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College Offers Students a No-Cost, No-Student-Loan Education With Funds From Its $1.1 Billion Endowment
22 July 08 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Berea College is drawing the attention of lawmakers for its no-frills approach to education and its free tuition policy. The private Kentucky college — founded 150 years ago to educate freed slaves and “poor white mountaineers” — accepts only applicants Read More...

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The STAR Act: College Scholarships that Cost More than You Think
20 February 07 05:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For weeks now, we have been watching what has been happening with the Pell Grant and the effect the likely increase will have on students and taxpayers. In the middle of all this, I somehow missed a key piece of legislation that, if it becomes law, will Read More...

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