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CollegeNET.com Opens Scholarship Floodgate

CollegeNET.com announced today that it will extend its social network to include private and public scholarship foundations as well as corporate entities.  Scholarship foundations can be in more direct contact with qualified students who are looking for scholarships. 

“As the need for college funding grows with the weakening economy, scholarships are becoming an important resource for students across the country,” said Michael Garcia, who attends the University of Alabama, Huntsville. “I’ve written countless scholarship application essays about a variety of topics, but CollegeNET.com was the first scholarship resource I’ve found that really allows students to talk about issues that are important to them while connecting with others who are participating in the same process.”

ColllegeNET.com is a unique social networking tool for students, especially now that others can join their scholarship forum. There are no other methods of awarding scholarships that involves this much participation and engagement from a vast pool of students.

Ohio EPA Announces Scholarship

The Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) announced the availability of environmental education scholarships this week for college students to receive funding for the 2009-2010 school year.  The application process ends on the 1st of June.
The scholarship program is administered for Ohio EPA by the Ohio Academy of Science. It is designed to motivate students to [...]

Middle Class Indiana Families Get Help From Purdue

Since many middle income families do not qualify for Pell grants, this section of the economy often takes out loans to pay fir their children’s higher education.  Purdue University announced a scholarship that would help out some in this middle income category.
A limited number of students from middle-class Indiana families will be eligible for a [...]

ASU is Subject of Ridicule

ASU is trying to bail out from the aftermath of the announcement that they were not giving President Barack Obama an honorary degree.  The school has been the subject of ridicule across the net.
Stung by criticism of its decision not to award President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he makes a commencement address next [...]

Community College a Good Economic Option

Starting your college career at a two year community college can save a great deal of money on undergraduate coursework.  But you do need to do your research first.  When choosing this route, you need to find out if all of your credits will be transferable to the next school you plan to attend.
For students [...]

2009 Job Market Not Looking So Hot

This years college graduates will have to compete with 1.8 million jobless degree holders for positions after graduation.  And is the competition wasn’t bad enough, the jobs that are available are not paying what they did last year. They are actually paying less.
Now comes more evidence, if any were needed, that the job market for [...]

A Little More Community With Your College

Half the fun of going to college is campus life.  But what if financial constraints send you to a community college, rather than a traditional one?  Then you miss out on a lot of the camaraderie of campus living.  But California and other states have already begun offering on campus housing for community college students.
Experts [...]

Spring Breakers Staying Away From Mexico

College Students this year are tightening their belts and not traveling to vacation hot spots like Mexico. The regular party spots such as Cabo San Lucas are really feeling the crunch.  I think it’s probably a combination of a tough economy and the ongoing safety issues that have been plaguing Baja.

For a Mexican tourist hotspot [...]

Not So “Free” Ride

Athletes often get a “Full Ride” scholarship to play sports in college.  What a lot of them don’t realize is that they are responsible for the cost of things that were not covered by the scholarship. A case of not reading the fine print?
While you can be sure all the student athletes on the court [...]

ABLE Grants Get Adults Back to School

With budget cuts, tuition hikes and enrollment caps in Florida, state tuition grants are proving to be an effective way of getting working adults back in the classroom.
A prime example is the $4.4 million state Access to Better Learning and Education grant currently assisting more than 3,700 working, adult learners.
The ABLE grant saves taxpayer monies [...]