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Houston Private School Tuition Surpasses $19,000

Private Schools September 6, 2016 at 1:13 pm

The average private school in Houston now costs $19,079 per year regardless of grade. This amount represents a $700 hike or a 3.8% increase from last year when tuition averaged $18,380. (Photo caption – Emery Weiner school provides financial aid to nearly 40% of students) High schools topping out atRead More

There’s Still Time to Apply for These Scholarships, Part 3: Local Edition

There’s Still Time to Apply for These Scholarships, Part 3: Local Edition

College, Community Events March 6, 2015 at 5:34 pm

Parts 1 and 2 of our feature on spring-deadline scholarships listed regional and national scholarship competitions. But of course, there are Houston-specific scholarships, too. The application deadline for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarships may have come and gone, but there are still a few local scholarships with plenty ofRead More

There’s Still Time to Apply for These Scholarships: Part Two

There’s Still Time to Apply for These Scholarships: Part Two

College, Recommendations February 11, 2015 at 6:00 am

If your child is a senior in high school, you’ve probably devoted a considerable amount of time to thinking about their college tuition. Perhaps you’ve been saving up since they were born; perhaps you’ve already co-signed for some student loans. But however you and your child are planning to coverRead More

There’s Still Time to Apply for These Scholarships

There’s Still Time to Apply for These Scholarships

Uncategorized February 4, 2015 at 8:30 am

As parents of teens and twenty-somethings know all too well, higher education comes with a hefty price tag. At UT Austin, in-state tuition will cost you about $10,000 per year – and that’s before room, board, and textbooks. At private institutions like Rice and the Ivy League schools, all expensesRead More

Free Community College Plan Puts Strain on Historically Black Colleges

Free Community College Plan Puts Strain on Historically Black Colleges

College January 29, 2015 at 5:54 pm

Cheyney University, America’s oldest historically black college, is under fire as the threat of financial collapse potentially looms in its future.  As one of Pennsylvania’s fourteen public, state-run universities, Cheyney University has incurred a 12.3 million dollar debt in the last five years due to unpaid student loans and increased pensions.Read More

2015 FAFSA Application Reminders

2015 FAFSA Application Reminders

It’s a brand new year, which means some important financial deadlines are approaching in the Spring. For current and prospective college students, the 2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available to complete online. The FAFSA is used annually to determine student eligibility for financial aid toRead More

Three ways to make saving up for college easier

Three ways to make saving up for college easier

College, Collegiate June 3, 2014 at 11:21 am

When is the best time to start saving for college? If you have a child, the answer is now, or perhaps yesterday. Due to many factors including increasing capital spending, expanding administration and the withdrawal of state funding from public universities over the last 20 years, tuition is increasing atRead More

College financial aid 101 part II: Types of need-based aid

College financial aid 101 part II: Types of need-based aid

College, Collegiate April 4, 2014 at 3:34 pm

Before we explore portions of the need-based financial aid universe, I need to make sure you did your homework. Did you fill out your FAFSA form, like we told you to here? Yep. Now what? Generally speaking, there are three types of need-based student aid: grants work-study loans Grants areRead More

College financial aid 101 part I: Filling out a FAFSA

College financial aid 101 part I: Filling out a FAFSA

College April 1, 2014 at 2:30 pm

For parents with students looking to enroll in college this fall, one elephant in the room is affording massive tuition bills. Despite ever spiraling cost, there is still considerable aid available to students and parents, both through government and private sources. The first step toward tapping these sources of financialRead More