New Report Shows Need for More College-Educated Workers
A brand new report released by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, The Undereducated American, has found that over the past 30 years, the demand for college-educated...
View ArticleStudent Loan Marketplace Partners with CheapScholar.org
We’re happy to announce that CheapScholar.org has partnered with the Overture Student Loan Marketplace to bring its private loan comparison tool to CheapScholar readers who are in need of gap funding...
View ArticleFree Credit Score Reports for Student Loan Borrowers
Starting July 21, students and families who apply for student loans and are subsequently denied (or approved for a rate less than the very best possible rate), may be eligible to receive a free copy...
View ArticleIs College Hiring Back on the Rise?
After a two-year lull, companies are finally returning to college campuses and seeking college graduates for employment according to a recent article on CNN Money. The article suggests the numbers are...
View ArticleReduced Stafford Loan Interest Rate for 2011-2012
The rate on a new subsidized Stafford Loan for undergraduate students has been reduced to 3.4% (fixed). This reduced rate is nearly half of what it was three years ago. This change impacts students...
View ArticleMonday July 25 Is Save Pell Day
The Save Pell Organization is encouraging students, families, and financial aid advocates to participate in Save Pell Day on Monday, July 25. Save Pell Day is being described by the organization as...
View ArticleIn-State Tuition Increasing due to Government Spending Cuts?
Across the board, state governments are looking to public universities as the recipient of some of the largest budget cuts in recent memory. The universities cannot manage these cuts on their own;...
View ArticleNew ‘Pell Grant As Paychecks’ Project Launches
When students at low-cost colleges receive the maximum Pell Grant eligibility, the leftover money is distributed to them in the form of a check. Like extra money from student loans, students can then...
View ArticleRe-Negotiate Financial Aid If Your Situation Has Changed
For some parents and soon-to-be college students, it’s been 7 long months since the FAFSA was submitted and nearly that long since the financial aid award letter was received. In that time, financial...
View ArticleNew Report Compares Student Borrowing to Credential Ratio
A report released last Wednesday by Education Sector compares student borrowing-to-credential ratio in order to determine a college’s real value. “Debt to Degree: A New Way of Measuring College...
View ArticleNortheast Colleges Take 5 of Top 10 Starting Salaries
Although there is nothing that can guarantee what the starting income will be after a student graduates from college, there is a bit of a link between a college’s location and the top 10 starting...
View ArticleNew Startup Offers Students a Chance to Save Money on Snacks
MyDormFood.com is a new startup company that sends packages filled with food and snacks to college students who can order them online. According to a recent Q & A session published in The...
View ArticleNew Harris Poll Surveys Adult Perceptions of College Value
A recent survey of 2,183 American adults (age 18 and over) was conducted by Harris Interactive to measure perceptions of college value. The adults surveyed were not necessarily college students or...
View ArticleFin Aid Handbook Author Says Research is the Key to Affording College
Parents who hope to afford college for their children when the time comes around are better off researching options than simply trying to save more money for education. In The truth about saving for...
View ArticleSCCE to Host Concert for Credit Education
On Sunday, August 28, the Student Credit Card Education Initiative (SCCE) will host an event for college students called Music for Change, at Sullivan Hall in New York City. Artists performing at the...
View ArticleStudents Must Complete the FAFSA for 2011-12 Scholarships
Following a recent change in state law, nearly 2,500 University of Florida students risk losing their Bright Futures scholarships because they have failed to complete their FAFSA for the 2011-12...
View ArticleStudents Must Make Satisfactory Academic Progress for Federal Aid
Effective for the start of the 2011-12 school year, the Department of Education has issued a mandate to colleges and universities requiring closer oversight over the academic progress of students who...
View ArticleTuition on the Rise at State Schools in California
For some students in the University of California system, the new school year has come with an unwelcome surprise: an increased financial aid funding gap. With the state facing severe budget issues,...
View ArticleTexans to Vote on Amendment to Fund College Access Loans
Texas government officials are working to convince voters this November to pass an amendment to the state Constitution that will continue a low-interest student loan program run by the Texas Higher...
View ArticleOverture Partners with cuStudentLoans to Promote Private Loan Consolidation...
Transparent Private Student Loan Marketplace to Offer Graduates Refinancing Opportunity through Not-for-Profit Credit Unions Overture Technologies’ Student Loan Marketplace, which is the only private...
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