College

Forget cinder block walls and communal bathrooms, today's student housing features granite countertops, high-end mattresses, and high-tech laundry.

The University of Kentucky offers special housing and support for students whose parents didn't graduate from college.

For George Alvarez, the decision to apply to Johns Hopkins was a "happy accident." Most low-income, high-achieving high school students don't apply to any selective colleges.

Will the University of Southern California's quest to hire a star coach for its football team be cut short by a victory in Saturday's game?

It's a conversation that not all families have: How to pay for college. One high school junior and her mother discuss what they talked about.

Small Private Online Courses could change the way brick and mortar classrooms use digital teaching materials.

A conversation with the founders of She++, an organization built to encourage more women to enter the tech field.

Many college freshmen embark on their first years of higher education this week. Wouldn't it be nice if at the end of their journey a job was waiting for them? In Alabama, the two year-college system is collaborating with private companies to train students and help them land a job after graduation.

For many families, paying for college is a balancing act. You want to give your child the best options, but you don't know how to talk about what you can afford.

The cost of college is rising faster than inflation. But when you take financial aid into account, it’s gone up only modestly faster than inflation.