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  Tuition & Financial Aid News
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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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  College Savings News
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 		PA Treasurer McCord to Parents: Add College Savings to Back-to-School Shopping List - and Beat Rate Increase
posted: Aug 19th   source: prnewswire.com  
By contributing to a PA 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan before Sept. 1, parents not only beat imminent rate increases; they save an additional $50. Attention back-to-school shoppers! Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord today announced a "sale" on one of Pennsylvania's two 529 college savings...
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  College Savings News
108
 		Starting a 529 plan for a child already in college
posted: Aug 16th   source: boston.com  
Does it make sense to start a 529 savings plan for my daughter if she is starting college this year? As with answers to many financial questions, it depends. Although there are many benefits to starting a 529 savings plan, the best financial reasons are related to the income tax benefits associated...
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  Retirement Savings News
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 		Top 5 IRA Mistakes Cost US Workers Thousands of Dollars
posted: Aug 19th   source: 24-7pressrelease.com  
On her blog about IRA advice, Holden reports that in 2010, the average value of Individual Retirement Accounts in the United States fell to less than $28,000, the lowest number in a decade. This means Americans, many unemployed, must work even harder to pay for their retirement. Holden claims that...
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  College Savings News
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 		Be tax savvy when college begins
posted: Aug 19th   source: seacoastonline.com  
It is no secret that the cost of a four-year college degree has increased rapidly in recent years. Even if you have planned well for the expense, you may still have questions about how you are going to pay the tuition bills when they come due or whether there are steps you can take to reduce the...
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  Member College News
92
 		King's College included in Student Access and Opportunity Guide
posted: Aug 17th   source: kings.edu  
King’s College is one of 284 colleges and universities in the United States and the only northeastern Pennsylvania institution included in a national guidebook which highlights educators “committed to serving and supporting today’s first-generation, low-income and traditionally underserved...
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  Paying For College
92
 		College Costs Are Dollars Well Spent
posted: Aug 19th   source: politics.usnews.com  
What does it cost to go to one of America’s top private liberal arts colleges or universities for a year? $50,000? $20,000? Not a penny? Answer: All of the above. It depends on what you can afford.
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  Retirement Savings News
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 		5 Ways To Trick Yourself Into Saving Money
posted: Aug 19th   source: sfgate.com  
With wages down and cost of goods up, it's not easy to save. After years of savings rates close to zero however, America is getting smart about their money again: even though the economy is still in a rough spot, we're saving an average of 6.4%. Not bad, but if you're like most people, you would...
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  Tuition & Financial Aid News
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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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  Student Loan Industry
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 		For-profit colleges slammed by student loan repayment data
posted: Aug 19th   source: latimes.com  
Stock prices of for-profit colleges plummeted and calls for stronger government regulations mounted as investors and consumer advocate groups alike reacted Monday to an Education Department report that showed nearly two-thirds of the schools' students weren't repaying their federal loans. The...
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  General College News
88
 		Senator to Review Accreditation of For-Profit Colleges
posted: Aug 9th   source: nytimes.com  
As part of the expanding Congressional scrutiny of for-profit colleges, Senator Tom Harkin announced at a hearing on Wednesday that he plans to examine their accreditation process. The hearing featured a report by the Government Accountability Office, whose investigators found deceptive practices or...
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  Member College News
86
 		Avila women bring home Clarion Award for curriculum design
posted: Aug 16th   source: avila.edu  
Three women in Avila University's School of Visual and Communication Arts and College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences kept some pretty good company among award winners recently crowned by The Association for Women in Communication. Linda Strelluf, assistant professor of the School of Visual and...
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  Member College News
86
 		Nebraska Wesleyan Celebrates 15 Years of Lend-A-Hand to Lincoln
posted: Aug 16th   source: nebrwesleyan.edu  
For the 15th consecutive year, first year students will join faculty and staff and hit the streets of Lincoln on Saturday August, 21 to help nearly 30 service agencies with their projects. Lend-A-Hand-To-Lincoln will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. More than 400 faculty, staff and...
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  General College News
86
 		Backlash building against college rankings
posted: Aug 19th   source: msnbc.msn.com  
As the annual binge of college rankings crests this week, Ethan Haines isn’t just fed up. He’s fed out. The unemployed law school grad launched a hunger strike Aug. 5 to protest U.S. News & World Report’s law school rankings and the undue influence he believes that yearly index has on college...
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  General College News
84
 		Don’t Send In the Clones
posted: Aug 13th   source: nytimes.com  
Software like "Roombug" helps pick a college roommates just like you. Is this wise? Don't you learn more rooming with someone a bit different from you? Column By Maureen Dowd.
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  General College News
84
 		Campus cash cards: Financial aid tool or money trap?
posted: Aug 19th   source: walletpop.com  
Colleges and universities across America have taken to using campus cash programs to disperse financial aid -- reasoning campus cash programs allow for students to get their funds faster and easier. If a campus cash card gets stolen or lost, it can easily be replaced.
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  Member College News
83
 		CUC introduces new online & one-year MBA programs, new MBA concentration for school business officials
posted: Aug 16th   source: cuchicago.edu  
Expanding on its rapid enrollment growth and new programs in response to market demand, the Concordia University Chicago College of Business has introduced new online and accelerated one-year options to its master of business administration (MBA) program. Beginning this fall, students can enroll...
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  Tuition & Financial Aid News
83
 		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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  Member College News
83
 		Trine enrollment exceeds all-time high
posted: Aug 19th   source: wane.com  
More students than ever before have enrolled as Trine University students for the upcoming semester. Trine will enroll over 2,075 students this fall, surpassing the record of 2,022 students set in fall 1968, said Vice President for Enrollment Management Scott Goplin. The figure represents a 7.7...
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  Member College News
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 		Creighton University Listed Again in Top College Publication
posted: Aug 16th   source: creighton.edu  
The Princeton Review has listed Creighton University as one of the nation’s top 373 colleges and universities in its 2011 edition of the annual college guide, published Aug. 3. The review features comments from more than 122,000 students and a two-page profile on each institution. Students say that...
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