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Among several other tax credits under consideration for extension, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, a credit given to college students and their families is one that President Obama hopes lawmakers will consider for permanent adoption into law.
Currently, lawmakers are debating a bill that will extend several credits that are set to expire, and the higher…
Which colleges are the most expensive in America?
Last week, Forbes.com published it’s list of the 10 most expensive colleges in America, based on one year’s cost for tuition, fees, room and board.
At the top of the list is Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, NY) with a price tag of $57,556 for the 2010-2011 school year (65%…
A recent study by Longmire and Company shows that less than half of parents surveyed discussed college selection by the time their kids enrolled in college in January (47%). However, 58% of parents said that the cost of college plays a major role in selecting a college, and 19% of respondents said it was the…
A recent Denver Post article highlights frustration that students are expressing with regard to the new financial aid debit cards – MasterCards that are given to students to make accessing cash from financial aid funds easier (money from scholarships, grants, student loans, work study, etc.). In principle, the idea is to help students, but the…
In the Student Aid Policy Analysis report dated September 29, Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com, released data that supports the conclusion that students who graduate from for-profit institutions are more likely to have excessive student loan debt than other students.
Of the several key findings in the report, these were included:
“22.0% of graduates from…
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