Author Archives: Ryan Collins

Students at For-Profit Colleges Default Faster on Student Loans

Published on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: College debt, college loans, For-profit schools, For-profit universities, school debt, school loans, student debt, student loans, U.S. Department of Education

Seattle, Wash. (CollegetoCareers.com) – A recent report by the U.S. Department of Education holds that students who attend or transfer to for-profit universities are more likely to default on their college loans. Alarmingly, statistics reveal that student defaults at for-profit universities occur within the first three years of attendance, and that these students and others [...]

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Employers More Likely to Hire New College Graduates

Published on Monday, April 18th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: career, Career Development, college jobs, employment, job after graduating, jobs after graduation, Post-college jobs

San Francisco, CA (Collegetocareers.com) – According to a recent survey, employers in the recovering economy are more likely to hire recent college graduates than not. The National Association of Colleges and Employers released the recent data to reflect the confidence-boosting jump in employment rates for recent college graduates, a groundswell of more than 50 percent [...]

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College Loans Stay with Graduates

Published on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: College debt, college loans, loans for college, school loans, student loans

San Francisco, CA (Collegetocareers.com) – For the first time ever, the level of college debt per capita exceeded the level of credit card debt for Americans nationwide.  College loans are being taken out at a high rate and students are faced with the challenge of paying them off for years to come. The New York [...]

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New Jersey Universities Pledge Low Tuition

Published on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: budget cuts, college budget cuts, college tuition, tuition increases

Trenton, NJ (CollegetoCareers.com) – Holding firm against a trend that sees college tuition continue to rise, Rutgers University officials pledged to keep tuition 10 percent below the national average. The Associated Press reports that the state’s four-year universities plan to follow suit in advance of a budget deal that Gov. Chris Christie plans to pass [...]

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24 Year-Old Wins Prize for Facebook Scholarship App

Published on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: facebook, fafsa, fellowships, Financial Aid, grants

Las Vegas, NV (CollegetoCareers.com) – Now Facebook can help you get a college scholarship, too. Devin Valencia, a first-generation college student, recently secured a prestigious prize with her submission of an innovative Facebook “app,” or application, which allows students to search for scholarships more easily. The San Diego-based College Affordability Challenge hosted the annual competition, [...]

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Net Price Calculators for College Students

Published on Thursday, April 7th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: college tuition, Financial Aid, net price calculators

San Francisco, CA (CollegetoCareers.com) – The price of college is a hard number to pin down exactly. While many universities and colleges offer a close range to the cost of education, many students do not know how much they will ultimately have to pay for schooling until after they have received all of their financial [...]

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The Stats on Financial Aid

Published on Monday, April 4th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: college grants, college scholarships, federal loans, Financial Aid, grants, parent PLUS loans, pell grants, scholarships, stafford loans

San Francisco, CA (CollegetoCareers.com) – For many students, it is nearly impossible to obtain a degree without going into debt. According to Forbes, student loan debt surpassed credit card debt for the first time this year. While federal loans typically provide students with low-interest rates, as many as 10 percent of college students continue to [...]

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Miami School Offers Free Education

Published on Friday, April 1st, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: budget cuts, free education, higher education, scholarships, Tuition

Miami, Fla. (CollegetoCareers.com) – The nation’s largest higher education institution, Miami Dade College, recently announced its American Dream Scholarship, which would offer high school graduates with a free education. With news of tuition hikes and budget cuts spreading across the country, the Miami school’s news comes as a bit of encouragement for high school seniors [...]

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Students Need to Prepare for College Loans Early

Published on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: college financial aid, federal financial aid, PLUS loans, stafford loans

San Francisco, CA (CollegetoCareers.com) – College is one of the most daunting rights of passage in a young person’s life. In addition to learning how to survive on your own for the first time away from your protective parents, you have to deal with how to pay for your schooling, your textbooks, your room and [...]

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School Donation Stands Apart

Published on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 by Ryan Collins
Tags: budget cuts, Financial Aid, online college scholarships, scholarships

Bakersfield, CA (CollegetoCareers.com) – Despite the recent budget cuts, all is not completely hopeless for higher education institutions, or so it would seem. While many universities and colleges feel obligated to cut programs and costs, which lead to higher tuition and less financial aid, help is reaching some institutions in the form of private donations [...]

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