinois, ChicagoSarah Bavly, nutrition education pioneer in IsraelAbby Barry Bergman, science educator, author, school administratorJohn Seiler Brubacher, educational philosopher; professor at YaleDonald Byrd, jazz and fusion trumpet player; music educatorBetty Castor, politician and President of the University of South FloridaChiang Menglin President, Peking University, Minister of Education, Republic of ChinaShirley Chisholm, first African American woman elected to Congress, and former US Presidential candidateNorman Cousins, editor, peace activistElla Cara Deloria (1915), Yankton Sioux ethnologistEdward C. Elliott, educational researcher and president of Purdue UniversityAlbert Ellis, cognitive behavioral therapistEdward Fitzpatrick, president of Mount Mary College and noted expert on conscription during World War I and World War IIClarence Gaines (M.A. 1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach, Winston-Salem State UniversityGordon Gee (Ed.D. 1972), President of Ohio State UniversityTsuruko Haraguchi (Ph.D. 1912), psychologistAndy Holt (Ph.D. 1937), president of University of TennesseeSeymour Itzkoff, Professor Emeritus of Education and Child Study, Smith CollegeGeorge Ivany (M.A. 1962), President of the University of SaskatchewanThomas Kean (M.A. 1963), former Governor of New JerseyMaude Kerns (M.A. 1906), pioneering abstract artist and teacher[32]H. S. S. Lawrence (M.A. 1950, Ed.D. 1950), Indian educationistLee Huan, former Minister of Education and Premier of the Republic of ChinaMosei Lin (Ph.D. 1929), Taiwanese academic and educator; first Taiwanese to receive a Ph.D. degreeJohn C. McAdams, associate professor of political science at Marquette UniversityAgnes Martin (B.A. 1942), artistRollo May, existential psychologistChester Earl Merrow, educator, U.S. Representative from New HampshireRichard P. Mills, former Commissioner of Education for both Vermont and New York StatesJerome T. Murphy, Dean Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of EducationGeorgia O'Keeffe, American artistThomas S. Popkewitz (M.A. 1964), professor of Curriculum Theory at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonNeil Postman (M.A. 1955, Ed.D. 1958), cultural criticCaroline Pratt (educator), progressive educator, founder of City and Country School (Bachelor of Pedagogy, 1894)Thomas Granville Pullen Jr. President University of Baltimore, Maryland State Superintendent of EducationRobert Bruce Raup (Ph.D. 1926), Professor Emeritus, Philosophy of Education, and critic of the American Education systemHenrietta Rodman (1904), teacher, feminist activistCarl Rogers (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1931), psychologistMartha E. Rogers (M.A. in public health nursing 1945), nursing theorist, creator of Science of unitary human beingsMiriam Roth, Israeli writer and scholar of children's books, kindergarten teacher, and educatorAdolph Rupp, Hall of Fame basketball coach, University of KentuckyWilliam Schuman (B.S. 1935, M.A. 1937), composer, former president of the Juilliard School of Music and of Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsJames Monroe Smith, president of Louisiana State University, 1930–1939Karl Struss (B.A. 1912), photographer and cinematographer; pioneer in 3D filmsBobby Susser (M.A. 1987), children's songwriter, record producer, performerTao Xingzhi, Chinese educator and political activistEdward Thorndike, psychologistRobert L. Thorndike (M.A. 1932, Ph.D. 1935), psychologistMerryl Tisch, educator, Chancellor, New York State Board of RegentsMinnie Vautrin, (M.A. 1919), educator and missionary.Ruth Westheimer (Ed.D. 1970), sex therapistFloyd Wilcox (M.A. 1920), third president of Shimer CollegeJohn Davis Williams, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (1946 to 1968)Zhang Boling (1917), Founder and president, National Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaBest Education SchoolsRanked in 2016 | Best Education Schools Rankings MethodologyA teacher must first be a student, and graduate education program rankings can help you find the right classroom. With the U.S. News rankings of the top education schools, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size and test scores.Rank School name Tuition Total enrollment#1 Stanford University Stanford, CA $45,729 per year (FT) 373#2 Tie Harvard University Cambridge, MA $43,280 per year (FT) 891#2 Tie Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $1,000 per credit (FT) 2,161#4 University of Wisconsin—​Madison Madison, WI$11,870 per year (in-state, FT); $25,197 per year (out-of-state, FT) 1,030#5 Vanderbilt University (Peabody) Nashville, TN $1,818 per credit (FT) 908#6 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $47,364 per year (FT) 1,140#7 Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY $1,454 per credit (FT) 4,920#8 Tie Northwestern University Evanston, IL $48,624 per year (FT) 318#8 Tie University of Washington Seattle, WA$16,536 per year (in-state, FT); $29,742 per year (out-of-state, FT) 938#10 University of Texas—​Austin Austin, TX $8,402 per year (in-state, FT); $16,338 per year (out-of-state, FT) 1,025#11 University of California—​Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, FT) 