The idea behind for-profit colleges is that they would deliver value to students through practical, career-focuses courses, scheduled at convenient times. They don’t have bells and whistles like student lounges, athletic facilities, or art museums. They also don’t support research faculty, nor do they offer the types of seminar classes that are so easy to… [Read More]
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Paying for college: A credit to the alma mater
Recently, a writer I know was bemoaning a trite parenting-type story that she wrote. After all, she was an Ivy League graduate, shouldn’t she be doing something more with her skills than blogging about consumer products? Well, what should she be doing? We tend to define the successful payoff from a degree in terms of… [Read More]
Paying for college: Cash flow
A friend recently asked me for advice on how to pay for graduate school. I realized during our conversation that a lot of people don’t understand the mechanics of the payment – hence, this post. Payment is different from financing, but it is a related subject. Financing is where the money comes from. Payment is… [Read More]
Guest posts: Dos and Don’ts for returning to school
An adult returning to the classroom is not an uncommon thing these days. Ever since the economic collapse of 2008, many out-of-work or temporarily unemployed adults are returning to the classroom to hone their skills to become more competitive in the job market. However, balancing finances and seeking to pay for college as an adult… [Read More]
Paying for college: Six myths about covering college expenses
T. Rowe Price is circulating a nice write-up about covering college expenses, broken down into six myths. You can read the full piece here; I’ve listed them again with a few of my comments: Financial aid is free money that will cover costs. Uh, no. Many scholarships have GPA requirements and loans have to be… [Read More]
