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College
College grapples with value of arts education in tough times
by
Amy Scott
Nov 23, 2012
Baltimore art school looks to reduce costs as applications fall.
Report: Student debt up five percent
by
Amy Scott
Oct 18, 2012
A report out this morning says college students are leaving school ever deeper in debt. Students graduated last year owing more than $26,000 on average -- up five percent from the year before.
Paying for school when you're already in debt
Oct 12, 2012
When you pursue higher education with a big debt load weighing you down, it can be hard to figure out how to manage your scarce resources and still achieve your goals.
S.C. governor pushes college funding reforms
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David Gura
Oct 11, 2012
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says state college funding should be tied to graduation rates and whether grads get jobs.
Small college Grinnell weighs big changes to financial aid
Oct 8, 2012
Grinnell is a very small liberal arts college in Iowa with a very big endowment: $1.4 billion. Why the financially sound institution is looking at how to control future costs.
How to reduce the price of college
Aug 31, 2012
The cost of college continues to soar higher and higher. An education expert posits that costs can go down if the public sector pulls out of higher education.
Heading towards fiscal health
Aug 31, 2012
David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times answers caller questions on personal finance, along with CBS MoneyWatch.com editor-at-large Jill Schlesinger.
For public good, not for profit.
It's refund time on college campuses
by
Eve Troeh
Aug 16, 2012
The beginning of the new semester means that many students receiving financial aid can look forward to large "refund" checks from their grants or loans.
Why has college gotten so expensive?
by
Amy Scott
Aug 10, 2012
More college students are living large with gourmet cafeterias and state-of-the-art gyms -- but that's not what's driving up college costs.
Affluent families take on more college debt
by
Amy Scott
Aug 9, 2012
More upper-middle-class families are borrowing for college so their children can attend high-tuition prestige schools.