Mom Agreed to Pay $1.5M to Elite College Consulting Firm February 14, 2018 9:27 AM by Susan Dutca A mom who agreed to pay $1.5 million to a college-admissions consultant to help her child get into a prestigious prep school and Ivy League College is now being sued for allegedly paying only half
Community College Comp'd in California? October 17, 2017 9:12 AM by Susan Dutca First-time community college students in California may be able to get a discounted, or even free college education thanks to a new "California College Promise" law. The point of the program is to
Senate Bill to Make College Affordable and Accessible for Homeless, Foster Care Youth September 13, 2017 1:27 PM by Susan Dutca A bipartisan group of U.S House of Representatives and U.S. Senate lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would help homeless students and foster youth get the financial support they need for
Free College Introduced in 4 More States August 23, 2017 9:15 AM by Susan Dutca More and more colleges are introducing free college scholarship programs, with more than 20 states currently on board. The latest states to join the free community-college program initiative are
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