Here’s an indication of how burdensome student loans have become: About one-third of millennials say they would have been better off working, instead of going to college and paying tuition.
Financial Aid
5/22/2013
5/20/2013
It found that hundreds of public and private colleges expect the neediest students to pay an amount that is equal to or more than their families’ yearly earnings. At the same time, the schools are offering more merit aid, based on such factors as a student’s academic achievement, to attract the students they most desire.
5/16/2013
The Lydia C. Roberts Graduate Fellowship is, at least on paper, available to white students "of either sex, born in the state of Iowa," according to a Columbia University charter from 1920.
5/8/2013
In this web seminar, Scannell & Kurz offers best practices in deploying scarce aid resources, while discussing how to evaluate the effectiveness of current pricing and award strategies and how to identify opportunities to increase net tuition.
5/7/2013
Increasingly, it seems as though higher education doesn’t have a place for people like me or my family. You see, we are the middle people. We are middle class, with three children. But in the realm of higher education, if you are “middle,” you are at the bottom. Scholarships, grants and financial assistance abound for students who earn top grades. And rightfully so.
5/6/2013
A proposal to require Connecticut colleges and universities to supply students with uniform financial aid information has passed in the state House of Representatives. The bill, which passed 141-to-0, obliges institutions of higher education to provide a financial aid shopping sheet to each admitted student before the enrollment deadline.
5/6/2013
Call it the couponing of higher education. After years of skyrocketing tuition costs, many private colleges in the United States are ramping up their financial aid packages in an attempt to attract new students and boost sagging enrollments.
5/3/2013
The average overall loan debt for bachelor’s degree recipients is fairly manageable (about $26,500 for the class of 2011, according to The Institute for College Access and Success). Still, students and families are shouldering a greater portion of the cost of college through loans than they ever have before. As student loan debt levels and default rates in the United States continue to climb, consumers remain concerned about the accessibility and affordability of higher education.
4/10/2013
To make college more accessible and affordable for students of lesser economic means, the federal student aid system must undergo a radical redesign. That was one of the key points made Tuesday during a policy briefing on Capitol Hill meant to highlight areas of student financial aid that are considered ripe for reform as Congress prepares to hammer out a budget for the next fiscal year.
4/1/2013
Financial aid appeals have been a regular part of the aid awarding landscape for some time now, but the way institutions respond to appeals varies widely. How your own institution responds can affect enrollment, net tuition revenue, and your school’s reputation in the marketplace.
3/28/2013
With the competition for new jobs as fierce as ever, a college diploma is no longer an asset job seekers can do without, new research shows.
3/21/2013
Governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation, Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information technology to promote positive social, economic and educational change.
3/14/2013
Forty of 85 students enrolled from Fort Bragg for courses that started Monday would have lost the federal grants. The school expected up to 100 students would be unable to register because of the budget cuts.
3/14/2013
The Hazlewood program, a state-requirement that public higher education institutions waive qualified veterans' tuition and mandatory fees, could cost the Legislature more than $1 billion by 2018, according an estimate from the Legislative Budget Board.
3/13/2013
Changes to Sallie Mae's Smart Option Student Loans for graduate degree seekers will go into effect on April 1. From that point on, those who choose this loan option can select either variable or fixed rates with no origination or prepayment penalties. The variable rate range will extend from 2.25% to 7.5%, while the fixed rate range will run from 5.75% to 8.875%.
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