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UC System Considers “Free” Tuition for Lower-Income Families
27 January 09 04:02 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The University of California is considering a program which would offer certain students free tuition, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education (“ U. of California to Consider Covering Tuition for Families Below State’s Median Income ,” Jan. 22, 2009). Read More...

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Colleges Step Up, Help Students With Extra Financial Aid
08 January 09 04:13 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

If recent data is any indication, families are struggling to come up with the cash they need to send their children to college, and schools across the country are doing something to help those who’ve come up short, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education Read More...

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Private Student Loan Funding Dries Up for South Carolina Lender
24 November 08 03:19 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

South Carolina’s largest student loan provider — the predominate lender of private student loans for the state’s two largest college campuses, the University of South Carolina and Clemson University — has run out of money to issue new private student Read More...

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Community Colleges Want to Control How Much Certain Students Can Borrow in Student Loans
20 June 08 04:54 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Concerned that some students at two-year schools may borrow more in federal student loans than they can afford to repay, community college officials want the federal government to give community colleges control over how much their students can borrow Read More...

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