NY to Spend $7.3M on College-in-Prison Program August 8, 2017 9:56 AM by Susan Dutca $7.3 million will be spent to create or expand free college education programs in New York prisons. Among the seven colleges who will offer the College-in-Prison Reentry Program at 17 state
Arizona Appeals Court Overturns In-State Tuition for DACA Students June 21, 2017 9:55 AM by Susan Dutca The Arizona Court of Appeals overturned a 2015 ruling that allowed undocumented students who were granted deferred deportation to pay lower in-state college tuition. The 2015 lower court ruling
Prison Incarceration Costs More than Harvard University Tuition June 6, 2017 1:57 PM by Susan Dutca In the next year, it will cost $75,560 to incarcerate 130,000 California inmates. That is $2,000 more than in costs to attend one year at Harvard University. Part of the budget increase is for
Private Colleges Offering Free College Scholarships, Grants, & Discounts at Historic Levels in 2017 May 16, 2017 10:31 AM by Susan Dutca The chances of getting into a private college at a significantly discounted price are fairly high these days, according to a new report by the National Association of College and University Business
Marijuana-Funded College Scholarship Program to Aid Colorado Students April 25, 2017 8:44 AM by Susan Dutca The $1.3 billion marijuana industry in Colorado is tackling the $1.3 trillion national student debt crisis by using its tax revenue to help students pay for college. Pueblo County will be the first
New York Free College Scholarship Program Not So "Free"? April 18, 2017 11:23 AM by Susan Dutca New York's free college scholarship program is being met with heavy criticism as more details have emerged and it is set to start in fall of 2017. Though lauded for being the first of its kind to
New York State to Offer Free College Scholarship Program in 2017 April 11, 2017 by Susan Dutca New York State will soon be known as the "nation's first free-tuition program for middle-class families," and is ready to offer free college tuition to public colleges for in-state residents with
FAFSA Change Complicates Financial Aid Process, College Scholarships for 2017 May Help March 21, 2017 10:39 AM by Susan Dutca Finding a way to pay for college is a whole mess in itself. Add to that the stress of filling out a FAFSA and now, the removal of a key I.R.S. tool that made the process somewhat less difficult, and
Is GoFundMe College Funding Going Too Far? March 14, 2017 10:49 AM by Susan Dutca Although many students admit they're embarrassed to ask for money, crowdfunding has proven to be successful for students with the help of friends, families, colleagues and even strangers.
Fight for Free College in Oregon(?) February 14, 2017 3:16 PM by Susan Dutca Due to Oregon's $1.8 billion budget crisis, public university leaders want funding reallocated from the Promise program to the state's need-based grant, which is awarded to low-income students who
