10 ways to save on college costs
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…
Read article: 10 ways to save on college costsSenators (finally) reach deal on student loan rates
The good news? The government has finally come to an agreement on student loan interest rates and agreed to lower rates through the 2015 academic year. The bad news?After 2015,…
Read article: Senators (finally) reach deal on student loan rates“We need to have a different concept of higher education”
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…
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Millennials: a generation in debt
After adjusting for inflation, students are borrowing twice the amount they borrowed a year ago. Congress' recent neglect to keep student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8% could cost…
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Will having a job reduce a student’s financial aid for college?
Many prospective and current college students don’t realize that their income and assets are taken into account when they apply for financial aid, just like that of their parents. So…
Read article: Will having a job reduce a student’s financial aid for college?Student loan interest rates aren’t the problem
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…
Read article: Student loan interest rates aren’t the problemThe trillion dollar question: Reinventing student financial aid for the 21st century
Funding for federal student aid programs was first authorized in the 1960s and 1970s and has increased dramatically to keep up with the skyrocketing costs of college. Yet, despite this…
Read article: The trillion dollar question: Reinventing student financial aid for the 21st centuryColumbia tops list of most expensive schools
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…
Read article: Columbia tops list of most expensive schoolsPutting a face on student loan debt
There are millions of student loan borrowers struggling to repay their college debt. In this interesting video from HLN TV, Clark Howard speaks with two real borrowers about how they got into…
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Don’t major in debt
With the cost of college skyrocketing over the past 30 years, taking out student loans has become a necessary evil for many students to attend college. The problem is, many…
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