Tag: Tuition and Fees: Page 85

Community Colleges

Ohio Plan Would Allow Adult Learners to Convert Certificates Into a Degree

The cost to attend an Ohio university would be among the lowest in the nation in 10 years under goals outlined Monday to reverse the state’s trend of high tuition and lower-than-average college attendance.

April 2, 2008

Students

Maricopa County Community College District Weighs Tuition Hike

Students attending classes in the Maricopa County Community College District will likely be looking at higher tuition rates.

March 19, 2008

Latinx

Significant Increase in College-bound Hispanics Projected For The South

The current number of Hispanic high school graduates in the 16 states that constitute the Southern Regional Education Board is projected to more than double by 2022, outpacing national projections, according to a new report released by Denver-based Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

March 19, 2008

Students

Exclusive: Iowa Student Loan Won’t Offer Private Loans

A tightening credit market could make life increasingly difficult this fall for college students who may not find money available to borrow or could be forced to ask their parents to co-sign a loan.

March 16, 2008

Community Colleges

Missouri House Denies Undocumented Students Access too Public Colleges

For the third year in a row, Missouri House members voted Wednesday to bar undocumented immigrants from public colleges and universities.

March 12, 2008

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Florida Officials Battle Over Right To Raise Tuition

Florida state Senate President Ken Pruitt has proposed a constitutional amendment that would take away the Board of Governors authority to set tuition rates and make other decisions for the state’s public universities, according to a report in The Miami Herald. The amendment would give such authority to an elected education commissioner, a position voters got rid of in 1998.

March 5, 2008

Latinx

Congress To Give More, Demand More

A Pell Grant increase is in the HEA bill, but so are provisions for colleges to explain large endowments and tuition increases.

March 4, 2008

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Brown University Offers Free Tuition to Low-Income Students

Brown University students whose parents earn less than $60,000 will not have to pay the $47,740 it costs to attend the university each year, the university decided in an attempt to lighten the load of college debt on students.

February 25, 2008

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California College Students Fed Up with Rising Tuition, Advocating Tuition Freeze

California college students are mobilizing to freeze tuition at the University of California and California State University for the next five years, according to an article in The San Diego Union-Tribune. Fees at these universities have been raised five of the past six years. According to the Union-Tribune article, students are paying $7,511 in tuition, […]

February 12, 2008

Community Colleges

Ballot Proposal To Boost California Community College Funding Defeated

BERKELEY, Calif.—Voters rejected a plan to secure more state dollars for California’s community colleges, but supporters say the campaign succeeded at drawing attention to the funding woes of the massive system.

February 5, 2008

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Wealthy Colleges Under Pressure To Use Endowments For Financial Aid

Although Congress has yet to approve any new rules on the topic, the debate on Capitol Hill about wealthy colleges and their endowments is prompting elite institutions to adopt friendlier policies toward lower-income students, a Washington, D.C., audience was told Friday.

February 2, 2008

Latinx

Where Do Presidential Candidates Stand on The DREAM Act?

As the presidential race heats up, a segment of the non-voting population as well as voters on both sides of the debate to help undocumented students access college will be watching to see where the candidates stand on the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act).

January 26, 2008