After months of waiting, high school seniors have most of their admission decisions in hand. If they are lucky and planned thoughtfully, they have options. Now comes the hard part of choosing a school ...

Whether or not you believe your family qualifies for any grants, this is an important first step for college affordability.

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - (Jan '25) The Ultimate Guide to Understanding College Financial Aid Many families are shocked by a college's sticker price. While the cost of tuition can be overwhelming ...

State programs to support students and workforce development are most effective when they are locally coordinated.

With new loan limits on the horizon, colleges can take steps to make the financial aid system more just for students with ...

Dec. 17—Wynn Rosser, a bow tie-wearing East Texan with multigenerational familial roots in rural life, will take the helm of Texas' higher education agency in the new year. As higher ed commissioner, ...

Senior Natalie Acosta plans to attend Northwest Missouri State University to study elementary education. Any financial aid she receives after submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ...

What can you do if you can't afford college? Maybe the financial aid award wasn't enough, or you only want to go to a certain school and the price is a just a bit higher than you want... The answer is ...

These colleges—spread from Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Michigan—discount their listed cost of attendance by at least 50% for all, or nearly all, students. College is more expensive than ever. That ...

The Education Department’s financial aid apparatus is cracking after the Trump administration imposed sweeping staff cuts, with some fearing that further deterioration could make it harder for ...

Students starting college next year will face a dramatically different federal financial aid system than the one their older siblings and parents encountered, experts say, due to changes enacted this ...