Browse by Tags

• American colleges and universities
• Associated Press
• bankruptcy
• California Polytechnic State University
• California schools
• Champlain College
• Chicago-Kent College of Law
• college
• college aid
• college costs
• college endowments
• College Enrollment
• college financial aid
• college loans
• college mergers
• Council of Independent Colleges
• credit crisis
• David Warren
• Direct Loan Program
• Doug Lederma
• economic recession
• economy
• Education Department
• enrollment
• Federal Family Education Loan Program
• federal stimulus money
• federal student aid
• federal student loan programs
• federal student loans
• FFELP
• FFELP lenders
• financial aid
• financial hardship
• higher education
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Inside Higher Ed
• institutional aid
• ITT
• John F. Kennedy University
• Kent State University
• Learning Alliance for Higher Education
• Lehman Brothers
• Lois Kelly
• Manchester College
• merging
• merit scholarships
• merit aid
• MustangDaily.net
• NAICU
• NAICU Follow-up Survey on the Impact of the Credit Crunch on Student Loans at Independent Colleges and Universities
• NAICU survey
• National University
• NextStudent
• paying for college
• pell grant awards
• pell grant increases
• Pell Grants
• private colleges
• private lenders
• private student loans
• public colleges budget crisis
• Richard Ekman
• rising costs
• Robert Zemsky
• Sarah Flanagan
• Scott Jaschik
• Scott Silvey
• Shimer College
• Stafford student loans
• state aid
• state budget cuts
• Student Aid
• student loan market
• student loan credit crisis
• student loan crisis
• student loan crunch
• student loan securities
• student loans
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• third party lenders
• tuition
• tuition applications
• tuition assistance
• tuition costs
• tuition hikes
• tuition increases
• tuition waivers
• U.S. Department of Education
• Vermont schools
• Woodbury College

Despite Down Economy, College Student Aid Still Thriving
23 March 09 05:18 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In economic downturns, colleges and universities become flooded with students of all ages looking to better prepare themselves for an increasingly competitive job market. But these schools haven’t been immune to the effects of today’s recession. Fortunately, for every recent economic downturn in higher education there’s also been a tangible upside. Read More...

Filed under: Associated Press, college, college aid, college endowments, college loans, Direct Loan Program, economic recession, Education Department, Federal Family Education Loan Program, federal stimulus money, federal student aid, federal student loan programs, federal student loans, FFELP, FFELP lenders, institutional aid, Kent State University, Manchester College, merit scholarships, merit aid, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, NextStudent, pell grant awards, pell grant increases, Pell Grants, private student loans, public colleges budget crisis, Stafford student loans, state aid, state budget cuts, Student Aid, student loan market, student loan securities, student loans, tuition applications, tuition assistance, tuition costs, tuition hikes, tuition increases, tuition waivers, U.S. Department of Education

In Declining Economy, Student Loans May Be More Difficult to Secure
04 November 08 03:27 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students are finding it increasingly challenging to find the money they need to pay for college as the credit crisis continues to hamper student loan providers’ ability to fund new loans, reports MustangDaily.net, the college newspaper of California Polytechnic Read More...

Filed under: California Polytechnic State University, college, college financial aid, college loans, credit crisis, Doug Lederma, economy, financial aid, Lois Kelly, MustangDaily.net, NAICU, NAICU Follow-up Survey on the Impact of the Credit Crunch on Student Loans at Independent Colleges and Universities, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, NextStudent, paying for college, Scott Silvey, student loan credit crisis, student loans, tuition

Student Loan Crunch Affected Some Private Schools, But Crisis Largely Avoided
28 October 08 01:59 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The student loan crunch that began this past spring failed to become the widespread crisis that experts predicted, according to the results of a survey by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities . Still, the NAICU reports, some Read More...

Filed under: bankruptcy, college, college costs, College Enrollment, college financial aid, college loans, David Warren, enrollment, Federal Family Education Loan Program, financial aid, Lehman Brothers, NAICU, NAICU survey, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, NextStudent, paying for college, private lenders, Sarah Flanagan, Student Aid, student loan crisis, student loan crunch, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, third party lenders, tuition

Struggling Colleges’ Predicted Dilemma: Merge or Close Up Shop
26 August 08 03:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Over the next few years, more small, private colleges may be faced with the decision to either merge with another school or close their doors as rising energy costs, increased competition for students, and the lingering credit crisis eat away at these Read More...

Filed under: American colleges and universities, California schools, Champlain College, Chicago-Kent College of Law, college loans, college mergers, Council of Independent Colleges, credit crisis, David Warren, financial hardship, higher education, Illinois Institute of Technology, Inside Higher Ed, ITT, John F. Kennedy University, Learning Alliance for Higher Education, merging, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, National University, NextStudent, private colleges, Richard Ekman, rising costs, Robert Zemsky, Scott Jaschik, Shimer College, student loans, Vermont schools, Woodbury College