Archive for tag: funding college
Tuition Rises Long-Term: So Go to School Now!
March 10, 2010 4:26 pm EducationAs government faces greater deficits and tries to cut the budget one of the first things to receive cuts is education. The government is facing over 12 trillion dollars in debt so the government has decided to limit the budget spent on education. As a result teachers are receiving pink slips, class sizes are getting larger because fewer classes are offered, and the cost of tuition is rising as the government pays less and the students are forced to pay more.
Defaulting Loans at For-Profit Universities
December 16, 2009 2:11 pm Financial AidApproximately one in five college students default on student loan payments within the first three years of repayment, which shows what a difficult spot graduates are in particularly now. The Department of Labor has reported that overall 6.7 percent of student borrowers default within two years and 11 percent at for-profit schools.
