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UW regents approve 5.5% tuition increase - Friday, July 10, 2009
Madison - Students attending four-year schools in the University of Wisconsin System will see a 5.5% base tuition increase along with jumps in student fees and room and board rates,...
Student loans soar by a third - Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Students are borrowing record amounts to pay for their studies, new government figures published today reveal.
The total amount loaned to university students rose by 32.2% last year...
Student Loan/Consolidation Network Announces Good News from Congress - Saturday, August 02, 2008
StudentLoanCenter.biz, an online source of information and assistance for the student loan market, has good news for current and future students in need of financial help.
Carlsbad,...
Changes to student loans - Thursday, April 01, 2010
When President Barack Obama signed the health care reform bill last week he also signed the Education Reconciliation Act – an act that eliminates a $60 billion loan program to be replaced...
Our simple guide to student finance - Thursday, June 26, 2008
Catherine Quinn takes a closer look at the different types of financial support available for students
With the system seeming to change almost annually, it's no wonder many students...
414 Iowa college students get disaster aid - Thursday, October 16, 2008
State officials say more than 400 students attending Iowa colleges received disaster relief grants to help pay college expenses.
Keith Greiner of the Iowa College Student Aid Commission...
We need change in student loans - Monday, October 12, 2009
If I were a recent college graduate, I would be outraged to be paying 6.8 percent in interest on my Stafford loan when market interest rates are closer to 2.5 percent! Where’s all...
Students protest as CSU raises fees by 20 percent - Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Long Beach - It just got about $1,000 more expensive to attend California State University for one year - and students are furious.
With a tentative state budget agreement that gouges...
Help is available for college students struggling to pay tuition - Friday, July 17, 2009
Maryland colleges are starting to send out fall tuition bills, and signs indicate that more families will struggle to pay.
Applications for federal student aid are up. More families...
Study: 50 percent borrow money for college - Friday, July 10, 2009
America's college students are borrowing more and taking on riskier forms of debt than ever before, according to an analysis released Thursday.
“Drowning in Debt: The Emerging Student...
