Articles in College

FAQs on Our Private College Rankings

11/4/2010, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College

Our lists exclude schools that do not meet our criteria for academic quality and affordability. We start with data on more than 600 private institutions and sort the schools first based... Read >>

The College Debt Trap

11/4/2010, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College

When Jane Bennett Clark's story Digging Out of Student Debt appeared on Yahoo Finance, it generated an astounding 4,600 comments. Jane wrote the story in response to the dozens of questions... Read >>

How to Say No to Your Kids

11/1/2010, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College

I recently received a press release with a headline that caught my attention: "Is There Child Slave Labor in Your Child's Halloween Candy?" (The press release came from the non-profit... Read >>

Small School, Big Ambitions

10/29/2010, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College

The coffee table in David Leebron's office is piled high with books, including a tome on medieval Cairo, but none of them quite represents the point he wants to make. Leebron, the president... Read >>

Why Banks Paid Millions to Get on Campus

10/28/2010, 10:59 am from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans, College, Credit and Debt

For credit card companies, the best borrower is one who racks up plenty of debt and pays it off slowly but surely. To find those customers, card issuers will do a lot -- including paying... Read >>

Best Values in Private Colleges

10/28/2010, 9:00 am from Kiplinger in Personal Finance, College

Incensed at the price of a private-college education? On the face of it, you have every reason to be. The average cost of a year at a four-year private school has lately run about... Read >>

This Plan Will Get Your Kids Graduated

10/27/2010, 1:23 pm from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, College, Investing Ideas, Retirement

If you want to prepare your kids for starting their lives on their own, one of the best things you can do is to give them your financial support for college . To do that, you need to do more... Read >>

Your Kids Need These Investments

10/20/2010, 9:05 am from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Basics, College, Investing Ideas

With the threat of six-figure college costs looming in the future, smart parents get as early a start on saving for their children's education as they can. But rather than looking to a single... Read >>

Don't Make These 4 Money Mistakes

10/13/2010, 9:19 am from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Banking and Loans, College, Credit and Debt, Investing Ideas, Retirement, Stocks

You want to do right by your kids. But if you make the wrong moves with the money you've set aside to help them, much of your hard work could end up going to waste. Keeping it together ... Read >>

The Smart Solution for College Savings

9/29/2010, 9:43 am from Motley Fool in Personal Finance, Basics, College, Investing Ideas, Stocks

Among all the choices that parents have when they're saving up for their children's college education, 529 plans 529 plans can be one of the best. But you have to pick the right... Read >>