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Colleges are beginning to offer both courses and degree programs in the fastest-growing career opportunities for the future. Maybe you should e thinking about these kinds of college degrees. Infomatics – IT meets medicine where there is a grow

A recent Congressional agreement will maintain the Pell Grant maximum at $5,500.  This is good news, but there are some down side for the Pell. Now the Pell Grant will only be available for six years, not nine a high school or GED will be r

Harvard and Princeton have just reintroduced their Early Action (EA) programs for the class of 2016.  As a result their EA applications have soared.  Harvard's EA applications, for example, are up 5.9% from 2006 when they last had EA. Other scho

Colleges or universities you are applying to can offer financial aid.  Along with their aid packages  you can get financial aid through government subsidized loans.  For either you have to apply with the FAFSA form.  This form shows your financia

If you graduated Spring, 2011, your 6-month grace period for repaying your student loans is ending.  You will have to start making repayment in 30 to 60 days.  You should have heard from your leading institution, and if not, make sure your contact

Obama's new pay as you earn program will be authorized by executive order.  This program will benefit 1.6 million student borrowers of college loans and save them up to $200 a month. There are several changes that will be helpful to students wh

There is a free webinar offered by The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)  this week on December 7 at 2:00 EST. This one-hour webinar will introduce parents and students to FAFSA, the form that is required to be com

  Less than half of first-time, full-time college students graduate with a bachelor’s degree in four years. Now some colleges are offering degree guarantee programs. These colleges are committing to using contracts, advisers, lower summer s