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Finding College Grants to Fund Your College Expenses

Published on Friday, May 6th, 2011 Arnab.Anuavab
Tags: college scholarships, government grants, grants, grants for college, scholarships, scholarships for college

You’ve decided to go to a college for  higher education and one thing that has been continuously bothering you is the finances which you  need to fund your college education. Planning for college grants is equally important, in the same manner you work on selecting your college and courses. While thinking about paying for the hefty [...]

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24 Year-Old Wins Prize for Facebook Scholarship App

Published on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 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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The Stats on Financial Aid

Published on Monday, April 4th, 2011 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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The Facts about Financial Aid

Published on Monday, March 28th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: college grants, college loans, college scholarships, Financial Aid, grants, scholarships, student loans, Tuition

San Francisco, CA (CollegetoCareers.com) – When students consider accepting college loans or financial aid, finalizing the small details can become as important as the research that goes into deciding which college to attend. While some financial aid packages or college loans might seem appealing or the best option to help a person pay for higher [...]

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How to Survive the Budget Cuts

Published on Sunday, March 20th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: budget cuts, College Scholarships And Grants, College Tips, federal financial aid, grants, pell grants, scholarships, state financial aid

San Francisco, CA (CollegetoCareers.com) – With the continuing cutting trend among government and universities toward college budgets, students are right to feel anxious about their academic futures. Manifesting this trend, the University of Washington recently raised tuition rates by 10 percent for students in attendance. The University of Arizona proposed a massive 22 percent hike [...]

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California State Legislature: Cal Grants to Go

Published on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: cal grants, college budget cuts, college grants, College Scholarships And Grants, for-profit institutions, grants, grants for college

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. – Some of California’s most well-known for-profit colleges may well soon lose the ability to offer Cal Grants to needy students, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. If a motion passes in the state legislature, DeVry University, Heald University and the University of Phoenix will not be able to offer the same [...]

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Budget Battles Slash Financial Aid

Published on Saturday, March 12th, 2011 Ryan Collins
Tags: college budget cuts, college grants and scholarships, college scholarships, fafsa, Financial Aid, grants, pell grants, student aid

TULSA, OK. (CollegetoCareers.com) – Looming budget battles continue to target state-funded college financial aid packages, including loans, grants and scholarships. Oklahoma’s students could be the next to suffer from dicey decisions by lawmakers to reverse huge budget shortfalls. The latest college poised to suffer the effects of recent cutbacks in student financial aid: Tulsa Community [...]

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Update to UC’s Blue + Gold Opportunity Plan for 2011-2012

Published on Thursday, February 17th, 2011 Edwina
Tags: blue and gold opportunity plan, CAL GRANT, coverage, fafsa, fees, Financial Aid, grants, uc, university of california

UC’s Blue + Gold Opportunity Plan has been updated to cover student and educational fees for California residents whose family earns less than $80,000 a year, up from $70,000 in 2010-2011.

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High School Senior Linebacker Will Choose From Four Colleges

Published on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 Sebastian Grant
Tags: athletic scholarships, college scholarships, football scholarships, grants, sports scholarships

San Antonio, TX (CollegeToCareers.com) – Hermitage High School senior Curtis Grant is one of the most highly recruited football players in the state of Texas. He received not less than 27 scholarship offers for the 2011/2012 school year from reputable colleges throughout the country. He still hasn’t made up his mind, but announced his four [...]

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New College Grant to Help Nurses Become Teachers

Published on Monday, December 6th, 2010 Nohel
Tags: college grants, college loans, college scholarships, College Scholarships And Grants, grants, grants for nurses, grants for school, nursing grants, nursing loans, nursing scholarships, scholarships, scholarships for nurses, school loans

Urbandale, IA (CollegeToCareers.com) – The Iowa Nurses Association, together with Iowa Student Loan, announced a new program to provide financial aid to nurses who want to embrace the teaching career. College grants of up to $125,000 per year can be offered to eligible nurses. Nursing education isn’t a well paid job. Taking into account the [...]

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