Archive for January, 2009

Scholarship from the Ohio Tire and Automotive Association Offered

If you are an Ohio student who is looking scholarship opportunities, there is one available for those looking to earn their degree or certificate at a college or technical school. Did you ever think that you could go to an automobile technical college and get a scholarship specifically for that?  The Ohio Tire & Automotive [...]

Is There a Market for a Simplified College?

With the rising costs of traditional four-year universities–usually linked at least in part to sports team trappings, student union-sanctioned extracurriculars, and dormitory maintenance–is there a market emerging for a “low cost, no frills” college? The Pennsylvania Board of Education thinks so, and approved a proposal yesterday to design and budget a new kind of four-year [...]

Medaille College Announces Military Scholarship

Are you a United States military service member or veteran who is looking for a scholarship opportunity?  Medaille College in Buffalo, New York announced that it is offering scholarships to service members.

The Veterans Education Tuition Scholarship will provide up to $10,000 to current and former members of the military interested in pursuing associate, bachelor’s and [...]

Online Universities: More Popular Than Ever

Every sign is pointing to it, but it’s such a pressing issue on today’s education landscape that it certainly bears repeating — online universities are becoming more popular than ever. Today’s affirmation comes from Alabama’s Orange Beach, where the sheer volume of enrollment at Columbia Southern University has forced the online institution to move its [...]

How to Find the Right Scholarship

Are you looking for scholarships but don’t know where to start?  Finding the right scholarship for your situation can be a very tricky business.  There are millions of them out there, and it is up to you to do your research and find the ones that apply to your status of course of study.  You [...]

Minnesota School District Considers Going Online

The online K12 idea seems to be picking up steam by the minute — while certainly appealing to private schools wishing to broaden their horizons, it is now gathering interest from public school districts as well. Minnesota’s Frazee-Vergas School Board, for example, is considering going online in the near future as part of a new [...]

Bluewolf Offers Two Scholarships

New York City High School students have an opportunity for a scholarship for those wanted to earn a degree in the field of technology.  Bluewolf announced that it would offer two scholarships to students who plan to attend an accredited university and study in a technology related field.
“We have expanded our scholarship program this year, [...]

Students Now Carrying Larger Burden of College Costs

As more and more colleges are spending less and less money on their students, it seems that those same students are picking up the slack even in the face of rising tuition costs. According to the results of a new study based on public information reported by schools to the federal government, college students are [...]

Financial Aid Applications are Due Soon

Students across the country are hurriedly finishing scholarship and financial aid applications for the upcoming school year. Many deadlines for scholarships and financial aid are from February through March.  So if you haven’t already done so, now is the time to get started.
Some schools have a priority deadline, with different rules for students depending on [...]

Unstable Economies Lead to Upswings in Online Education

Online universities aren’t kidding when they call themselves “global institutions.” Though University of Phoenix’s Dubai campus faced rocky beginnings at its inception in 2007, center director Raj Kapoor reports that interest surrounding the school– and online colleges in general — has grown exponentially. In no small part, Kapoor postulates that this has to do with [...]