Who wouldn’t love to pay less for their college degree? Check out this slideshow from US News Education to find out how you can save on college costs and make your money go farther once you’re enrolled.
As student loan debt tops $1 trillion dollars, the outcry to reduce student loan interest rates and help those already in debt grows stronger. In this video from Politico, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) offers his take on the high cost of college, society’s view of higher education, and the impact of student debt on the economy. […]
A powerful quote by Noam Chomsky about how student debt relates to the consumer economy and the creativity and values of future generations: Students who acquire large debts putting themselves through school are unlikely to think about changing society. When you trap people in a system of debt they can’t afford the time to think. Tuition […]
This commentary from the NY Post sums up the real way Congress has failed students perfectly. The problem is not just that Congress has hurt students by failing to keep student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8%. It’s that they have done nothing to prevent college costs from skyrocketing. The real problem: college affordability […]
The Education Department has released its annual list of the country’s most expensive colleges, both private and public. For 2011-12 academic year, Columbia University narrowly edged out Sarah Lawrence as the college with the highest tuition in the U.S., at $45,290 per year. This does not include room and board, books, or college fees, which push most of the most expensive colleges’ list prices far above $60,000.
This enlightening post from Common Sense Student Loans argues that the student loan debate going on in Congress right now is preventing us from dealing with the root “disease” of skyrocketing college costs. Student loan debt, author Craig Anderson argues, is a symptom of this much larger issue, and current government proposals are merely Band-Aids […]
While the millennial generation has been labeled as lazy, entitled, and narcissistic, many people neglect to realize that this generation has entered a world with shrinking employment opportunities and mobility. For young people, jobs (especially good ones) are hard to find, and many are saddled with tons of college debt. And for young adults who are […]
Students in Sweden attend college for free, but they still graduate with an average of $19,000 in debt. But unlike in the U.S., this debt is easily managed due to low interest rates and long repayment periods.
It’s news to no one that the cost of attendance at U.S. colleges has risen dramatically over the past thirty years, leading more students to rely heavily on student loans and become burdened by debt. In the video below, David Lin, an economics professor at American University, explains why tuition costs have increased so quickly […]
Imagine a school where they only make you pay tuition if you get a job. Sounds like a pretty good deal, right?
App Academy, an intensive software development course in New York City and San Francisco, makes that promise. Check out the video above for information about the school, its students, and its innovative tuition model.