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Gas Prices Put the Squeeze on Community College Students
17 June 08 05:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

With gasoline prices approaching $5 a gallon, students who attend community colleges in rural America — where a one-way trip to school is often 30 miles or more — are being forced to make some tough decisions about school, according to an article in The Read More...

Filed under: Chronicle of Higher Education, college, college loans, community college, financial aid, gas prices, Libby Sander, NextStudent, student loans, tuition, University of New Mexico, Williston State College

Trade Schools Are Better Than Community Colleges, Say Americans in Poll
11 June 08 06:38 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Results of a recent public opinion poll point to a strong belief among Americans that career and technical colleges may be better than community colleges at preparing students for today’s competitive workforce, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

Filed under: AACC, American Association of Community Colleges, career, Career College Association, career colleges, CCA, Chronicle of Higher Education, college loans, community college, David Baime, financial aid, four-year schools, Harris Miller, higher education, Kate Moser, NextStudent, private student loans, student loans, technical colleges, training, trends, Two-Year Colleges

Banks Become More Selective, Leaving Some Colleges Without Student Loans
02 June 08 05:49 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students at community colleges, for-profit universities, and other less competitive institutions may soon have trouble finding a lender willing to offer them federal student loans. Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, PNC, and SunTrust are no longer offering student loans to certain colleges — schools that the banks have determined tend toward higher default rates, fewer borrowers, and small loan amounts that make business less profitable. Read More...

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Community Colleges Eliminate Friday Classes to Help Students Cut Gas Costs
19 May 08 07:54 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Several two-year schools with large numbers of commuter students have reduced the length of their academic week from five days to four in an effort to reduce their students’ commute and help them save money on gas. Making class sessions longer, these Read More...

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$50 Million Given to California Community Colleges to Aid Needy Students
12 May 08 05:30 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In what may be the largest gift ever donated to the nation’s community colleges, the San Francisco–based Bernard Osher Foundation recently announced that it has pledged up to $50 million to help needy students attending California’s two-year institutions. Read More...

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Bond Package Touted as ‘Largest-Ever Capital Infusion’ For Virginia Colleges
02 May 08 05:22 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The Virginia General Assembly unanimously approved a $1.5 billion borrowing package that would fund construction projects for colleges and universities in the state’s South Hampton Roads region. The bond package — expected to be signed into law by Gov. Read More...

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Financial Industry Woes Affecting Commercial Education
10 March 08 07:02 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The current credit crisis, combined with recent legislation cutting federal subsidy payments to student loan companies that make federally guaranteed student loans, has begun to take a noticeable toll on commercial education companies. The past few months Read More...

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A Sign of the Times, Calling Community Colleges Home
19 July 07 06:23 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Traditionally, community colleges have been known as commuter campuses where students can come and go—they show up for classes and then head home. But now, as the affordability of community colleges lures more students away from traditional four-year Read More...

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