Financial Aid in the News, 2004

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.

3 Dec 2004    Students at Community Colleges Are Different Today It used to be true that community college campuses were populated by students straight out of high school who...   1 Dec 2004    A Record Amount of Financial Aid Is Available There is now a record $122 billion in financial aid available...   29 Nov 2004    Incentive Offered to Californians to Open a Golden State ScholarShare Account As an incentive to encourage Californians to give their children something lasting and meaningful, State Treasurer Phil Angelides has arranged with...   22 Nov 2004    International Students Using Washington's Tuition Breaks for Illegal Immigrants Last year, Washington passed a law stating that illegal immigrants qualified for cheaper in-state tuition. Since then, however...   15 Nov 2004    Tuition Increases Slow Somewhat The College Board reported that while tuition costs are still increasing, the increase is smaller than last year...   9 Nov 2004    Online Support for Hispanic Students Who Want to Start Their Own Business Help will soon be available electronically for Hispanic students who want to start their own business. The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation is...   5 Nov 2004    Employment Bright for College Graduates The employment outlook for college graduates looks bright. Overall, employers say they expect to hire...   3 Nov 2004    Middle-Class Parents Not Prepared to Pay for Their Children's College Education Although a majority of parents nationwide want their children to attend college, many of them (particularly those with household incomes between $25,000 and $75,000) believed they could not afford...   25 Oct 2004    College BroadBand Offers $20,000 College Scholarship To enter Urban America's Best and Brightest Contest, sponsored by College BroadBand and Dell Computers, you must meet the following criteria...   24 Oct 2004    A College Degree Pays In a recent study, the College Board reported that the difference in salary between those who have earned a college degree and those who haven't has increased....   21 Oct 2004    More Women than Men Apply to Medical School More than half the applications to medical school were submitted by women. Applications from Hispanic Americans and African Americans were...   20 Oct 2004    Many Eligible Students Don't Apply for Financial Aid Hundreds of thousands of college students who might be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it--and for one simple reason...   19 Oct 2004    Most Lucrative College Degrees in 2004 According to the 2004 Salary Survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, college graduates taking their first job can expect to make....   16 Oct 2004    Top Law Schools for Hispanics Identified In its "2004 Education Report," Hispanic Business has identified what it considered to be the top law schools for Hispanic students. They are, in order....   13 Oct 2004    Michael Moore Plans Scholarship for Students with Moxie Michael Moore, producer of "Fahrenheit 9/11," has announced his intention to endow a scholarship at California State University, San Marcos. He made...   5 Oct 2004    More Students Studying Abroad According to a new report issued by the Institute of International Education (IIE), more students than ever before are receiving credit for study abroad...   1 Oct 2004    Real Estate Agent Pays Students to Attend College Oral Lee Brown, a real estate agent in California, "adopted" an inner-city Oakland elementary school class 17 years ago--by promising to pay for the 23 students in that class to attend college...   30 Sep 2004    Concern with Economy Has Little Effect on College Enrollment According to a survey of 70,000 college-bound high school juniors and seniors, conducted by FastWeb and Maguire Associates, concerns about the U.S. economy have had minimal impact on college enrollment decisions...   20 Sep 2004    Community College Tuition Increases in Washington Tuition at community colleges in Washington is scheduled to increase by 7% this fall...   18 Sep 2004    Seniors Increase Number of College Applications Concerned about being accepted, high school seniors are "multiple apping"--applying to multiple colleges and universities. It's common for students to apply to 5 or 6 schools...   12 Sep 2004    What Will High School Seniors Be Like in 2008? According to a new report issued jointly by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the College Board, Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates by State, Income and Race/Ethnicity, the high school senior class of 2008 will...   5 Sep 2004    Hispanics Lack Information about Financial Aid A survey conducted for The Sallie Mae Fund by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California found that 75% of Hispanic youth who aren't currently in college said they would have been more likely to attend if...   20 Aug 2004    Many Tax Credits Available to College Students A myriad of tax credits, deductions, and savings plans are available to help college students...   12 Aug 2004    Which Colleges Are the Most Prestigious in 2004? Which colleges are the most prestigious--where only the "cream-of-the-crop" students are admitted? According to a new list issued by the Princeton Review, the top 10 for 2004 are...   1 Aug 2004    Colleges Award More Scholarships In a recently-released report, the National Center for Education Statistics noted that between 1995 and 1999 colleges awarded more scholarships than ever before...   26 Jul 2004    Arizona Tuition to Jump 50% Proposed tuition rates in Arizona would push undergraduate fees 50% higher than they were just two years ago. In fact, the new rates would represent a nearly two-thirds increase in just five years...   1 Jul 2004    Summer College Tuition Increases in California It will cost more than ever to attend college this summer in California. At the University of California, Davis, for example...   14 Jun 2004    Eduventure Predicts 1 Million Students Will Take Online Classes by 2005 In a new research report, Online Distance Education Market Update, Eduventures predicts that the online education market will continue to grow...   19 May 2004    More College Students Working Part Time According to a recent New York Time's article, more students than ever before are working part time (one or even two jobs) while they attend college...   13 Apr 2004    College Students with Need-Based Scholarships Perform as Well as Students with No Aid In a study released at the beginning of March by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, college students on need-based scholarships were shown to perform as well--or even better than...   20 Feb 2004    Whites-Only Scholarship Established In an attempt to protest affirmative action, a student group at Roger Williams University, the College Republicans, has established a whites-only scholarship...   14 Feb 2004    Maryland Governor Proposes Scholarships Shift from Merit to Need Based Maryland's Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has proposed that the state shift millions of dollars from merit to need-based scholarships...   30 Jan 2004    President Bush Proposes Pell Grant Increases In his 2004 State of the Union speech, President Bush specifically addressed the need for increasing Pell Grant awards. He proposed...   15 Jan 2004    Department of Education Launches New Web Site Marking the start of the new year, the U.S. Department of Education has launched a new version of its student aid web site...   11 Jan 2004    More Women Than Men Earning Doctorates For the first time ever, more women than men earned a doctoral degree...   2 Jan 2004    File the FAFSA as Early as You Can Your first step in applying for federal student aid is to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Applications may be submitted beginning in January...