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Graduation rates may be tied to state and federal funding

This means that colleges that have higher graduation rates would have more money to hand out. States consider basing college funding on graduation rates States fund public colleges primarily based on how many students are enrolled. But a number of legislatures are...

What is your student thinking?

THE question every future college student must ask is… (give it a second or two for the embeded video to load) Get more great tips LIVE and in-person at a Free No-Holds-Barred, Take No Prisoners Guide to Everything College workshop. Click the Free...

College offers more aid second time around

When Sean Galligan, a senior at Weymouth High School, received his financial aid package from Worcester Polytechnic Institute this spring, he knew right away that he had to apply for more money. Galligan’s college savings took a hit when the stock market...

How long is your child going to be an undergraduate?

How long do you want your kid to be in college earning a 4-year degree? Maricopa County — Sal & J.D. ‘the college guys’ have been asking parents for the last three plus years in the free workshops entitled How to not go broke paying for college,...

How hard is it to get into college?

Some counselors suggest applying to three types of colleges, safety, match and reach schools. Understanding that a reach college is a school that maybe my child will be admitted. The admittance rate of colleges should be researched to determine if it is a reach school...

Is the student loan industry hazing college students?

By J.D. Wyczalek (why-zall-ick) Arizona’s premier college planner Phoenix — Did you read the article in the StarTribune today? The last paragraph of the article in the StarTribune states “Nothing is too shocking in terms of student loans,” said Paul...