Paying for College

Unless you’ve been building up a college fund since your child was very young, you probably don’t have the money available to cover the costs of tuition, room and board at a four-year university or college.
According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the typical four-year public college was $8,244 during the 2011-12 school year. And that was the price for in-state students. The cost for out-of-state students averaged $12,526.

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2 Easy Ways to Cut College Costs

The total cost of college now exceeds $23,000 annually at the average four-year public school in America, according to the College Board. Total yearly costs

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Tuition Discounts for Legacy Students and More

 Wouldn’t it be nice to get certain advantages in college just based on your parents’ affiliations or work history? Many students know that having a

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Work Colleges Help Students Avoid Loans

There are seven federally recognized “work colleges” in America where students can earn while they learn. If you get into one of these colleges, you’ll

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The Scoop On Getting College Tuition Waivers

Tuition waivers allow you to forgo paying college tuition, or to pay greatly reduced tuition rates. Tuition waivers can offer an enormous savings for students

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3 Steps to a Bachelor’s Degree in 3 Years

When I was an undergraduate at the University of California, Irvine, I had a close friend who was smart, ambitious and very focused on her

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List of Tuition Free Colleges

Even though the vast majority of U.S. colleges and universities do charge tuition, there are about a dozen schools in America that are classified as

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Are High Priced Colleges Worth It?

It’s a common dilemma for parents of high-achieving students: their kid has gotten into an elite college, or even an Ivy League school, but now

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Full Ride Scholarships: Rare but Possible

For many students and their parents, full ride scholarships are the “Holy Grail” of college financial aid. A full ride scholarship, also known as a “full

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