Do you know how much it is going to cost you to send your child to college? Do you have any contingency plans if you cannot get scholarships, grants or other financial aid?  Careful planning is a must for parents of students who plan on attending college. 

Many parents and their children approach the college process much like the deer running into the road. They just dart out there and hope for the best.

Given how much a college education costs, you need to plan ahead and know how to navigate through the twists and turns of the financial aid process. That way, you and your child can avoid being hit with a tuition bill that can cause serious damage to your financial future.

Most parents don’t have nearly enough money saved in their “ college fund” to send their children to school for 4 years.  You should begin saving as early as possible. The average in-state tuition and fees for full-time undergraduate students for 2004-05, before student financial aid was deducted, was $5,986 for a public two-year college and $10,720 for a four-year public university. Private four-year schools averaged $25,204 in 2004-05.

Students are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a college education. Federal Stafford loans are not available to everyone, so some students are turning to private college loans. Although these loans allow students to attend college, they carry a higher risk than government loans.
Private loans are the fastest-growing sector of the multibillion-dollar […]

Colleges today are seeing great numbers of adults over thirty joining the ranks of high school graduates - eager to earn degrees. Older students with real world experience are seeing that they can have better jobs and salaries if the earn a college degree.
Across the country, more than one-third of students enrolled in higher-education programs […]

Students today face many big questions when looking at going to college. Which college is right for me? What should I major in? But even more importantly is the question - How do I pay for college?
Now at an all time high, the overall cost of a college education in the U.S. is […]

Capella University is offering special scholarship opportunities for men and women who were wounded serving their country.
To honor the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, Capella University, an accredited online university and a leader in online education, is offering five $10,000 scholarships to service members wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom […]

Back in 1990 the rules changed for students looking to qualify for financial aid - things havent gotten better since. The federal government has limited funding for students whose families have financial means, changing its guidelines for qualification as a dependant. These days to be qualified as a dependant, you must be over […]

Did you ever think the United States would loose its edge? The number of students who graduate from college annually in the U.S. is on a steady decline.  This drop in numbers is putting our nation far behind many other countries in the percentage of students who graduate from college.   This decline could possibly cause […]

Some students attend college for the richness of experience; others go in order to set up a promising financial future. Whatever your motivation, you’re going to need a good job when you graduate. But how in the world will you…
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