686#12 Tie University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$21,040 per year (in-state, FT); $42,530 per year (out-of-state,FT) 524#12 Tie University of Oregon Eugene, OR$16,032 per year (in-state, FT); $22,752 per year (out-of-state,FT) 592#14 Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ$10,610 per year (in-state,FT); $27,086 per year (out-of-state,FT) 2,627#15 Tie Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$705 per credit (in-state, FT); $1,353 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 1,862#15 Tie New York University (Steinhardt) New York, NY $36,912 per year (FT) 3,117#15 Tie University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$378 per credit (in-state, FT); $881 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 1,209#18 Tie Ohio State University Columbus, OH$11,560 per year (in-state, FT); $31,032 per year (out-of-state, FT) 989#18 Tie University of California—​Berkeley Berkeley, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 343#20 University of Minnesota—​Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$15,844 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,508 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,861#21 Tie University of Southern California (Rossier) Los Angeles, CA$1,666 per credit (full-time) 1,866#21 Tie University of Virginia (Curry) Charlottesville, VA$14,856 per year (in-state, FT); $24,288 per year (out-of-state, FT) 937#23 Tie Boston College (Lynch) Chestnut Hill, MA $1,310 per credit (FT) 793#23 Tie University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign Champaign, IL$12,060 per year (in-state, FT); $26,058 per year (out-of-state, FT) 792#25 University of California—​Irvine Irvine, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, FT) 274

2020 will be remembered for many reasons – a large number of which we would probably rather forget. It is certainly a year in which we have had to stay focussed on many critical, but changing, circumstances and messages. Often these messages could be quite literally a matter of life or death for some and the last 48 hours are no exception. Over the weekend, we saw the relaxation of the rules over Christmas tightened again, we learned a little more about the new strain of the Coronavirus and its rapid growth. Sadly, we also saw infection rates in some areas of North Yorkshire growing in a very worrying way once again. Many of us no doubt found ourselves trying to digest what it all means for us as individuals once more and I know lots of you will be wrestling with what to do for the best over the festive season. It’s true there are many rules, a lot of guidance and much advice – but the basics remain every bit as important today as they did in March – hands, face, space and let fresh air in. They may be simple, but they are extremely effective in containing the virus and this Christmas it is more important than ever that we make the right choices about who we see and how close we get. Whatever the strain, we know covid thrives indoors and spreads between us most virulently when we let our guard down – when we get too close. So whatever your plans are for the Christmas Day window please, don’t accidently give the virus a free pass. Not having symptoms doesn’t mean you aren’t carrying it, or that you can’t spread it, or accidentally harm someone you love by passing it to them unknowingly.I appreciate this is not the Christmas message you hoped for, but we really are heading into a difficult place again if we don’t work together to get infection rates down here in North Yorkshire. Once again, the most rapid increase is taking place along the coast, with Filey, Whitby and Scarborough town all seeing more cases. A great deal of effort is under way across a number of partner agencies to help to support the fight here. Increased testing capacity, targeted messaging and staff out and about in communities talking to people and businesses about how they can continue to play their part. It is understandably frustrating for so many of you who are sticking to the rules, and our colleagues in the police continue to support your efforts by undertaking enforcement where that is necessary. Even this weekend dozens of fines were issued to people visiting York and North Yorkshire from tier three areas. To be clear, while the travel guidance between tiers is just that, people who live in Tier 3 take the Tier 3 restrictions with them wherever they go. This means they cannot come into North Yorkshire and dine in our cafés and restaurants. Famous for our fantastic hospitality sector and hearty welcome, I am afraid for now our county must protect its people and businesses by making sure we comply with these rules.In better news, within just a few days now we will have 12 vaccine sites across the county. Some of you will already have been called for your first dose. Our health colleagues are doing a fantastic job and we can help them by being patient and waiting to be contacted when it’s our turn. By not contacting the surgery, we free up more time for the NHS to treat people and administer the vaccines as they get them. This is a huge and complex programme, which will take months, not