These strategies will help your child get more college financial aid
Some parents are breaking the rules to get their childen more college financial aid. Here are some legitimate ways to pi...
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Will your 529 college savings plan be needed if Democrats take the White House?
As the cost of higher education takes center stage in the political debate, families are also rethinking how best to sav...
Transferring to your dream college? Ask these 3 questions first
Your high-schooler may have missed the boat at his No. 1 college choice, but he may have a second opportunity via a tran...
As College Debt Rises, So Does Interest in Teaching Financial Literacy
Just 17 states require high school students to complete a personal finance course. But more states may soon join them.
Here are 3 things you need to know about that 'tuition-free college' program
Free college tuition might be too good to pass up. Just make sure you and your child perform some due diligence before y...
New college graduates enjoy the best job market in years with more offers and better salaries
Those armed with a newly minted diploma will enjoy the best job market in years.
Is a college education worth it? A majority of adults still say yes
As for whether college was worth the debt accrued, more than 40% say no, according to a new report.
I owed the IRS after making this tax mistake in college
Surprise! College students who worked a gig during the school year might be on the hook for taxes. Here's how to de...
Banks dinged college students millions of dollars in fees last year
College-sponsored bank accounts cost students millions of dollars in fees each year. Wells Fargo charged students $46.99...
Sheila Bair: Is college really worth it?
Whether college is worth it cannot be answered in a soundbite. It requires information about both costs and outcomes stu...
Want to help your kid get into college? Here's where to draw the line
These days, it seems some parents are willing to do whatever it takes to get their kids into what they think is the "rig...
Yale rescinds admission of student connected to college cheating scheme
Yale University has rescinded the admission of a student linked to the national college admissions scandal.
The business of college advisors is booming. Here's how to navigate the consulting process
The industry gained some unwelcome notoriety early this week when dozens of people — including actresses Felicity Huffma...
Private equity firm TPG says it fired executive charged in college bribery case, but he says he quit
Bill McGlashan, charged in a sprawling college admissions fraud case, has left the private equity firm TPG. But each sid...
Democrat Ron Wyden wants to strip tax benefits for college donations in wake of bribery scandal
Wyden's measure would target legal donations for buildings or scholarships on campus, and purchases of sports ticke...
DealBook Briefing: The Fate of Financiers Tied to College Admissions Scandals
Business leaders are feeling the repercussions of charges issued by prosecutors relating to a college admissions scandal...
Business executives out after being charged in college admissions scam
One executive charged with bribery and fraud has stepped down, another has gone on leave.
Wealthy parents in college admissions scam may face IRS wrath
Wealthy parents who allegedly disguised bribe payments as charitable contributions to a non-profit may catch heat from t...
Here's how the major college cheating scheme allegedly worked
Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people on Tuesday in a giant college entrance scandal in which wealthy parents all...
Here's how the major college cheating scheme actually worked
Federal prosecutors charged dozens of people on Tuesday in a giant college entrance scandal in which wealthy parents pai...