Paying for College

By Jeffrey Simons
Today’s post is the last in a series of 10 tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Take Two Years of Courses at StraighterLine
We hope you’ve been enjoying our series on how to cut the cost of college. For our last post, we have an out of the [...]

By Beth Dumbauld
Today’s post is the ninth in a series of short tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Pay for Learning Outcomes: Competency-Based Education Emphasizes Skill over Time 
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you. Utilize competency-based education.
A college [...]

Are you the legal child of two unmarried parents living together? Maybe the child of two men or two women who are unmarried? And do you need financial help to attend college?
If so, you already know that that the FAFSA has been discriminating against you – or at least, failing to give you the opportunity [...]

By Jeffrey Simons
Today’s post is the eighth in a series of short tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Get a Job and Let Your Employer Pay for Your College Courses
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you.  Get a [...]

By Beth Dumbaud
Today’s post is the seventh  in a series of short tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Brown Bag Your Education
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you: Brown bag your education. 
If you are into saving money, you [...]

By Jeffrey Simons
Today’s post is the six in a series of short tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Get an Entire Year of College for only $760
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you.  Get an entire year of [...]

Today’s post is the fifth in a series of short tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Take AP Classes and Tests to Place out of College Courses
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you.  Take AP classes and tests [...]

Today’s post is the third in a series of short tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Use CLEP Exams to Place out of Courses
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you.  Use CLEP exams to place out of courses.
What [...]

Today’s post is the third in a series of short tips on how to save money on college.
Today’s tip is . . .
Place Out of Courses and Move Up to the Next Level
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you. Place out of courses and [...]

StraighterLine is proud to announce that Herzing University is now one of our Partner Colleges
When you first hear about Herzing University and investigate what it’s all about, the first thing you’ll probably think is, “Herzing is America’s only university that is owned by a woman, Renée Herzing. That’s unique.”
Then you read about a Herzing student [...]

Today’s post is the second in a series of short tips on how to save money on college. Today’s tip is . . .
Go to a Three-Year College
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner? Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you. Go to a three-year college!
What You Need to Know about [...]

As you put the finishing touches on your tax return, you’re probably wondering which of your educational expenditures are tax-deductible.  Can you deduct the cost of your new laptop, for example? And what about your textbooks?
We scoured the Internet looking for the best source of quick answers to those questions. The best we found was [...]

Today’s post is the first in a series of short tips on how to save money on college. Today’s tip is . . .
Take more courses during every semester you are in college
Do you want to save money on college and graduate sooner?
Here’s a powerfully simple strategy for you. Simply take one additional course during [...]

If you need financial assistance for college – and who doesn’t? – you need to understand a lot of terms that apply to financial aid.
If a college admissions officer asks you, “Have you filed the FAFSA,” you need to know what that is. (See below for a definition.) Ditto, if a lender says to you [...]

When the recession made Margaret Robertson shut her business down, she didn’t slow down a bit. She turned to education and StraighterLine to explore new career options and achieve new success.
Let’s hear Margaret’s story in this recent conversation with the StraighterLine blog.
StraighterLine: Can you tell me a little about yourself - where you live, what [...]