weeks to complete, so patience and understanding will be really important and will make their jobs much easier.Today is the shortest day of what no doubt feels like the longest year, but we have achieved a great deal to be proud of together. January and February delivered us four weeks of storms and floods, these in turn led to some significant infrastructure issues, most notably the collapse of a section of the A19 – a huge and complex repair job requiring expertise and massive resources from our highways team. We have battled two waves of pandemic, kept our schools open to support key workers, looked after our most frail residents, supported our neighbours with community and voluntary sector partners and kept our spirits up and heads held high – as we do in North Yorkshire. These huge and unrelenting challenges serve to drive home the importance of needing scale and strength to lead, coordinate and respond to multiple difficult challenges. As we head into 2021, we will not be leaving these demands behind us and we will need all our resolve, experience and resources about us.All of this has brought home to us very vividly the importance of having a strong county council for everyone in North Yorkshire, of empowered partnership working and of preserving the integrity of our county and its brand and values. Next year will be a critical one for local government here as ministers consider how best to reorganise public service delivery here to pave the way for a devolution deal. We firmly believe that we have demonstrated this year, like no other, why scale and resilience are crucial in delivering outstanding services alongside dynamic partnership work and effective emergency response.Thank you for playing your part in the most challenging of times. I wish you a peaceful and restful festive period and hope you stay safe and well.Keeping in touchOur website has a dedicated area for all the latest news, see links below:COVID-19 related newsDevolution/Stronger togetherFollow us on social media: @northyorkscc on Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.Public Health and social careNorth Yorkshire Coronavirus DataAt 20 December, there have been 15,198 positive tests since 3 March, with 777 new cases reported in the past week. The locality with the highest 7-day rate is currently Scarborough district, where the rate is currently 253.8 cases per 100,000 people. This remains below the England 7-day rate of 282.2 cases per 100,000. Work continues to ensure effective monitoring of all areas, with support for incidents being provided across a range of settings, which are reviewed daily. We are working with our partners across North Yorkshire, and particularly in Scarborough, to implement interventions that will help to bring the number of cases down.Get further information on North Yorkshire data provided at county, district and local area level.Making a Christmas bubble with friends and familyMany of us will have tuned into the Prime Minister’s statement on Saturday afternoon to hear that London and the South East of England are now in Tier 4, and there has been a change to the Christmas bubble guidance. North Yorkshire remains in Tier 2, meaning that we can form Christmas bubbles on Christmas Day only.If you have coronavirus symptoms or are currently self-isolating, you must not form a Christmas bubble. These rules are the law and you must follow them even if it means not meeting with friends or family for Christmas Day. If a member of your Christmas bubble tests positive for coronavirus or develops coronavirus symptoms on 25 December, or up to 48 hours after members of the bubble last met, all members of the bubble must self-isolate as if they were members of the same household.In areas in Tiers 1 to 3, including North Yorkshire, you may see a maximum of two other households (your ‘Christmas bubble’) on Christmas Day (25 December). You cannot see anyone from a Tier 4 area. You should think very carefully about the risks and only form a Christmas bubble if you feel you absolutely need to. Wherever possible, discuss alternatives to meeting up in person.You can only form a Christmas bubble if you do not live in a Tier 4 area. If you are permitted to form a Christmas bubble and choose to do so:Keep your Christmas bubble as small as possible. Two other households is a maximum, not a targetDo not join a Christmas bubble with anyone from a Tier 4 areaStop all unnecessary social contact outside your immediate household as soon as possible and for at least five days before you meet other households in your bubbleOnly meet your Christmas bubble in private homes or in your garden, places of worship, or public outdoor spacesOnly see your bubble on Christmas Day. Do not stay overnight and keep your visits as short as possibleStay local where possible. Avoid travelling from a high prevalence to a low prevalence areaOnly meet people who are not in your Christmas bubble outside your home according to the rules in the tier you live in (unless coming from a lower to a higher tier) and do not meet socially with friends and family that you do not live with in your home or garden unless they are part of your Christmas bubbleWhen seeing your Christmas