Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 76

Community Colleges

Stalled Pursuit of Higher Learning

Undocumented students across the country have been hampered in their quests for higher learning by the dismal economy and restrictive state legislation targeted at immigrants.

October 15, 2009

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STUDY INVESTIGATES IF ONLINE EDUCATION IS KEY TO HELPING MORE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OBTAIN DEGREES

Peter Schenk believed a college degree was the key to a more financially stable life. To that end, the 22-year-old worked two jobs to support his family and pay college tuition for himself and his wife.

October 14, 2009

Community Colleges

DERAILED : ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND RESTRICTIVE STATE LEGISLATION STALL UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS

As a founder of the University Leadership Initiative, an advocacy group for undocumented students in Texas, Julieta Garibay sorts through the numerous e-mails her organization receives daily.

October 14, 2009

Students

College Cutbacks Make it Harder to Earn Degrees

Deep budget cuts, which force colleges and universities to eliminate courses, are likely to prolong the time and increase the expense for students to earn their degrees.

October 13, 2009

Military

As Veterans Try To Use Benefit, New G.I. Bill Draws Criticism

Delays in claims processing and inadequate benefits are among the challenges military veterans are experiencing as they seek schooling under the new Post 9/11 G.I. Bill.

October 11, 2009

HBCUs

NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Stimulus Money Slow To Reach Colleges

An avalanche of funding is expected after slow start to stimulus spending for campus-preservation projects.

September 30, 2009

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On the Money: Getting Started with 529 College Savings Plans

Though still not widely used, 529 savings plans got a fresh endorsement last week when the Obama administration urged states to make it easier for middle-class families to enroll in them.

September 21, 2009

Community Colleges

NC Community Colleges to Enroll Undocumented Students

RALEIGH, N.C.  _ North Carolina’s community college system voted Friday to admit undocumented immigrants at its campuses next year, a move unlikely to bring an immediate surge in undocumented students given a requirement that they pay higher tuition.

September 21, 2009

Students

Best & Brightest: The War Vet, Financial Aid Activist and Ivy League Student

For John Around Him, the idea of attending Dartmouth College was more than impossible.

September 8, 2009

Students

U-Texas Pulls Out of Merit Scholarship Program

The University of Texas at Austin is pulling out of the National Merit Scholarship Program to focus on needs-based financial assistance.

September 2, 2009

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The rising cost of MBAs

A master’s of business administration are becoming more costly.  A recent study by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities has found that tuition fees at private American institutes of higher education increased by only 4.3 percent in 2009, the lowest annual rise for nearly 40 years.  According to The Economist, even business schools, […]

August 25, 2009

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Funding, tuition income per student high at UH

As college students return to campuses this week, they’re concerned about paying for college.  At the University of Hawaii, state appropriations and tuition income per student grew 32.1 percent.  According to the Star Bulletin, the annual State Higher Education Finance report shows this is the highest percentage increase in the nation. Thereport also notes that […]

August 23, 2009