looking at how families are paying for college. It was conducted with the Gallup people. It is very data filled and a must read.

Parts of the survey:

32% of money for college comes from parent income and savings. 23% of money for college comes from student borrowing. 15% comes from grants and scholarships. 16% comes from parents who borrow money.

Around 90% of families making under 35 grand filled out a FASFA form. Only 76% did it with incomes of 35-50 grand though.

60% of parents felt borrowing of money to pay for college is good debt.

46% of parents and 37% of college students did not eliminate a school because of the cost.

70% of students and parents did not even consider the post graduation-income a student is going to get.

I have to say that with the rising costs of going to college the parents and the students really need to consider the post-graduation income. It is vital that a college student racks up the least amount of debt possible to save money.

The USA Today has up an interview with this writer of the new book “Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality.”

Looking at the interview I have to agree with him on many points. College certainly is not for everyone, the value of a B.A has dropped over the past few years, and that we have to change the reality that a B.A has to be necessary for a job interview.

on weather going to college is now worth the price. The article looks at the increasing tuition and also looks at colleges with gigantic endowments.

A great read.

economy boosting the amount of students going to community colleges.

on college loans that are getting harder to come by.

on China looking to get more college students from the USA due to the summer olympics.