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Reecy Aresty, president of College Assistance, Inc., an admissions/financial aid services company in Boca Raton, FL, announced today that he will be concentrating his efforts and financial aid expertise to assist MA families caught up in this latest loan snafu. Families are encouraged to send an email to reecy@paylessforcollege.com or call him for a FREE consultation at: 561.353.4000.
In a sincere effort to make college more affordable, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act of 1965 allocating billions of dollars for low interest student loans. It is fair to say that the Johnson Administration could not have foreseen that their good intentions would actually lead to an escalation of college tuitions past the $50,000 mark! In the same manner that insurance coverage has lead to obscene medical costs, the government’s federal aid for higher educatio
Reported in Marketwatch Student loan borrowers who commit to a decade of public service may see the remaining balance on their federal student loans forgiven under the government's new public-service loan forgiveness program. Borrowers who enter public-service fields such as law enforcement, public education, or certain nonprofit work could have their remaining federal student loan debt forgiven, provided they work full-time for 10 years in an eligible public-service field and make 120 mo
Pay Less For College, an interactive radio show, will debut Sunday, July 20 at 10:00 AM EDT on WNJC 1360 AM, stream on the Internet at wnjc1360.com, and shows will also be archived at Paylessforcollege.com. Reecy will answer listeners questions and explain the ins and outs of the college admissions/financial aid process and reveal what the colleges, the states, and the feds don't want families to know. Every show will deal with a specific topic and follow his College Funding Timeline.
Reported by Adam Clark - The Daily Collegian Online The Penn State Board of Trustees on Friday approved a 5.9 percent increase in tuition for the 2008-09 school year, the highest increase since 2005. Still, "our tuition increase is going to be below the average of similar institutions," Penn State President Graham Spanier said during a presentation during Friday's board meeting. "I'm very pleased that we were able to keep it at a reasonable level, given the very modest appropriations."
Reported by Gil Kaufman - M TV Ohio GI Promise essentially grants vets full scholarships at state's public schools. Just a week after President Bush signed off on a new GI Bill that essentially guarantees veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars full scholarships at their home state's public colleges and universities, Ohio has upped the ante by announcing that it will offer in-state tuition rates to those who attend college in the Buckeye State. According to The New York Times, the Ohio
