Monthly Archives: August 2010

Women and Education in Utah

Published on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 by Ken
Tags: bachelor's degree, business college, college, college degree, college enrollment, degree, education, higher education, LDS Business College, nursing program, pre-nursing, scholarships for women, university, university degree, Utah colleges, women, women in college, women scholarships

The importance of education has always been highlighted and stressed throughout the history of the United States. From an early age, children are sent to preschools and kindergarten. When they become older, elementary and middle schools become a place of learning and educational growth. By the time these children become adolescents, high schools come around. [...]

Financial Aid Increases Providing More Opportunities for Those Who Want To Pursue A Higher Education

Published on Monday, August 30th, 2010 by James
Tags: college grants, fafsa, federal grants, federal stimulus, free application for federal student aid, government grants, government pell grants, grants, grants for college, money for college, money for school, pay for college, pay for school, pell eligible, pell grants, student aid

Over the recent years, we have been forced to deal with an increased cost of living, not to mention the increases that college tuition has seen recently as well. This really puts a lot of pressure on anyone wanting to go to college, but it doesn’t mean that it’s the end of the road. This [...]

Private Colleges Aren’t Forgetting Where They Come From

Published on Monday, August 30th, 2010 by James
Tags: college aid, college scholarships, College Scholarships And Grants, federal student aid, Financial Aid, grants, local college aid, private colleges, scholarships, student aid, student loans

Going to college is something that everyone seems to be wanting to do these days. Whether it’s the bad state of the economy or the advancement of technology that has caused this increase in demand for a college education is something that still can’t really be answered accurately. However, one thing that can be said [...]

New Jersey Students See Lower Financial Aid Payouts

Published on Monday, August 30th, 2010 by James
Tags: college funding, college scholarships, College Scholarships And Grants, federal grants, federal pell grant, Financial Aid, government grants, grants, money for college, New Jersey tuition aid, pay for college, pell grant, scholarships, tuition aid, tuition aid grant

The economy has taken a turn for the worst and when this happens, it causes people to go back to school to better their job skills or earn a college degree. With more and more people finding themselves out of work, there seems to be an understanding that in order to distinguish themselves in the [...]

Students File Lawsuits Against Westwood College

Published on Monday, August 30th, 2010 by James
Tags: college grants, college scholarships, College Scholarships And Grants, department of education, federal loans, federal student aid, Financial Aid, online college, Online College Degrees, online colleges, student loans, Westood College

You’ve probably already seen the numerous warnings about picking the right colleges. While the reasons can range from not being able to afford the tuition all the way to being fooled into participating in something that won’t mean anything in the long run. The fact still stands that students need to be careful about choosing [...]

No More Partnership Between California Community Colleges and Kaplan University

Published on Monday, August 30th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: california community colleges, community college, csu, Kaplan, Kaplan University, online classes, online college, online college courses, online college transfer credit, online degrees, transferable credit, uc

California community colleges have had mixed feelings about partnering with Kaplan University. In some cases, Kaplan provided an opportunity for community colleges to promote various services that Kaplan offers such as test prep courses, and discounts on other products. But most recently, the California community college system has parted from the agreement with Kaplan. The [...]

Chatanooga College Students Face Delays With Their Pell Grants

Published on Friday, August 27th, 2010 by James
Tags: Chatanooga College, college grants, college scholarships, federal aid, federal grants, Financial Aid, government grants, grants, pell grants, scholarships, student aid

One thing that helps a lot of students today is the access to Pell Grants they have, as long as they meet the requirements set forth by the US government. We’re in the middle of a recession and that has forced more and more people to start attending college and that means more people are [...]

The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act

Published on Friday, August 27th, 2010 by Edwina
Tags: california state university, college admissions, college transfer, community college, csu, CSU transfer, reform, TAG, Transfer Admissions Guarantee, transfer agreements, transfer students

The STAR Act will streamline and clarify the transfer process between CSU and CCC’s.

Free Textbooks For Medical Students

Published on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 by James

Attention Med Students: Get Free College Textbooks from the iBookstore When it comes to being prepared for a test, you should consider the Kaplan series on your side. Whether it’s the GMAT, a set for law or for medical school, Kaplan has always maintained the gold standard of test preparation. Getting your course materials electronically [...]

Changes at Capella University with New President

Published on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: Capella, Capella online college, Capella University, for profit colleges, for-profit, online classes, online college, online college courses, online college degree, online colleges, online degree, online graduate school, online school, proprietary colleges

Capella University is an online for-profit college that is 100% virtual offering a variety of online college courses. They do not have a physical campus where students can go and sit in lecture. It was established in 1991 by Dr. Harold Abel and Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka. Abel and Shank wanted to create [...]

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