College Finance
College costs are rising, student loan debt is nearing $1 trillion, and money is still tight everywhere. So if you're a parents or a soon-to-matriculate student, you'll want to hear what the Princeton Review's Rob Franek has to say about the best value colleges of 2012.
With student loan default rates rising due to persistently high unemployment rates, it's easy to vilify the seemingly endless monthly payments that follow graduation. But take a closer look, and you'll find that the news about student loans is more good than bad.
Obama Decries Rising Cost of College Education
2:50PM 1/27/2012
President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds.
I know what a daunting task it is to pay for college. But it's not impossible -- even on a paperboy's income. I did it, and hopefully some of what I learned on the route to college graduate will help inspire you, your kids, or your local paper carrier.
Recognizing the tight financial situation many American students and their families are facing, a growing number of private and public colleges are offering discounted tuition in an effort to attract more students.
U.S. Students Take Note: China Axes College Majors That Don't Pay
3:10PM 12/02/2011
For years, U.S. college students have been told that some majors are one-way tickets to "Would you like fries with that?" But in China, educational officials aren't just warning students away from those majors -- they plan to trim or cut them altogether.
Two Yale professors have proposed an interesting solution to the nation's oversupply of lawyers. Have law schools offer tuition refunds to first year students if they quit. The National Association of Law Schools, not surprisingly, rejected the idea.
The 10 Private Colleges Where Student Debt Is Lowest
11:35AM 11/30/2011
Recent graduates from private colleges and universities walked away from commencement with an average of $28,100 in student debt, according to The College Board. But not every school leaves its alumni so far in the hole.
Graduating from College? Hope You Learned How to Tend Bar
12:45PM 11/29/2011
When history tallies up the biggest losers of the Great Recession, it's not hard to guess who will top the list. Facing a brutal job market, plummeting wages, and a mountain of debt, many recent college grads have fallen behind before they've officially started their careers.
3 Ways to Get a Free College Education (With No Strings)
11:00AM 11/16/2011
When Steve Jobs dropped out of college, he didn't stop going to classes -- he just stopped paying for them. But when he audited a class, he had to be there. Today, you don't -- it's all online.
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