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Rise in Sticker Price at Public Colleges Outpaces That at Private Colleges...
The State of California enrolls about 10 percent of the countrys full-time students attending public four-year colleges, and about 15 percent of those at public two-year colleges. So when the states...
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Budget compromise would preserve maximum Pell grant, NIH funding
Although final details were still elusive late Thursday, members of Congress appear to have reached a compromise on a federal budget for 2012 that would preserve the maximum Pell Grant while changing...
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To pay for school, one undergrad makes a fateful decision. She robs a bank!
Alejandra Bautista-Landin: I had way too much going on. I was in a folkloric dance troupe, working at Rite Aid and manning a health hotline. I thought lots of extra-curriculars would get me into a...
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More Students Are Enrolled in College and on Financial Aid, Annual Report Shows
The number of students enrolled in college and the proportion who receive financial aid are both increasing, as are graduation rates, slightly, according to a report of 2010 data published on Tuesday...
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How Colleges Fight For Top Students
“Families think their sons and daughters are awarded a merit scholarship because of the fact that they are wonderfully smart and talented,” says Robert Massa, a vice president at Lafayette. “[T]he...
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Tuition is too damn high
Government is to blame for rising higher education costs — but not for the reasons the GOP tells you Tuition is too damn high
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Figuring Out The Real Price Of College
There’s a tool that can help you figure this out. It’s called the “net price calculator.” And all colleges are now required to post a net price calculator on their website. The calculator asks a series...
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The Price Of College Tuition, In 1 Graphic
There are two ways to think about the price of college tuition: 1. Sticker price is the full price colleges list in their brochures and on their websites. 2. Net price is the price students actually...
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Stop calling student loans “financial aid”
Students who take out loans aren’t receiving special favors. They’re making a financial transaction like any other vStop calling student loans “financial aid
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Big College Merit Scholarships Are A Problem (If You Don’t Get One)
A bunch of private colleges have been in a financial aid arms race for years now, offering bigger and bigger merit scholarships to lure the best students. This is nice for the students who get big...
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Income-Based Diversity Lags at Many Public Universities
Opponents of race-based affirmative action in college admissions urge that colleges use a different tool to encourage diversity: giving a leg up to poor students. But many educators see real...
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As price of college rises, so does federal aid
With college costs continuing to rise, more students are receiving federal financial aid, though state and institutional aid remains largely flat. Data from the National Center for Education...
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