What will higher education and college students be like in the future? The Wall Street Journal offers some predictions.
If you’re a college student on financial aid, it’s not easy to stay within a budget.
Most colleges put college students’ financial aid awards toward tuition and fees first and then give the remaining money to the student as a financial aid refund in one or two installments a semester. This makes it difficult for students to manage their money and avoid blowing it all before the semester is over.
President Obama’s recent signing of the bill to keep student loan interest rates low is a move in the right direction toward helping students afford college. But as we’ve discussed, it’s not enough. In the video below from Democracy Now, Rolling Stone editor Matt Taibbi discusses how the high price of U.S. college tuition is the real […]
If you’re a college student relying on financial aid, it’s essential to live within your budget while at school. It can be tempting, however, to splurge on expensive dinners out, new clothes, and late night food and drink.
Check out these tips for college students on spending within your means and avoiding the temptation of going into further debt for frivolous expenses.
The cost of college has risen all over the country, and schools in our home of Western New York have not been an exception.
Check out this video from WGRZ to learn about the cost of higher education in the Western New York region and how President Obama will address the issue in his visit to the area later this week.
Learning how to manage your finances early on in college can save you time, stress, and money later. And it’s the best way to prepare for unexpected college costs–such as a once-in-a-lifetime study abroad opportunity or that tropical Spring Break vacation you want to take with your roomies.
At College Financing Group, we love seeing students find creative ways to pay for college. We’re especially proud when we hear about students from Western New York, where we’re headquartered, capitalizing on their success to make college more affordable.
Adam Munich, a native of Orchard Park, NY and freshman at the Rochester Institute of Technology, recently did just that.
We all know college tuition, room, and board at top universities is astronomically expensive. This video breaks down what the average cost of 4 years at a top school–$235,585.52–will buy you in the real world.
As the weak economy continues to impact how Americans spend their money, parents are putting less toward their children’s college education than in previous years. Parents put an average of $5,727 from their income and savings toward each child’s college costs in the 2012-2013 academic year, down more than a third from $8,752 in 2009-2010.
Many students use consolidation as a way of reducing the costs of their monthly student loan payments. Now, universities are following their lead. Some colleges have begun to merge and consolidate in order to lower administrative costs and pool their resources during an era of reduced education budgets.