BOSTON (CBS) - It's a harsh reality check now arriving in the mail. Families are now learning just how much financial aid they are really getting for college next fall. But there is still time to try ...

Many families simply can't afford to pay tuition. Yet an increasing number of students are graduating -- or even walking away from college early -- under a staggering weight of student-loan debt.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- This month, high school seniors around the country are anxiously awaiting thick envelopes signaling acceptance from the schools of their choice. But getting in is just half ...

Discover how much students can earn in scholarships and grants. Learn why full rides are rare but partial scholarships, averaging $11,610, are within reach.

If you have a high school junior or senior in your house, experts said now is the time to talk about college scholarships. Jennifer Finetti, director of outreach and advocacy at ScholarshipOwl said ...

Scholarships are a fantastic way to help pay for college, but finding college scholarships can be a real challenge. If you're trying to figure out how you'll pay for college, you've probably heard ...

Monica Matthews, a mother of three, developed strategies to help her children learn how to find scholarships and ultimately win more than $100,000 for college. Her eldest son, who attended the ...

You can find plenty of scholarship and grant options for graduate school, and you generally don’t have to pay them back. You can also fund graduate school through a variety of other options, such as ...

The rising cost of higher education has been increasingly at the forefront of national education concerns. While several of the top-tier schools are taking steps to address the neediest students, ...

College tuition can be expensive for most prospective students—especially those with other financial obligations, such as childcare. Almost 10% of all undergraduate college students are single mothers ...

Yoo-hoo, all University of Washington-bound Ballard High students with the last name of Anderson: There’s scholarship money waiting for you. If your name happens to be Andersen with an “e,” you’re ...

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