For decades students have sought to save money by taking the community college route. Many would take two or three years to work on their general education requirements, and then transfer over to a 4-year college or university to earn a bachelor’s degree.
At first glance, spending the first portion of schooling at a community college [...]

Parents aren’t the only ones worried about tuition costs for the upcoming school year–private colleges are feeling the pinch, too. As the struggling economy continues to affect the college admissions process, many private schools are wondering how to cope with the problem of higher application volumes but lower enrollment numbers. They have also faced a [...]

There’s no getting around it–times are tough–and families with college-bound students are really feeling the pressure. As parents we want to help support our children, but with the inescapable and constant news about the failing economy, it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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President Obama just signed $410 billion more stimulus legislation which includes a payday for higher education–some of which will be aimed at helping college students.
Dollars and Cents
While many criticize the bill for it’s funding of government “pet projects,” it contains several different college funding changes, including:

Federal Pell Grants. $17.3 billion dollars [...]

In case the unstable loan market wasn’t nerve-racking enough for today’s college students, a recent study shows that their future career options may be affected by the economy as well.
All in the Numbers
The National Association of Colleges and Employer just released the results of their Job Outlook 2009 Survey, and the numbers are disconcerting to [...]

Last week President Obama’s administration revealed the first peek at the 2010 National Budget, which is set to be finalized in April. While many areas of the budget proposal were lacking in details, the education sector received some very specific attention. Here is a brief breakdown of how next year’s budget could effect how families [...]