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Cost of College Continues to Climb, Even in a Recession
21 October 09 01:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Even as the recession has depressed consumer prices and the cost of living has fallen over the last year, college tuition rose in 2009, with the largest percentage increases coming at community colleges and public four-year schools — the mounting expense of an education revealed in the College Board’s latest reports on financial aid and the cost of college, released yesterday. Read More...

Filed under: College Board, college loans, federal student loans, financial aid, higher education, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, NextStudent, Patrick Callan, private student loans, Sandy Baum, student loans, Trends in College Pricing, Trends in Student Aid

Students Increasingly Choosing Private Student Loans
22 April 09 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

According to analysis of Department of Education data released last week, the number of college students taking out private student loans over the last five years has risen sharply. Analysis by student advocacy group The Project on Student Debt revealed Read More...

Filed under: college loans, Department of Education, FAFSA, federal financial aid, federal student loans, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, higher education, Institute for College Access and Success, Laura Asher, NextStudent, private loans at for-profit colleges and universities, private student loans, Project on Student Debt, student advocacy groups

Montana Senator: Give Tax Break to Companies That Pay Off Employees’ Student Loans
08 August 08 05:59 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As an incentive for Montana students to remain in state, Roy Brown, a Montana state senator and candidate for governor, announced he would like to reward companies that repay their employees’ student loans with a tax break. Read More...

Filed under: Coal Severance Trust Fund, college, college loans, federal loans, federal student loans, financial aid, grants, Great Falls Tribune, higher education, incentives, Montana, Montana legislature, NextStudent, paying for college, private student loans, Roy Brown, student loans, Tax Breaks, tax incentives, tuition, tuition reimbursement

NextStudent to Be Spotlighted at Largest Virtual College Fair
10 July 08 09:06 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Don Fenstermaker, the founder and CEO of NextStudent, will join noted names Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, and Kim Clark, senior writer for U.S. World & News Report, as one of only a few financial aid experts to give a live streaming video keynote presentation on college financing at today’s CollegeWeekLive event. Read More...

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Davidson College Sees Positive Results After Eliminating Student Loans
09 July 08 08:44 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Princeton was the first university to completely eliminate student loans from its financial aid packages in 2001, and Harvard’s announcement to follow in Princeton’s footsteps this fall garnered national media attention as no-loan financial aid policies began to turn up across the Ivy League and at other elite schools nationwide. But it’s small, selective, liberal arts Davidson College in North Carolina that’s already seeing results after getting a head start over the rest of the Ivies by doing away with student loans last year. Read More...

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NextStudent Unveils Website with New Look, Improved Features
06 June 08 06:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

NextStudent has a sleek new website with upgraded features designed to offer you the most comprehensive and easy-to-use financial aid resource on the Web. Check out our new online application, find free money for school, and get the all the info you need on student loans and your financial aid options. Read More...

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Financial Aid Wars: Democrats and Republicans Try to Outdo Each Other
16 February 07 04:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

It has been the hot topic in the news for the past couple months and on my blog, so we all should know by now that the 110th Congress is controlled by the Democrats. Why is that big news? Because 2007 is the first year the Democrats have controlled the Read More...

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