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The College Investorby Robert Farrington4 Sept 2026
Two-thirds of American high school students say the adults at their school put “a lot of emphasis” on attending a four-year college, while far fewer hear the same push toward community college...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington4 Sept 2026
A new NBER working paper finds that Tennessee Promise, the nation’s first statewide free community college program, increased college enrollment, boosted degree completion, raised early-career...
The College Investorby Mark Kantrowitz3 Sept 2026
The Student Aid Index (SAI) is the key metric that colleges use to calculate your financial need as a relates to providing financial aid packages.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington3 Sept 2026
Student loan refinance rates have held continued to hold as the Fed has held interest rates steady.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington3 Sept 2026
The Treasury Department and IRS released proposed regulations that would deny 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status to any private school that “adopts, maintains, or enforces” a policy discriminating on the...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington3 Sept 2026
Most credit-building advice is written for people who need help with bad credit. If you’re 17, 19, or 22, that’s probably not your problem.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington3 Sept 2026
Texas State University is doubling the income limits on its free tuition program. Starting with the Fall 2027 entering class, first-time freshmen who graduate in the top 25% of their high school...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington2 Sept 2026
Arizona State University has launched a Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation through its Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, available at its downtown Phoenix campus...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington2 Sept 2026
This financial aid calculator will help you understand your financial aid eligibility by calculating your Student Aid Index (SAI).
The College Investorby Robert Farrington1 Sept 2026
Student loan rates have are getting even more competitive as peak back to school season ends. As of September 1, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 1.94% APR and...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington1 Sept 2026
Ohio State University will pay $2.1 million to resolve civil allegations that it failed to disclose employees’ affiliations with and funding from the People’s Republic of China on NASA and National...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington1 Sept 2026
Bill Gates published a 6,000-word essay on the AI transition, calling it “one of the most turbulent times in human history” and arguing the world has no real plan for it.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington1 Sept 2026
Starting this fall, all seven schools in the University of Maine system, plus Cloud County Community College and Pratt Community College in Kansas, will award college credit for soft-skills...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington31 Aug 2026
Key Points - Nearly 1,800 institutions (or 38.7%) are missing at least one required Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) file from the 2024 and 2025 reporting cycles...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington31 Aug 2026
High-yield savings account rates held steady all the way through August. With the Fed holding rates steady, banks are using this opportunity to capture savers.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington31 Aug 2026
The Justice Department on August 27 filed complaints against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington, challenging state laws that allow undocumented students pay in-state tuition and, in some...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington30 Aug 2026
Key Points - Syracuse University will miss its Fall 2026 undergraduate enrollment target and run its first budget deficit in years, Chancellor J.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington30 Aug 2026
Michigan high school seniors can now get admitted to college without applying. The Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) opened its new MI College Match portal on Aug.
The College Investorby Robert Farrington29 Aug 2026
Key Points - Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to build a statewide framework for three-year bachelor’s degrees, with recommendations due December 31...
The College Investorby Robert Farrington29 Aug 2026
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced this week that George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences intentionally discriminated based on race when...
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