Monthly Archives: August 2011

If your friends are packing their bags for college and you’re not, you probably assume that it is too late to join them and start college this September. Not so! Here are some options that will let you start college in the next few weeks, even if you haven’t enrolled yet.

No mistake about it – when an institution like StraighterLine offers students an innovative, cost-effective way to learn and cut college costs at the same time, people are going to notice. The New York Times did, and other trend-watchers are sure to follow. 

When is an educational bargain not a bargain? We don’t know the answer to that question, but we do know that the students at San Francisco State University aren’t getting a lot of bang for their tuition bucks. 

September is on the horizon. And for many students who are returning to college, that means a trip to the college bookstore to buy textbooks that can cost $150 or more – each! But we have recently learned about a textbook discount program that could help. It’s called the Textbook Renter $100,000 Textbook Giveaway.

Like most Doonesbury strips, this one is almost funny because it is based on something that is all too real - the current crisis in American college education.

Which college is right for you? That question is on the mind of tens of thousands of high school students every year as they try to select the schools where they will apply.

A few weeks ago we ran the first-ever StraighterLine science trivia quiz. This week, we decided to throw you a curve ball by quizzing you on a mixed bag of trivia from art, music, history, just plain stupidity, and several other areas.  Are you up to it? Get ready to rock and roll but be warned, some of these questions are tricky.

Among students at non-partner institutions, nearly eighty percent who sought college credit from their home institutions for their StraighterLine course were successful. Most of these students were only required to submit a transcript in order to get the college credit applied.

Are you an international student who would like to go to college in the United States?  If so, we have a suggestion for you.  Why not start today by taking online courses for college credit?

What are Pell Grants, and how can you get one? Chances are you have heard that Pell Grants are federally funded loan programs designed to help deserving students pay for college. That’s true, but let’s takes a closer look and answer some common questions about them . . .

More students today are earning college credits before they show up for freshman year. As you probably know already, many of them are getting ahead by taking AP classes in high school and then taking AP exams. 

How are American families coping with soaring college costs? According to the 2010 Parents Survey conducted by the nonprofit College Savings Foundation, they are dealing with the problem by becoming more responsible. But they would also like the government to step in and help.

But no mistake about it – if your tuition bill is about $26,000 to attend a state college or $48,000 to attend a private one, that’s only the start of what you are expected to pay.