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Community College Enrollment Made Easy
Young adults seeking a higher education may consider community college as a steppingstone to greater pursuits or as a path to a new job. Community colleges, also known as technical colleges, are two-year public colleges that serve millions of students.
Community Colleges Continue to Face Financial Challenges
America’s community colleges continue to provide access to higher education for millions of students. These two-year schools, sometimes called technical colleges or junior colleges, are generally affordable; many provide open enrollment to high school graduates and to those with a GED.
What Are the Pros and Cons of Attending College?
If you are considering attending college, you may have some ideas about what you want to study and even have plans in place for life beyond academia.
College Board: Trends in College Pricing
The College Board has released its latest report, Education Pays, outlining the importance of pursuing a college education.
Financial Woes May Shut Down Some Colleges Report Says
Higher education may soon face a dramatic change with some colleges and universities shutting down due to funding issues.
Stepped Up Discounting and Private College Enrollment
The competition for college students is a keen one, something particularly felt by private colleges and universities. To lure students to privately funded institutions, such colleges must step up the tuition discounting to compete against taxpayer-funded public schools.
Advocacy Group Offers 3 Ideas for Funding Higher Education
Tweet A group known as the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education has been advocating for better funding of higher education and recently outlined three ideas that it says
5 Ways to Afford Your College Education
Today’s college students continue to encounter ever rising educational costs, presenting a major challenge to individuals and families alike as they consider ways to pay for their higher education.
What Happens to Excess Pell Grant Money
Tweet The maximum amount of money awarded currently is $5,550 per academic year, an amount that may be over and above what it costs some students to attend college. Excess
Updated: Paying for College Without Going Broke
Tweet Kalman A. Chany’s latest edition is now available. Here in North Carolina, state college students are facing some of the largest increases ever seen as restricted budgets force legislators
No Free College Ride for Rich Kids
Tweet Teaching rich kids valuable financial lessons. College isn’t cheap, but a recent Bank of America study notes that approximately half of children in families where income levels are $250,000
Children of Divorced Parents Lose Out on College Financial Aid
Tweet Divorce Impact A recent study conducted by Rice University shows that children of divorced parents may miss out on some college financial aid, even if their parents remarry. Parents