bubble, you should keep taking steps to reduce the spread of the virus. This includes meeting outdoors where possible, ensuring indoor spaces get as much fresh air as possible, making space between members of different households wherever you can, washing your hands regularly and for 20 seconds, and following rules on self-isolation if you develop symptoms or test positive for coronavirus.You must not visit another household if you, or anyone in your household, is feeling unwell or self-isolating. You should get a free test if you have symptoms, have been asked to by your local council or your hospital, or are taking part in a government pilot project.Meeting your Christmas bubble indoorsIf someone is in your Christmas bubble, you can visit each other’s homes on 25 December, but must not stay overnight. You can also go to a place of worship together, or meet in public outdoor spaces. You cannot meet your Christmas bubble in any other indoor setting, such as a pub, hotel, shop, theatre, or restaurant. In these settings, rules on who you can and cannot meet depend on your tier.Do not meet with friends and family that you do not live with in your home or garden unless they are part of your Christmas bubble. You can continue to meet people who are not in your Christmas bubble outside your home according to the rules in the tier you live in, but should aim to minimise all non-essential contact. If you travel to a tier with stricter rules than the one you have come from, you should follow the stricter rules that are in place.There are specific guidelines for those who have chosen to form a different Christmas bubble from the people they normally live with, and for those who choose not to form a Christmas bubble.We know that it’s easier to catch and spread the virus in an indoor space, especially if there is little flow of fresh air. Therefore, when meeting your Christmas bubble you should take these measures to prevent the spread of the virus:keep your visits short because the risk of transmission increases the longer you staywash your hands frequentlyclean touch points regularly, such as door handles and surfaceskeep socially distanced from anybody you do not live with as much as possiblemake sure you let as much fresh air in as you can during a visit and after visitors have left, without getting cold, by opening windows and doorsPeople may continue to work in other people’s homes where necessary, such as for nannies, cleaners or tradespeople. To reduce risk, they should observe social distancing wherever possible, and where it can be avoided should not go into homes that are hosting Christmas bubbles.It is vital that we each take personal responsibility this Christmas to limit the spread of the virus and protect our loved ones, particularly if they are vulnerable. One in three people with coronavirus (COVID-19) has no symptoms and will be spreading it without realising, so the safest way to celebrate Christmas this year is with your household or existing support bubble in your home. The more people you see, the more likely it is that you will catch or spread coronavirus.Working together towards recoveryChildren and Families service – Christmas packsOur Children and Families staff have worked really hard getting Christmas packs out to families they are supporting. They have sent out 450 packs in just one week, which is a fantastic achievement. The packs were developed in partnership with Children and Families Early Help, the Library Service and the Grow and Learn project.They include Christmas activities, games, information on food banks, community and voluntary support over the festive period and information from the Adult Learning and Skills Service.Local businesses and Yorwaste donated toys to complement the packs. The Rotary Club also funded a card and stamp so children in the east of the county could send a Christmas message to someone special they may not have seen for a while.This has been a great team effort to spread some Christmas cheer to families who are struggling this year.TestingTesting sites in North Yorkshire, as elsewhere in England, are operated and managed by the Department of Health and Social Care and private contractors employed by them. We try to help the department by promoting the Mobile Testing Site locations and hosting information on how people with symptoms can book a test via the national government portal. We do not manage the national booking system or laboratory testing process.Indications are that lab testing capacity is improving but, if you are unable to book a test at a local site straight away, please keep checking as availability varies during the day.We are also supporting the Department in asking the public only to get a test if they are directed to do so by NHS Test and Trace or other NHS services – OR – if they have symptoms, to ensure that those people who need tests the most can be prioritised.Testing sites will continue to be in operation every day across the Christmas and New Year period.Before you attend you must book a test. Tests can be booked from 8pm the night before.Testing sites operated and managed by the Department of Health and Social Care will be running at the following