11th February 2008
While tuition and fees have risen over the last decade at all types of colleges and universities, these costs have gone up the least at two-year schools, according to a recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
The GAO report a...
02nd February 2008
The United States continues to lag behind other major industrialized nations in the percentage of the population with a college degree, according to a recent series of studies released by the Making Opportunity Affordable project.
Although currentl...
30th January 2008
If you’re a former student or a college parent with any outstanding federal student loans, you may be able to get up to 20 more years to repay just by consolidating your eligible federal parent or student loans. With that longer repayment term, since...
20th January 2008
If you’re a graduate or college parent with any outstanding federal student loans, you may be able to lower your monthly student loan payments by up to 42% just by consolidating your parent or student loans. When you consolidate your college loans, y...
16th January 2008
Faced With Declining Dollar, Study-Abroad Students May Want to Consider New Locations to Help Lower Costs
If you're thinking about joining the 58 percent of study-abroad
students who choose to study in Europe, you may want to
consider how the decreas...
11th October 2007
Between homework, tests, class schedules, a part-time job, and the pressure to maintain acceptable grades, college thrusts students into a world of increased responsibilities. And financial responsibility, the one that could most affect you in the lon...
02nd October 2007
If the cost of college and graduate school seems to be rising as quickly as summer temperatures, it may be time to look into the funding sources that could help you finance your postsecondary education. To help families sort through the financial aid m...
20th September 2007
Unless you plan on being a student the rest of your life, student loan repayment is inevitable, and the ins and outs of student loan repayment can be confusing and overwhelming. The financial advisors at NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based education f...
12th September 2007
As a graduate or professional degree student, even with your student grants and T.A.’s salary, you may find you still have school-related expenses to cover. To help you meet the costs of your degree program, NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based educ...
02nd September 2007
Got this semester covered but wondering how you’re going to pay for next semester? If mom and dad can’t help you out as much as they want to, you might consider applying for a Federal Stafford Loan.
Federal Stafford Loans are one of the most a...
20th August 2007
You may have seen the news about her. If not, you missed the headlines about Phyllis Turner, a 94-year-old great-great-grandmother from Australia who just graduated with her master’s degree in medical science. If this sweet, cane-toting granny can ha...
25th July 2007
Since some colleges start posting available work-study positions as early as the summer, students looking for first dibs on campus jobs in the fall can get a leg up on their competition by hammering out that perfect résumé and cover letter now. Acco...
24th July 2007
College students all over the United States probably have just gotten into the swing of summer, whether that means finally perfecting their golf swing, getting that deep tan, or acing the most recent quiz in summer school. In the midst of these activit...
14th July 2007
Chances are, all the college graduation parties are long gone and the celebration of recent graduates’ noteworthy achievements is yesterday’s news. Along with the receipt of the college degree come bigger responsibilities, like getting a job, findi...
03rd July 2007
This is the time of year when college students and their parents are starting to relax, as the school year has come to an end, and many students are settling in at home for summer with mom, dad and the family. The downtime of the summer months gives bo...
