Pay for College in Today’s Economy
Is your family worried about how to pay for college during these tough economic times? Learn how to save for college, get college financial aid, and lower your tuition costs.
Financing College in Today's Economy
- Practical Student Financial Aid Tips During a Recession
- Saving for College in a Tough Economy
- Impact of the Credit Crisis on Student Loans
- College Information for Minority Students
- Student Loan Options in a Tight Credit Market
- Paying for College: 5 Options to Consider
- College Financing: Loan Forgiveness Programs
- America's Best-Value Colleges
Figuring Out the Cost of Your Child's College Education
The Basics on Saving for your Child’s College Tuition
The Government’s on Your Side: the Department of Education’s Efforts to Ease Paying for College
The Basics of Financial Aid
How to Find Scholarships and Loans
How to Ease Your Current Burden of Student Loan Debt
How to Teach your Child about Financial Literacy
Creative Ways to Pay for College
Additional Content
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When the Letter Arrives: What to Do About College Decisions
Letters are coming back from colleges. Whether your child is accepted, waitlisted or denied, there are ways to prepare...
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Coverdell Education Savings Accounts: Transferring Accounts and Changing Beneficiaries
Just as in a Section 529 plan, you save in a Coverdell ESA for a day in the future: the day your child attends an...
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The Top 10 Student Loan Tips for Recent Graduates
Whether you are graduating or just taking a break from college, these tips will help you stay on top of your student...
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Campus-Based Aid
The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), and Federal Perkins Loan...
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How Much Does a College Education Cost?
Many adults overestimate the cost of college or believe that all schools are expensive. For example, a 1996 survey found...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Guest Editor
Mark KantrowitzMark Kantrowitz is Publisher of the FinAid, EduPASS and FastWeb web sites and President of MK Consulting Inc. He is the author of 4 books including 2 about student financial aid.
