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 		Take advantage of tax credits for college textbooks, tuition, fees
posted: 17 hours ago   source: examiner.com  
A college education is outrageously expensive, which is why it’s important to deduct legitimate college expenses when you can. Now that college students are back in school, campus bookstores and the National Association of College Stores (NACS) are urging students and their families to remember to...
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 		Paying the Price
posted: Aug 30th   source: insidehighered.com  
“Students will have to dig deeper into their wallets this year to pay for college” has been a popular lede in newspaper articles over the past few months, as many public universities are increasing their tuitions by upwards of 15 percent.
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 		PHEAA Launches Enhanced Student Aid and Debt Management Website
posted: Aug 24th   source: youcandealwithit.com  
As thousands of Pennsylvania college students head to college, they and their parents will have access to a new and improved resource - the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s (PHEAA) recently launched student aid and debt management website, www.YouCanDealWithIt.com. The free site...
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 		Tuition Debate Hits Virginia Universities
posted: Aug 19th   source: nbc29.com  
When students move back to the University of Virginia this week, they will be carrying boxes and bags onto grounds. Some will also be carrying a bulk of UVA's tuition burden. Out-of-state students make up less than a third of UVA's total student body but they provide the majority of the...
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 		Best Value Colleges Give Big Scholarships, Deep Discounts
posted: Aug 19th   source: usnews.com  
It's not just the big-name schools that are offering generous aid. Some lesser-known schools are trying to attract applicants by offering scholarships to nearly every admitted student. Ripon College in Wisconsin reports offering need-based grants to 84 percent of its students. It also offers merit...
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 		Mo. universities facing more budget cuts, higher tuition
posted: Aug 19th   source: publicbroadcasting.net  
Governor Jay Nixon says Missouri's universities should expect more budget cuts next year, and that students should expect higher tuition. Those announcements came today at a summit of higher education leaders at the State Capitol. Nixon blames the state's continuing budget woes
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 		Trine, Harrison offering collaborative education in Columbus, Indiana
posted: Aug 18th   source: trine.edu  
A planned partnership between Trine University and Harrison College will become a reality in Columbus, Ind. this fall.
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 		King's College included in exclusive Forbes List
posted: Aug 17th   source: kings.edu  
King’s College has been placed in the top half of an exclusive list of American academic institutions compiled for “Forbes” magazine by The Center for College Affordability and Productivity based on multiple factors related to affordability and student and faculty achievement.
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 		U.S. News & World Report ranks Misericordia University among the very best
posted: Aug 17th   source: misericordia.edu  
Misericordia University ranks in the top tier, 51 out of 165 colleges and universities, in the Best Regional Universities - North category of U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges, which includes institutions of higher education in the northern United States that...
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 		Trine alumni golf outing tops all-time high
posted: Aug 17th   source: trine.edu  
Trine University’s 20th annual Alumni & Friends Scholarship Golf Outing Aug. 6 at the university’s Zollner Golf Course raised nearly $68,000 for student scholarships, topping last year’s all-time high.
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 		The Rising Cost of College Tuition
posted: Aug 16th   source: waaytv.com  
Tuition continues to rise for universities both here, and nation wide. As it turns out it's a trend about 30 years in the making. According to Forbes.com college tuition costs about six times more now than it did 30 years ago. That rate has grown much higher than overall inflation. There are...
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 		New Sites Empower Students to Build Their Own Scholarships
posted: Aug 6th   source: usnews.com  
As budget-strapped states and private charities cut back on scholarship funding, a growing number of students are raising money for college through new "make your own scholarship" Web sites. These sites enable students to post pictures, profiles, and appeals for donations. The sites also...
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 		1,100 colleges join Veterans Affairs' reduced-tuition program for students
posted: Aug 6th   source: washingtonpost.com  
A year after the Post-9/11 GI Bill took effect, about 1,100 private and public colleges and universities have signed on with the Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce tuition for student veterans in the coming school year, the agency said Wednesday.
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 		Wis. higher ed leaders say more aid money needed
posted: Aug 6th   source: businessweek.com  
Higher education leaders want Wisconsin lawmakers and the next governor to provide tens of millions of dollars more for need-based financial aid, saying the investment is desperately needed despite a looming budget shortfall. The University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin Technical College...
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 		Princeton Review recommends Misericordia University
posted: Aug 5th   source: misericordia.edu  
Misericordia University has been named one of the best colleges and universities in the Northeast, according to the nationally known education services company, The Princeton Review. Misericordia is one of 218 institutions of higher education the New York City-based company recommends in its “Best...
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 		For-Profit Colleges Mislead Students, Report Finds
posted: Aug 5th   source: nytimes.com  
Undercover investigators posing as students interested in enrolling at 15 for-profit colleges found that recruiters at four of the colleges encouraged prospective students to lie on their financial aid applications — and all 15 misled potential students about their programs’ cost, quality and...
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 		At U. of Iowa, Recruitment Success Has Its Perils
posted: Aug 5th   source: nytimes.com  
Iowa City — Like an airline overselling a flight, the University of Iowa extended admission this year to several thousand more applicants than it could accommodate on campus in this fall’s freshman class. A big unexpected influx of international students accounts for a 10% freshman class increase.
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 		Pell Shortfall Persists
posted: Jul 30th   source: insidehighered.com  
A Senate panel wavered a bit from its House of Representatives counterpart, producing a 2011 funding bill Tuesday that aims to protect Pell Grants from cuts -- but doesn't fully fund the program -- and boosts funding to the National Institutes of Health. At a brief drafting session, the Senate...
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 		Estimate financial aid with FAFSA4Caster: Consumer Website of the Week
posted: Jul 30th   source: weblogs.baltimoresun.com  
If you've got a high schooler at home who's college-bound, FAFSA4Caster can help you gauge how much federal financial aid s/he might receive. FAFSA4casterThe site's not just for seniors, which is why we're featuring it as our Consumer Website of the Week.
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 		MOHELA grants $30 million in scholarships to offset Access Missouri cuts
posted: Jul 30th   source: columbiamissourian.com  
The state's largest need-based scholarship program now has an additional $30 million to distribute to colleges and universities in Missouri. The Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, or MOHELA, pledged $30 million in scholarship money to the state in June, but the decision to allocate the funds...
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