college tuition

Q. What are the pros and cons of a home equity loan instead of a home equity line of credit? I’m thinking of using it for college tuition.

Rutgers's board of governors is expected to announce whether tuition will rise for the upcoming academic year.

Q. My ex-husband doesn’t want to pay his half of college as our divorce agreement says he must. What can I do?

Most college graduates leave with student loan debt, but did they know before entering college how big of a financial hole they were actually digging for themselves?

The Obama administration is taking new steps to protect students amid increased scrutiny of for-profit colleges and other schools.

Q. My daughter is a college freshman and I’m trying to figure out what deductions we can take. We paid part of the tuition from a 529 plan and the rest is loans.

Anyone with a '.edu' email account can gain access to the free app, designed to shave a few dollars off the high cost of learning.

The Obama administration wants to expand the federal Pell grant program to help more students graduate from college -- by providing them with money to attend classes year-round and reward them for taking more credits.

Q. Our youngest son just graduated from film school, and while he looks for full-time work, he’s doing some project work in the industry. He has federal student loans but also $94,000 in private loans with a $850 monthly tab. It has a 14-year payback term with no option to extend. He could put it in forbearance for a year with the interest still accumulating. I’m pulling from retirement funds to help now, but we don’t know what to do. Help!

U.S. colleges will face new restrictions on using debit cards to distribute financial aid, and more people will have income-based options for repaying student loans under a pair of regulations given final approval by the Obama administration on Tuesday.