To compete successfully for financial aid, it pays to be in the know! That's where "New You Can Use" can help. You'll find information on the latest developments, events, & resources in financial aid here.
28 Dec 2003
What Are the Fastest Growing Industries? Want to get a job in an up-and-coming industry? Do you know which industries are growing the fastest (hint: think computers, health care, residential care, and telecommunications)...
15 Dec 2003
High-Cost Colleges Receive More Federal Aid According to EDFUND, the most expensive colleges are receiving a disporportionately larger share of federal campus aid for their low-income students...
6 Dec 2003
Future of Cal Grants Bright Cal Grants are some of the most generous entitlements California offers to low- and moderate-income college students--as much as $9,700 per year...
25 Nov 2003
Most Lucrative College Majors According to the latest figures from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), there are several college majors that give you the "biggest bang for your college buck." These are...
10 Nov 2003
Enrollment in Distance Education Courses Doubles According to Distance Education at Degree-Granting Postsecondary Institutions: 2000-2001,a new report issued by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), enrollment in distance education courses has nearly doubled ...
14 Oct 2003
Low-Income Students Know Least About Financial Aid A recent Sallie Mae Fund study reported that students from lower-income families (those with incomes of less than $50,000 a year) knew less about financial aid than students from more affluent families...
1 Oct 2003
College Enrollment at All-Time High According to the College Board, college enrollment has reached an all-time high. In the past eight years, the number of Americans attending college has increased from...
19 Sep 2003
Senator Edwards Calls for Direct College Loans North Carolina Senator John Edwards, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, has called for eliminating the role of banks and making loans to college students directly...
More African Americans Graduating College According to census figures, 17% of African Americans who were 25 years of age or older in 2002 had earned at least a bachelor's degree...
6 Aug 2003
Bush's 2004 Budget Proposal Increases Money for College Students President Bush's budget request for fiscal year 2004 "provides more than $62.3 billion in new grants, loans and work-study opportunities, an increase of $2.7 billion or five percent to serve 9.2 million students" ...
New Rates Announced for PLUS/SLS Loans U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige has reported that federal student loan interest rates dropped to a historic low ...
16 Jul 2003
Tuition Up at UC and CSU Millions of students at University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) campuses will be affected this fall by California's public higher education system's decision to scale back programs and, at the same time, increase tuition...
Illinois Lowers Illegal Aliens' Tuition Under a new law passed this year, children of undocumented immigrant workers in Illinois can attend universities and community colleges in the state at the in-state tuition rate...
