While College Tuition Goes Up, College Grants Go Down

Published on Monday, November 8th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: college grants, college scholarships, federal grants, federal pell grants, federal student aid, Financial Aid, grants, pell grants, scholarships, scholarships for college

(San Francisco, CA)-  Based on the latest reports it is becoming apparent that costs of college tuition are on the rise and the amount of grants given to students is going down. College grants are now providing 34% of the costs of attending a four-year college but twenty years ago were providing 45% of the [...]

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An Increase in Government Grants for College Students

Published on Thursday, November 4th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: college grants, college scholarships, College Scholarships And Grants, federal pell grants, government grants, grants, pell grants, scholarships

( San Francisco, CA)-  Welcome to our modern age in America, where everyday we find ourselves worrying if we’re going to be able to pay our bills, rent, insurance, etc… This is because our economy has taken a tumble in the past few years, and the taxpayers have to bear the brunt of our government’s [...]

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SJSU’s Global Studies Online Program Extends Application Deadline

Published on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: california state university, College Majors, csu, CSU transfer requirements, Global Studies, global studies program, majors, online global studies, San Jose State, SJSU

(San Francisco, CA)- The popular Online Global Studies program at San Jose State University has extended their application deadline for Spring 2011. The new deadline for applications is Wednesday, December 15th. Are you a student that… is ready to complete your Bachelor’s degree? needs a flexible program that allows you to live anywhere and to [...]

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Department of Education’s New Student Aid Rules

Published on Monday, November 1st, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: federal student aid, Financial Aid, for-profit, proprietary colleges, student aid

(San Francisco, CA)-  In recent news, for-profit institutions have been receiving a lot of press for their use of student aid and the resulting debt students leave with. Recently, Secretary Arne Duncan and the U.S. Department of Education have issued new student financial aid rules against the for-profit higher education sector. This comes after much [...]

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California State University (CSU) Updated Service Areas

Published on Friday, October 29th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: college service area, csu, csu service area, ELC, Eligibility in the Local Context, local service area, university service area

CSU Service Areas for School — College Relations Arranged North to South by Campus and County (San Francisco, CA)-  The California State university system is currently accepting applications for admissions for Fall 2011 semester.  Because of the high demand, CSU’s are looking at students in their service area as they consider admitting students.  CSU service [...]

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NCAA Scholarship Athletes at a Steady 79% Graduation Rate

Published on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: athletics, College athletics, college graduation, college sports, graduation rates, NCAA Athletics

(San Francisco, CA) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the major governing body of college sports.  As athletes continue to be recruited to schools such as Stanford University, UCLA, USC, CAL, Arizona State, and other major sports programs, graduation rates continue to be under the microscope for these athletes. According to the NCAA, [...]

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4 Days Until the 2011 UC Application Filing Period

Published on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: apply to UC, transfer to UC, UC admission, UC application, UC personal statement, university of california

(San Francisco, CA)- The University of California (UC) application filing period is just about here.  The count down to the actual date and time can be found at College To Careers.  With the start of the UC application submission process so near, it’s important to view the actual application before hand and have your UC [...]

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UC Irvine Offers Computer Game Science Major

Published on Monday, October 25th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: College Majors, computer gaming, computer gaming science, computer science, computer science majors, CS major, game design, UC Irvine, UCI, UCI Computer Gaming Science, University of California Irvine

(San Francisco, CA)- UC Irvine has recently announced the development of a new major that has been approved by the UC Irvine Academic Senate. New Computer Game Science Major The new major, Computer Game Science, B.S., is effective fall 2010. The major is offered through The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences. The [...]

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CSULB Extends Spring 2011 Transfer Application Deadline

Published on Monday, October 25th, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: csu application, CSU Long Beach, csulb, CSULB spring 2011, Long Beach, Long Beach State, spring 2011, spring 2011 deadline, spring 2011 transfer application

(San Francisco, CA)-  In a recent release, CSULB announced their extension of the Spring 2011 transfer application deadline.  It appears as though having the state budget passing, it has allowed some campuses to extend their application deadlines.  Each campus is different, so it is important that interested transfer students check their individual campuses for an [...]

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CSUEB Nursing Program Revises Interpretation of Retakes

Published on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 by Nohel
Tags: Biology, Cal State East Bay, Cal State Hayward, california state university, California State University East Bay, Chemistry, csu, CSU nursing, CSUEB, CSUEB Nursing Program, East Bay, Microbiology, nursing, nursing prereqs, nursing prerequisites, nusring program, pre-licensure, pre-licensure nursing program

(San Francisco, CA)-  Nursing programs across the country have been a popular track for many students aspiring to be nurses.  For those students finishing pre-requisites at community colleges, it’s important to stay up to date with changes to specific programs. California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) The nursing department at CSUEB is currently revising how [...]

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