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2010 College Enrollment Numbers May Not Be So Bad, Survey Reveals
02 April 09 02:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although school administrators across the nation are reporting an increase in applications, they’re worried about just how many college students will actually enroll in their institutions this fall as families continue to tighten their budgets amid this recession. Read More...

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Rejected: San Jose State U Says ‘No’ to 4,400 Qualified Students
31 March 09 03:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For the first time, San Jose State University has turned away qualified students from its freshmen class — 4,400 students who live outside the county, to be exact — saying that budget cutbacks have forced the university to scale back enrollment. Read More...

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CUNY Wants to Be a Model for Community College Education
28 January 09 04:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The City University of New York school system hopes to open a “college of the future” that would limit enrollment to under 5,000 students, offer degrees or certificates only in fields with promising job growth, and serve as a model for community colleges Read More...

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Two-Year Colleges Will Be Most Affected by State Budget Deficits
11 November 08 04:12 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The financial outlook for community colleges in nearly half of all states is “not good,” with many institutions anticipating midyear cuts in funding, according to a member survey by the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges (“ State Read More...

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FBI Investigates California College That Overpaid Financial Aid to Some Students, Underpaid Others
13 October 08 06:32 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

A California community college is being investigated by the FBI and the Department of Education for overpaying students more than $327,000 in financial aid during the 2005–06 school year, reports the Contra Costa Times (“ Berkeley City College Overpaid Read More...

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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...

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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 schools may be better than community colleges at preparing students for today’s competitive workforce, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

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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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