Private Colleges

For the Have-Nots, the Rocky Road Through College

Jeff Selingo | Posted 05.22.2012

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Jeff Selingo

As some expensive private colleges compete to fill their seats and cash-strapped public colleges look for ways to handle more students, today's emerging providers will get a second look by college leaders and students seeking quality alternatives.

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A Worthy Investment

David Boone | Posted 04.24.2012

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David Boone

I am beginning to realize that the majority of my schools cost $200,000 or more to attend. YIKES! There is no way, shy of a miracle, my family can afford such an education.

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Stop Worrying About Legacy Admissions

Daniel Luzer | Posted 01.18.2012

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Daniel Luzer

The private American college does not exist for some ambiguous public improvement project; it exists to do as its trustees see fit.

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

GI Bill Legislation Advances To Next Round, Gains Unanimous Committee Approval

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 08.29.2011

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NEW YORK -- Thousands of student veterans attending private colleges on the Post-9/11 GI Bill cleared the latest hurdle in an ongoing battle to secure...

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The MOST Expensive Private Colleges

Posted 08.13.2011

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Although it overall nabbed 41st place in a ranking of liberal arts schools, Connecticut College tops the list of the most expensive colleges in the na...

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The 10 CHEAPEST Private Colleges

Posted 08.07.2011

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Private colleges are generally more expensive than public ones. Although, many private colleges defray the cost of tuition with financial aid (on ave...

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Private Colleges 'Act Local' With Financial Aid

AP | ERIC GORSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial a...

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Ride a Dinosaur: Visit a Creationist Museum!

Scott Janssen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Janssen

When exactly the notoriously skeptical people within the "Show-Me State" of Missouri morphed into a bunch of Creationist Cathys, I'll never know.

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Private College Salaries Of More Than $1 Million Paid To 23 Presidents

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders...

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