locations over the coming days between 11am and 3pm:Every day - Harrogate - Dragon Road Car Park, Dragon Road, Harrogate, HG1 5DBEvery day - Scarborough - William Street Car Park, Scarborough. YO12 7PLEvery day - Northallerton – The Forum, Bullamore Road, Northallerton, DL6 1LPEvery day - Selby – Portholme Crescent Car Park, Selby, YO8 4YREvery day - Skipton - Cavendish Street Car Park, Skipton, BD23 1RPTuesday 22 December - Sherburn in Elmet - Pasture Way Carpark, Sherburn in Elmet, LS25 6LYTuesday 22 December - Filey - Filey Country Park, Church Cliff Drive, Filey, YO14 9ETTuesday 22 December - Catterick - Catterick Race Course, Catterick Bridge, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL10 7PETuesday 22 December - Thornton Le Dale - National Trust Car Park, No.5. Chestnut Avenue, Thornton Le Dale, Pickering, YO18 7RRWednesday 23 December - Scarborough - Scarborough Park and Ride, Seamer Road, Scarborough, YO12 4LWWednesday 23 December - Ripon - Coach Park, 3 Moss Arcade, Ripon, HG4 1AGWednesday 23 December - Settle - Greenfoot Car Park, Settle, BD24 9RWThursday 24 December - Whitby - Whitby Marina Car Park, Langbourne Road, Whitby, YO21 1YWThursday 24 December - Malton - Wentworth Street Car Park, Smithson Ct, Malton, YO17 7BQSaturday 26 December - Selby - South Entrance, DRAX Power Station, New Road, Selby, YO8 8PHSaturday 26 December - Settle - Greenfoot Car Park, Settle, BD24 9RWSaturday 26 December - Filey - Filey Country Park, Church Cliff Drive, Filey, YO14 9ETSunday 27 December - Scarborough - Scarborough Park and Ride, Seamer Road, Scarborough, YO12 4LWSunday 27 December - Richmond - Round Howe car park, Reeth Road, Richmond, DL10 4TLSunday 27 December - Thirsk - Millgate Car Park, Marage Road, Thirsk, YO7 1PESunday 27 December - Whitby - Whitby Marina Car Park, Langbourne Road, Whitby, YO21 1YWMonday 28 December - Selby - South Entrance, DRAX Power Station, New Road, Selby, YO8 8PHMonday 28 December - Whitby - Whitby Marina Car Park, Langbourne Road, Whitby, YO21 1YWMonday 28 December - Filey - Filey Country Park, Church Cliff Drive, Filey, YO14 9ETTuesday 29 December - Sherburn in Elmet - Pasture Way Carpark, Sherburn in Elmet, LS25 6LYTuesday 29 December - Filey - Filey Country Park, Church Cliff Drive, Filey, YO14 9ETTuesday 29 December - Thornton Le Dale - National Trust Car Park, No.5. Chestnut Avenue, Thornton Le Dale, Pickering, YO18 7RRTuesday 29 December - Catterick - Catterick Race Course, Catterick Bridge, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL10 7PEWednesday 30 December - Scarborough - Scarborough Park and Ride, Seamer Road, Scarborough, YO12 4LWWednesday 30 December - Settle - Greenfoot Car Park, Settle, BD24 9RWThursday 31 December - Whitby - Whitby Marina Car Park, Langbourne Road, Whitby, YO21 1YWThursday 31 December - Filey - Filey Country Park, Church Cliff Drive, Filey, YO14 9ETThursday 31 December - Malton - Wentworth Street Car Park, Smithson Ct, Malton, YO17 7BQSaturday 2 January - Selby - South Entrance, DRAX Power Station, New Road, Selby, YO8 8PHSaturday 2 January - Settle - Greenfoot Car Park, Settle, BD24 9RWSaturday 2 January - Filey - Filey Country Park, Church Cliff Drive, Filey, YO14 9ETSunday 3 January - Scarborough - Scarborough Park and Ride, Seamer Road, Scarborough, YO12 4LWSunday 3 January - Richmond - Round Howe car park, Reeth Road, Richmond, DL10 4TLSunday 3 January - Thirsk - Millgate Car Park, Marage Road, Thirsk, YO7 1PESunday 3 January - Whitby - Whitby Marina Car Park, Langbourne Road, Whitby, YO21 1YWWatch this video to find out what to expect and how to prepare for the test.See the latest dates and locations, find out more and how to book.Supporting our schools and childcareWe have been in close contact with schools and other educational settings following the Government announcement that students’ return to secondary school and colleges in January will be staggered.Full-time, remote education will be put in place during the first week of term, with face-to-face education beginning on January 11.Students in exam year groups – Years 11 and 13 – as well as vulnerable children and children of critical workers will be attending school or college in person from the start of term, the week beginning January 4. Also returning the week beginning January 4 as usual, will be students attending special schools and pupil referral services.Vocational exams scheduled for the week of January 4 will also go ahead as planned. Schools have informed parents of the local arrangements via their messaging services.For several months now, North Yorkshire’s schools have had arrangements in place to allow teaching to take place online as part of their response to the pandemic and this will be used for those affected year groups during the first week of term.We are also preparing a webinar to take place with all our secondary and special schools on January 4, which will cover the latest Government announcements, including the proposal to allow schools and colleges to offer testing of students after Christmas.Teamwork to support our residentsThe County Council’s customer service centre will act as an emergency community support line every day from 9am to 5pm on 01609 780780 