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This article was originally featured on OnlineDegrees.com More than 70 percent of young adults don't know what the FAFSA is, according to a recent report by Public Agenda. Compare that to the National Center for Education Statistics' report that more than 75 percent of full-time college students receive...

By Lori Johnston You've been out of the classroom for a while, so your study skills may no longer make the grade. But before you get down on yourself, remember: It's not necessarily a reflection of your intelligence... even the smartest students struggle as they work their way back into the school groove.

By Robyn Tellefsen When you're going back to school as an adult, you won't have the cushion of your parents' income to help you foot the bill. On the other hand, you also won't have to worry about as many "hidden costs" faced by traditional students, including meal plans, sorority and fraternity fees, and...

Education is critical to the future of the U.S. economy, something that President Obama hammered home to the American public in his recent speech about the American Jobs Act, which proposes to renovate over 35,000 schools. Hovering over much of the president's rhetoric is the specter of ascendant emerging...

A growing number of college graduates are filing for bankruptcy, suggesting that an advanced education is no longer the hedge it once used to be in preventing personal financial turmoil, a new report finds. The percentage of college graduates filing for personal bankruptcy rose 20 percent during the last...

It's long been known that more education means more earnings for American workers. But a new report from the federal government shows just how stark the difference is among workers, depending on their level of education. The survey reveals that, for every educational hurdle they cross, workers' annual...

College enrollment jumped during the recession, but the pay-off of a college education did not. As the Economic Policy Institute reports, the average starting salary of young college graduates, adjusted for inflation, has dropped by almost a dollar in the last 10 years.

This article was originally featured on Schools.com A recent survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that more than 61 percent of college students with a paid internship in the for-profit sector received job offers upon graduation. Amber Rinehard was one of those fortunate interns...

When Ross Waycaster began his studies at Mississippi State, the one thing he was sure of was that he loved making websites. He already had a background in computer programming, but as he plunged into his business information systems major, he sought a way to set himself apart in an ever-changing and...