College

New kinds of credentials could offer a cheaper path to a good job.

With interest rates on some student loans about to double, the Obama administration joins with colleges to provide clearer guidance on the real price of school.

While the overall unemployment rate in the country exceeds 8 percent, some graduates in the right fields face an almost certain change of a job.

Students begin a hunger strike today to protest fee hikes at California State Universities. The fee hikes are not just in California.

At $1 trillion nationally, student debt surpasses credit card debt and car loans, and it can be a serious drag on the economy.

Interest rates on federal student loans are set to double on July 1. The president is urging Congress to stop that increase.

Five big schools, including Princeton and University of Pennsylvania, will begin offering free classes on the web. It's all part of a new venture backed by Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

Commentator Leah Ingram is facing six years of paying college tuition for her two daughters. She has a suggestion to the government to help middle-class parents like herself.

Part-timers, transfers and returning students aren't counted in official graduation rates. A change by the Department of Education could add them to the mix.