Like most parents of high school teenagers and college students, this is the time of year when my husband and I start focusing a lot more seriously on higher education expenses. Thankfully, when our oldest daughter went off to college, ...
When college and university officials speak about their campuses, they do a good job of letting prospective students and families know about the range of academic offerings, extracurricular opportunities, student services and facilities at these institutions. There’s the snazzy new ...
If you’ve figured out a way to pay for a slew of upfront college expenses – like tuition, fees, room, board, books and supplies – you might think most of the spending you’ll need for higher education is over. Sadly, ...
To take advantage of in-state tuition, some students take the drastic step of moving to the state in which their desired college or university is located. When this strategy works, it can save you tens of thousands of dollars. But ...
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 are twice that amount, more than $46,000, at private schools in the U.S., leading students ...
Rising college tuition can strike fear into the hearts of families looking for ways to cut college costs. But a lot of the fretting and handwringing by students and parents over tuition and fees is largely misplaced angst. In fact, ...
When you or one of your children receives a college acceptance letter, you may initially feel like celebrating. But soon after, a pang of fear and worry may also kick in – once you try to figure out how you’re ...
For those of you who are parents, it’s understandable that you want to help your child avoid the plague of student loan debt, but there’s a right way to go about doing it and a wrong way. The wrong way ...