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IN EDUCATION WE TRUST In education we trust. Getting a complete education can lead to a career with a great salary and many other great rewards. For example, people with a bachelor's degree can earn $1 million more over the course of their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma. The first step is finding the funding you need to get started on your investment in yourself.
Did you know that there is nearly $150 billon in financial aid available to American students? You should also know that the average cost for a full year of tuition and fees at a community college is just $2,360, compared with $6,185 at a public four-year university and $23,712 at a private four-year university, according to the College Board.
So explore all of your options. Decide where you’re headed, research the best way to get there, and don’t miss the application deadlines. You can do this. The costs for college, community college, or vocational school might seem like more than you can afford. But the costs are manageable, and every student can find the help they need. You are closer to success than you may think. Read below for many opportunities to get financing for your future.
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Late last month, the U.S. Department of Education proposed rules that would potentially cut off federal financial aid to schools whose graduates don’t find jobs and pay off their debts. In addition, they released data about the total debt that each school’s alumni have currently.
On Monday this past week, President Obama spoke to an audience at the University of Texas at Austin about the connection between economic success and education, emphasizing that education is crucial to employment and prosperity. The White House …
The U.S. government’s official website for federal student aid information lists 34 ways to reduce college costs. We’ve taken 5 of the lesser-known ways to share here on GetSchooled with our additional comments: Cooperative education programs …
Choosing the right college is an important decision, loaded with factors to consider. WiseChoice is a service that launched several months ago with the goal of making that taxing process a little easier. “Our primary goal …
For high school seniors across the country waiting anxiously beside their mailboxes for the big envelope, now’s the perfect time to begin thinking about financial aid. We know the last thing anyone wants to think about …
There exist many reasons why so many American high school students choose to drop out or wind up flunking out. Some kids have difficult problems to deal with at home, and others might get involved with …
Last week, Dr. Jill Biden blogged about the newly-updated FAFSA form in the White House Blog. The Second Lady and former teacher felt that it was “great to see how the current forms have fewer questions, …
While folding dollars into little rectangles and carefully stuffing them in your piggybank is one way to go about it, there are much, much better ways to save for college and also maximize the amount of …
The findings gathered from Public Agenda’s recent study and the responses we’ve gotten indicate that the education system is in dire need of change. However, not many of us are currently in the position …
How much do you really know about paying for school? That’s the question posed by BET’s True or False financial aid quiz. It’s only five questions. Get the answers by taking the quiz now at mybetedu.com/my-money/. …
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