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• Report Shows Student Debt by State and by School

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  Although the economic downturn has changed some borrowing and spending habits, recent college graduates are more in debt than ever before. Average student loan debt has continued its steady rise, with graduating seniors holding an average of $23,200 in student loans in 2008. This information comes courtesy of a ...
  5 days ago

• Pittsburgh College Students Protest Tuition Tax Proposal

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  Pittsburgh city officials have received some criticism over the last few days on their latest plan to cover local budget deficits and shortfalls: a tax on college students. The 1 percent tuition tax, described as the “Post Secondary Education Privilege Tax” or Fair Share Tax,” would target local college ...
  5 days ago

• Supreme Court Considers Student Loan Bankruptcy Case

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments today on the intricacies of one student’s 20-year-old debt that could change the way bankruptcy law handles student loan cases. The case, United Student Aid Funds Inc. v Espinosa , goes back to 1992, when Francisco Espinosa, a technical school graduate, filed for ...
  6 days ago

• 10 Ways To Reduce College Costs And Avoid Debt That Can Take…

  
  Fisher Funding — Authority: 159
  College costs are on the rise and show no signs of slowing their climb. According to the College Board’s “Trends in College Pricing” the average annual cost for in-state tuition ranges from $17,336 for public institutions to a whopping $35,374 for private universities. Adding insult to injury, college expenses ...
  1 week ago

• The best values in private colleges

  
  THE MONEY BIZ — Authority: 136
  Despite shrinking endowments, these 100 institutions offer high-quality education for less than you might expect. For some students, they’re cheaper than state schools.
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• Zombies Used to Promote Alternatives to Four-Year Colleges

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  Two Chicago-area community colleges are using zombies to urge students to consider their options before applying solely to four-year schools. Harper College and Elgin Community College , with some help from email provider Abeedle.com, are using a cartoon short featuring fictional high school seniors Lynette and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Obama Encourages Studying in China as Budget Cuts Discourage Studying In-State

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  Yesterday, in a joint statement with the leader of China, President Obama announced plans to strengthen the United States’ relationship with China through several efforts, including expanding study abroad programs in each country. China currently sends more students than any other country to American colleges and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Demand Value in Higher Education

  
  Higher Education Initiative: Latest Blog Posts — Authority: 125
  [Editors Note: A version of this post ran yesterday in the Albany Times Union ] The College Board reports tuition is up nine percent this year in inflation-adjusted terms, despite declining prices throughout the economy and stagnant median family income. Parents want to know why the sharp increase and why ...
  2 weeks ago

• The First Step Doesn’t Have To Be the Hardest

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  by Derrius Quarles Greetings, my name is Derrius Lamar Quarles and I am currently a freshman majoring in psychology with a biology and public health minor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. I am originally from Chicago, Illinois and went to high school not too far from Barack Obama’s home. Recently I have ...
  2 weeks ago

• Admission Competition Heating Up at State Colleges

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  While so far it appears that the recession has not had a negative impact on students’ desire to go to college, it may be affecting their ability to get there, or at least to get into their school of choice. State colleges have endured some significant budget cuts in the last year, while also coping with an ...
  3 weeks ago

• Health Care Bill Sparks Discussion on Need for More Doctors

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  One thing has dominated the news and the world of politics for weeks - the health care-reform bill.  The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill, which would cover about 96 percent of Americans, last weekend. It now awaits a vote from the Senate side, with a good amount of compromising expected if the bill has ...
  3 weeks ago

• Net Price Calculator

  
  The Old College Try: Marketing Higher Ed — Authority: 110
  Do you have a handy/dandy calculator on your Web site that students can use to estimate their cost of attending your school? If not, you might want to look into developing one. I learned that if you are a Title IV school, the Higher Education Opportunity Act requires that one be available on your site by Oct. 29, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Winning The College Scholarship Battle

  
  SayCampusLife — Authority: 127
  If you’re planning to head off to college next fall or continue with your education, funding may loom as a huge issue for you. Surging Costs Earlier this week we took note of the swelling number of schools charging $50,000 per year or more for college, room and board; expenses which are rising at twice the rate ...
  3 weeks ago

• Nine Out of Ten Parents Agree: Attending College is Important

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  Has the recession had a negative impact on families’ view of college? Record college enrollment in 2009 suggests no, and a new survey of parents backs that up, as well. Oppenheimer Funds conducted a survey asking parents of pre-college-age children whether they view college as important for their kids and how they ...
  3 weeks ago

• Most Expensive College Dorms

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  Tuition and fees aren’t the only college costs families are finding hard to swallow these days.  Room and board is also on the rise–now nearing $16,000 a year at some colleges.  A survey of the most expensive college dorms found that students attending The New School’s Eugene Lang College in New York City ...
  4 weeks ago

• $50K Becoming New Norm at Private Colleges

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  More private colleges than ever before are charging $50,000 a year or more in tuition and other fees, according to an analysis of College Board data done by the Chronicle of Higher Education . Last year, only five colleges charged $50,000 a year or more for tuition, fees, room, and board. This year, 58 did. Most ...
  4 weeks ago

• Secrets of College Selection, Admission and Affordability Revealed

  
  Your Story — Authority: 594
  Innovative Advisors host free College Planning 101 workshop Nov. 9 in Raleigh to help Triangle families negotiate the maze of college planning and funding.
  4 weeks ago

• The Congressional Money Tree’s Focus on Education

  
  Prepare For College — Authority: 158
  Copyright (c) 2009 Marc Hill In recent days the Democratic Leaders of the House of Representatives have publicized their plan to address the economy with a massive $825 billion dollar stimulus package designed to, well you know, I haven’t quite figured this one out yet. I ‘m still stuck on the first stimulus ...
  5 weeks ago

• College Offers Students Free Textbooks

  
  blog.scholarships.com — Authority: 132
  In recent years, colleges have begun experimenting with a number of techniques to make textbooks more affordable for, and more likely to be purchased by, college students.  From on-demand textbook printing at the University of Michigan to on-campus and online textbook rental options nationwide, it seems like at ...
  5 weeks ago

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