Tuesday 21 February 2012

Financial Aid News

Financial Aid News

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Explore New Options to Repay Medical School Loans

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"The federal government has embarked upon programs aimed at attracting medical residents to work in HPSAs (Health Professional Shortage Areas) for three years after graduation, at which time they...

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02-17: Webinar – Requirements for the Approval of a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Federal Student Aid has made available the webinar on the requirements for the approval of a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program. A Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary...

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Conn. University: Competition for Free Tuition

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"[The University of New Haven's] new business school dean, a former MasterCard executive responsible for its 'Priceless' advertising campaign, has issued a challenge to the university's incoming...

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Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Florida lawmakers contend that education is essential to high-wage jobs in the state, but the Legislature is again expected to slash millions of dollars from the budget for higher education and may...

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Obama Takes Tougher Stance on Higher Education

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades," the Associated Press reports. "But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that...

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Opinion: Let’s Get Serious About 'Equality of Opportunity'

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Repeated studies have found that the United States now trails other countries, including much of Europe, in the ability to move up the economic ladder," Jay Bookman writes for the Atlanta...

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In Today's Economy, How Far Can A GED Take You?

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Every year, roughly 750,000 high school dropouts try to improve their educational and employment prospects by taking the General Educational Development test, or GED, long considered to be the...

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South Carolina: 15 Charged with Student Loan Fraud

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Fifteen people were indicted Friday on charges they took out federal student loans to attend college for people who never intended to go to college," the Post and Courier reports. "The defendants...

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Colleges That Claim to Meet Full Financial Need: These Schools Report They Fill Any Financial Gaps in Admitted Students' Funding.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

"Some schools make a concerted effort to keep their final prices within a student's ability to pay, based on what's formally known as your expected family contribution (EFC)," according to U.S. News...

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