Choosing a College
Choosing a college is one of the biggest decisions you'll make in your life. College has a huge impact on you financially, emotionally, socially and academically--and can have a large…
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Being based in Western New York, we write a lot about the affordability and quality of schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The SUNY system has…
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We write a lot about evaluating the return on investment of a college when deciding where to attend. With the price of college rising each year, it's an extremely important…
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While most students opt for the traditional residential college experience, an online degree can be a good option for someone who's also working full time while earning a degree, or…
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There are plenty of college rankings out there based on all sorts of different factors--quality of student, price, return on investment and more. In light of President Obama's decision not…
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While many colleges offer a great education, there are definitely some that are more accessible to low-income students than others. For low-income students concerned about the cost of college, it's…
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In an era of sky-high college costs, it's extremely important to consider a college's ROI before committing to potentially take out tens--or even hundreds--of thousands of dollars in student loans…
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We talk a lot about college value, but few rankings systems take affordability into account. MONEY, however, recently released its yearly list of the colleges ranked by how much value…
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While there are plenty of national college rankings to help students and families make their college choices, rarely do such rankings focus on a specific geographic area. That's why we're…
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While we've touted community colleges and public colleges as a way to make college more affordable, private colleges definitely have their benefits--especially those with large endowments, which tend to be…
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