Comments on: Put the Brakes on Affordable Education

By: WorldWideBlog » Denying Access to Student Loans

WorldWideBlog » Denying Access to Student Loans — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:39:34 +0000

[...] I’ve written in an earlier blog, the some of the largest lending institutions have ceased providing loans to students at community [...]

By: uni.versatility

uni.versatility — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:10:19 +0000

It’s amazing how the government calculates the Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) for students to qualify for grants and loans – and now they’re not even considering students who go to comm. college first?! You find that two-parent working class or lower middle income lose out the most.

By: WorldWideBlog » No, Your New Classmate is Not a Terrorist

WorldWideBlog » No, Your New Classmate is Not a Terrorist — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:31:03 +0000

[...] at larger universities, but it just rubs some American students the wrong way. Especially after the reduction of loan opportunities for students at community, for-profit, and non-competitive [...]

By: Priyanka

Priyanka — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:50:43 +0000

My parents earned too much money for me to qualify for grants, and not enough money to fund my college education. My saving grace was low interest rate student loans and part-time jobs. I started at a community college to save money, and then transferred to a four-year university. Why should I have had to pay more for my loans?
It’s a disgrace that qualified, lower-income students have to pay higher rates. This is not equal opportunity education for all.