Albright College plans to start an expansion and renovation of its science building this fall, the school announced Saturday.
In 2005, the college announced plans to build a science building on its campus at 13th and Union streets.
But now Albright plans instead to more than double the size of its Merner-Pfeiffer Hall of Science.
The four-story [...]
For years, as college costs have climbed to back-breaking levels, more families have begun socking money in tax-advantaged 529 savings plans. Now, as these 529 plans mark their 10th anniversary this year, they are fast becoming the principal way for parents and grandparents to save for college.
Why? Costs associated with the plans have dropped. Investment [...]
Katie Schaefer of Leola might find it easier to pay for college in the coming years.
Schaefer is a sophomore elementary and special education major at Northern State University. She has scholarships, grants and loans to pay for her education.
President Bush recently signed a law increasing the maximum yearly Pell Grant to $4,310, up $260. Yearly [...]
Combine the rising costs with increased pressure on schools to offer the most accurate and complete loan option information to families and/or students, and it is no surprise that Senator Ted Kennedy’s Student Loan Sunshine Act, a bill that – if passed – will require all higher education institutions that accept federal funds to publicly [...]
Republic High School counselors have rescheduled a financial aid night for seniors and parents because of the ice storm.
The event is now at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 in the high school auditorium. It will have information for students applying for financial aid to attend college.
The LSU Office of Student Aid & Scholarships will hold Financial Aid Night on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on LSU’s campus. The event runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will inform potential college students and their parents on financial aid packages available to college students and how to [...]
For a prospective first-generation college student, the cost of higher education can seem insurmountable. And while there are myriad options for financial aid, the application form itself can be daunting.
“It’s not as bad as it looks,†said Iris Godes, dean of enrollment management at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester.
To help open the doors of availability, [...]
Prospective undergraduates around the country are, if they’re smart, spending some time on their financial aid applications this month. Would-be graduate students should be doing the same.
One year of graduate school in the United States costs thousands of dollars, and four out of five grad students receive some sort of financial aid. Experts agree that [...]
Students who will be attending college in 2007-08 should start filling out the federal government’s financial aid form — even if they filled it out last year and were denied assistance.
Congress made several changes in the federal financial aid formula that could make some families eligible for more, especially those who own a small business [...]
Students who plan to attend college this coming fall should start applying for financial aid now, college aid officers say.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as FAFSA, should be completed as soon as possible after Jan. 1, said Carra Floyd, associate director of financial aid at Wesleyan College in Macon.
“You need to [...]