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Paying for College Gets More Challenging For Families
22 October 08 05:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Paying for college definitely isn’t getting any easier. “It just seems like it’s really hard, because it is,” says Diana Jacobs, a mother of twin, college seniors, whose husband recently lost his job, forcing the family to go from borrowing modestly to Read More...

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Low-Income Students May Get Free Tuition at Houston Community College
14 July 08 03:07 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students who are eligible for a new scholarship program at Houston Community College could have up to two years of their college education paid for. To qualify for the scholarship program, students must be eligible to receive a Pell Grant , a form of Read More...

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