Student loans create long-term debt that last over half a lifetime for many students. So its extremely important that students find a way to attend college without student loans. To go to college without student loans, students need to: Attend a tuition-free college Attend a college with a no-student-loans financial aid package Attend a transfer-friendly…
Every year, thousands of students enroll into Florida community colleges for their relatively lower cost and easy acceptance. Community college tuition in the 28 public colleges in the Florida college system costs between $3,000 to $3,500 per year. This is specifically for in-state students, whereas out-of-state students pay more than 3 times the yearly tuition….
College graduates come in all age groups and only 50-60% of enrolled students actually graduate college. In my case, I completed an associate degree, and then my bachelors while in my early to late 20’s and a masters at the age of 41. In this article, I will go over the average age at which…
There are many problems community college students in the US face that prevent them from successfully completing their associate degree. To understand more about this and to figure out how to overcome these issues, I spoke with several community college students in Southern California. As a whole, community college students do not have the money…
You hear of many lucky students who sailed through college on a full scholarship. Then you hear of others who are struggling to payoff their massive student loans. So does one have to be very lucky to get a scholarship that covers all college expenses? Is it very hard to land a full scholarship? Luck…
Our policy at CollegeOnomics is to give you all the tools and resources so you can easily afford college with your own money and/or perhaps a few scholarships/ grants. So in most of our articles, we’ve highlighted the most affordable colleges in the US so you do not have to apply for any student loans….
As of August 2019, there are 24 US States that offer free college tuition programs, otherwise known as The College Promise Program. It all began when The College for All Act was read by senator Bernard Sanders in the Senate in May 2015. Subsequently, in January 2016, the bill directed the Department of Education to…
The biggest expenses for college students is the college tuition, books and related college fees. Apart from this, the other major area of expense is the living expenses. The one thing to know about expenses is that even the smallest expenses add up to a lot more very quickly. However, there are a few top…
Scholarships need not be complicated and there are many scholarships most people in the US. Some people assume that scholarships are only for recent high school graduates who are entering college. But the fact is that there are scholarships that are applicable for most people even in their 30s, 40s or 50s and more. In…
California has over 12% of the US population and Silicon Valley is a vibrant technology hub and so is San Francisco. There are top-notch colleges in the area such as Stanford University, University of California, University of Berkeley and the California State University (CSU). Upon speaking with high school and college students in California, I…
Here are a few different ways of how to buy cheap college textbooks: Rent for the semester Rentals are generally available for a little over 120 days (aka 6 months). This is the most cost-effective way to obtain textbooks for college. Just be sure to not add anything in the textbook and use a notebook…
