Last night on 'Vic Dibitetto on Jersey,' the Manalapan comedian discussed the Gloucester county woman who is suing her parents to force them to pay her college tuition.
Recently, twenty-one-year-old Caitlyn Ricci sued her parents over the cost of her college tuition. A judge ordered her parents to pay the out of state tuition cost, even though they agreed they would only cover her tuition if she went to school in New Jersey. Caitlyn's father Michael Ricci called Jim Gearhart to explain his side of the case.
A state lawmaker is drafting a bill that could prevent children from forcing their divorced parents to pay for their college tuition. The legislation comes on the heels of a judge's decision involving the 21-year-old estranged daughter of a divorced New Jersey couple.
The three-year default rate on college loans is more than 10 percent in New Jersey, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Education.
The New Jersey Assembly is scheduled to vote on Monday on legislation that would create a College Affordability Study Commission. The legislation was recently amended after Gov. Chris Christie conditionally vetoed it on July 10.
On Thursday, an Assembly committee is scheduled to consider legislation that has been called the cornerstone of a 20-bill higher education reform package.
The good news is that Americans are saving more than ever for college. The bad news is that the average amount still isn't enough to cover one year at a four-year public university.
It was once a laughable option for many people, sometimes referred to as "13th grade," but the stigma surrounding community college has been fading over time.