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A 529 plan - or college savings plan - is a flexible, tax free investment plan that allows you to put varied amounts of money per month. When used for your child's college, the money is spent tax free! Helpful Guides and Links:
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The real deal about 4-year tuition

One university will now guarantee the net cost of your education through four years. The University of Dayton has an idea that I think is really smart. Did you know the offer letter a college will send to a high school student is a true bait and switch? It's like ...

Free continuing ed available

The future of education is all about lifelong learning, but too many people don't further their education after they get out of school. Now the beauty of the Internet can come to rescue with continuing education options from major universities for free. Coursera.org offers free non-credit courses online from 16 ...

Tuition discounts available at some private colleges

The cost of a college education may be getting cheaper, not more expensive, at some private colleges. A new study cited in The Wall Street Journal  found that 45% of last year's incoming class of freshman received discounts on tuition. The reality is colleges have priced themselves out of the ...

Is paying more for a degree worth it?

Are you a parent with a teen making a choice about which college to attend this fall? Let go of the guilt about the price tag and help your kid make the best decision from a dollars and cents perspective. The New York Times  cited a study that found college ...

ClarkHoward.com and The Clark Howard Show offer more money-saving advice for college students

Tips to avoid student loan debt

There have been so many recent reports about the burden of college loan debt. For those who have already graduated, there is a high rate of delinquency and default. For those who are in college, the level of debt and the percent of students taking on loan debt are hitting ...

Fifth-graders Maggie Graham, Jake Hodgson and Christian Lee (from left) rehearse “The Pirates of Penzance Jr.” at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School. One legislator wants to double the private school tuition tax credit program.

Coverdell accounts offer way to pay for private school

You may have heard of 529 accounts, but Coverdell accounts offer a little known way to save for your child's private school. With a Coverdell, you pop money in that grows tax-free and is spent tax-free on educational expenses for kids in kindergarten through 12th grade. You can contribute up ...

A rising problem for private colleges

A rising problem for private colleges

Enrolled in an online school? The brouhaha with private for-profit colleges like University of Phoenix points to a great problem in higher education.

Dangers of private for-profit colleges

Are you enrolled in an online school? The brouhaha with for-profit colleges like University of Phoenix points to a great problem in higher education -- the easy availability of student loans. University of Phoenix was once the most innovative leader in the distance learning arena. But today the school is ...

A college helping students avoid loan debt

A college helping students avoid loan debt

Finally, we have a market-based solution to our nation's runaway $1 trillion student loan debt! Wait until you hear what one university is offering to do for its students.

Is law school worth the cost?

Before you take on heavy student loan debt to go to law school, you've got to know what your prospects are when you finish, pass the bar, and go to look for a job. People have been turning their backs on law school in big numbers recently. Enrollment numbers have ...

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