New Jersey lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow those in the country illegally to qualify for in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities.
New Jersey lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would allow people who are in the country illegally to qualify for in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities.
Brookdale Community College’s Board of Trustees has approved an operating budget for the upcoming 2013-2014 school year that includes a freeze in tuition.
Tuition at private colleges and universities is up by 3.9 percent from last year. But while that rate is well above overall inflation, it's the smallest increase in at least four decades.
Still reeling from the effects of the economic downturn, a growing number of colleges are taking extreme measures to attract more students by slashing tuition or speeding up graduation rates.
Two new studies offer emphatic answers to much-discussed questions about higher education: Yes, a college degree is worth it, but yes, it's the middle-class that's getting particularly squeezed with student debt in the pursuit of one.