throughout the Christmas period. Team North Yorkshire volunteers will be on stand-by for anyone who needs help while many of the community support organisations take a much-needed and well-earned break.For the last ten months, the County Council has been working with 23 community support organisations alongside partners and the voluntary sector to provide a safety net of support for people without family, friends or neighbours to lean on.Calls to our customer service centre for help and support more than doubled during the November restrictions, and since March volunteers have given an incredible 81,878 hours to support people up and down the county with shopping, collecting medication and other essentials.With the help of these amazing volunteers over 23,000 befriending calls have been made, more than 25,000 bags of shopping have been delivered and almost 15,000 prescriptions collected during the Covid pandemic.Since March, over 1,030 Covid-19 support grant scheme awards have also been made through the community support organisations, providing financial assistance to pay for food and household essentials during isolation. The majority of applicants have long-term health conditions or weakened immune systems and 49% of applications are from residents in the Scarborough area. The help provided through the community support organisation network will continue into 2021.People who need support with shopping, prescriptions and other essentials but don’t have anyone to call on over Christmas, or anyone concerned about the welfare of someone else, can contact the County Council’s emergency community support line on 01609 780780. The customer service centre will be closed to all routine queries between Christmas Day and 28 December, then again on New Year’s Day. Otherwise, normal opening times apply.People can also contact us by email or live chat Residents are being urged to check on their friends, family and neighbours, particularly if they helped someone during the first or second lockdown.To find local businesses offering food deliveries and takeaways, go to the Buy Local directory.People can also Find details local voluntary and community groups offering support.For more information about the help available, including a link to the latest Government advice for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable.Growing our local economyLEP News: Coronavirus Business Support Schemes ExtendedThe Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been further extended until the end of April 2021. This means that furloughed employees will continue to receive 80% of their usual salary for hours not worked until the end of April.Additionally, the following schemes have been extended until March 30:Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan SchemeCoronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan SchemeBounce Back Loan SchemeThe Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will have a fourth grant made available from February to April 2021.Read more about the Job Retention Scheme.UK Trader Scheme launched to support businesses moving goods from Great Britain to Northern IrelandTraders who want to declare goods not ‘at risk’ from 1 January 2021 will need to apply for authorisation by 31 December 2020. Traders will be granted a provisional authorisation for a period of up to four months while HMRC processes their applications.The government’s £200 million Trader Support Service (TSS) also provides education and guidance on ‘at risk’ goods for NI and GB businesses. Register for the TSS.York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub WebinarsStart 2021 by supercharging your skills as our series of insightful webinars built to better your business continues:Branding Master class: Making your business stand out - Creating a powerful brand 5 & 12 January, 12 noonDelivered by Rachel Goddard, managing director of Intandem Communications, this two-part, creative and interactive master class will focus on the thinking behind creating a powerful brand so it generates impact for your business.It will be an interactive session conducted on Zoom, with discussion and full participation encouraged. Delegates will be invited to submit their own ideas and thinking between sessions one and two for feedback.In the first master class session you will learn:What is a powerful brand?Brand values and behaviourIdentifying the power behind your brandUnlocking the brand personality and the spirit of your businessBook Branding Master class.Leadership Series: Leading through Change and Adversity: 6 January, 12 noonOur popular leadership series, delivered by employee engagement specialist Michelle Mook, is back in the New Year. The first webinar will provide support to leaders and managers who are leading through change and need to achieve buy-in and commitment.In this one-hour workshop, you will learn:Behaviours and emotional impact of changeA Strategy for change that helps lead others and get successful buy-inCreating a compelling vision for changeBook Leadership SeriesStaying informedAs always, we are keen to promote the following as main sources of business support information:GOVERNMENTY and NY LEPY and NY GROWTH HUB