Articles in College
Education Funding: Before, During and After College
5/11/2011, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, College
The message about the importance of higher education has not
been lost for this generation of students. The problem is paying
for it.
Educational costs increase at a rate... Read >>
The Dark Side of Student Debt
5/6/2011, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College
Imagine going to college to improve your life and walking away
with $500,000 in student debt. That number is no typo. A young
Seattle couple ended up so mired in debt on the way to their
degrees... Read >>
4 Things Missing From Your Financial Aid Offer
4/27/2011, 2:04 pm from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans, Basics, College
Graduation season is here, and the same scene is playing out
across the country: High-school seniors line up to accept their
diplomas and shuffle away to put in face time with the family
before... Read >>
5 Ways to Vet For-Profit Colleges
4/27/2011, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College
For students who would rather hone job skills than hurl
Frisbees, for-profit colleges offer an alternative to traditional
colleges. For-profits let you take tightly focused,... Read >>
Money Lessons for Kids Should Be Entertaining
4/15/2011, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College
Every year during National Financial Literacy Month, I make it a
point to go to a school or similar venue to see how kids are
actually learning financial skills. And every year I'm... Read >>
The Real Deal on For-Profit Colleges
4/11/2011, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College
During her first year at a community college in Cumberland, Md.,
Jackie Davis felt at sea. "I kept switching majors. I wasn't
focused, and I was homesick," she says. That summer, she... Read >>
Outrageous Kid Parties
3/30/2011, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College
I have to confess that when I heard about a new show called
Outrageous Kid Parties
promoted on The Learning Channel, my only thought was
ick.
I had no interest in watching it or writing... Read >>
Is Free Money for College Worth It?
3/4/2011, 1:20 pm from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Basics, College, Investing Ideas
If you have a child, you know how important it is to start
saving early for your child's education. But when times are tough,
it's easy to put off college saving in favor of more immediate
needs... Read >>
The Biggest Lesson College Will Teach You
3/1/2011, 6:17 pm from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans, College, Credit and Debt
College is supposed to give young adults a foundation of
knowledge they can use for the rest of their lives. As much as some
critics mock colleges for giving their students book-learning... Read >>
How to Pay for College
2/23/2011, 2:00 am from Financial Planning Association in Personal Finance, College
It is no secret that college costs have been increasing faster
than the rate of inflation for several decades. According to
College Board's " Trends in College Pricing 2010 ,"... Read >>