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$100,000 per Year! Rising College Costs and Student Loans

Discovery College Consulting

According to The New York Times , Vanderbilt is expected to charge $98,426 for engineering students in 2024-2025. Much of this increase is due to a drop in funding from states following the 2008 financial crisis. declines in state and local funding. declines in state and local funding. That’s an increase of 24.5%.

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North Carolina Expands Program Forgiving Future Teachers’ Loans

BestColleges

The North Carolina Teaching Fellows program offers $10,000 per year in forgivable loans for up to four years for students who are committed to teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); elementary education; or Exceptional Children education. There are 10 participating colleges.

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Fundamentals of Financial Aid for 2024

Admissions.Blog

If one sentence could sum up the state of financing an American college education in 2024 it would be, “The more things change the more things stay the same.” Students with significant financial need may receive need-based aid in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study programs, and subsidized loans.

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Minnesota Creates Nurse Loan Forgiveness Program

BestColleges

The commissioner of health will annually pay eligible nurses 15% of the average loan debt in their fields. Many nurses and other healthcare workers in Minnesota will soon be eligible for loan forgiveness under a new state law. To apply for loan forgiveness, a nurse must provide proof of nursing employment. Minnesota Gov.

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Indiana’s 2024 FAFSA Completion Rates Are Holding Steady. Here’s How It’s Overcoming Rollout Obstacles.

BestColleges

Indiana is the only state with a FAFSA completion rate within 10% of last year's rate. The state has seen success in FAFSA completion due to early outreach efforts and a new universal FAFSA policy. The state has already met two out of three of its FAFSA completion goals. The Hoosier State's completion rate is down just 8.1%

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2024 Best Colleges: Rankings

Top Tier Admissions

Two particularly noteworthy rankings were released this month: the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse “2024 Best Colleges in America” and the U.S. News Best Colleges: 2024 Edition. LEARN MORE WSJ/COLLEGE PULSE 2024 BEST COLLEGES IN THE U.S. Described by U.S. Princeton University (NJ) 2.

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The New 2024-25 FAFSA: What to know

Berkeley² Academy

If you’re planning to attend college and want to receive any form of financial aid for the 2024-25 school year, you’ll need to fill out the redesigned 2024-25 FAFSA form. Changes to the 2024-25 FAFSA Form Good news for students -- the FAFSA form is being simplified and intended to become more user-friendly!