College is almost here for many high-school seniors. But as every family knows, going to college costs money. While financial aid is essential for many students and parents to afford higher education, ...

“College is one of the most expensive purchases a family will make in their lifetimes,” according to Jeff Levy, a Certified Educational Planner with 16 years of experience as an educational consultant ...

If you are admitted: complete your 2025–2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The 2025–2026 FAFSA will be available in December 2024. When completing the FAFSA, you will be asked to ...

Check your school’s academic performance policy to know what happens to your federal financial aid — from the FAFSA — if you fail a class. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from ...

The story illustrates larger financial problems plaguing the HBCU. A sophomore at Tennessee State University is facing a hold on his account after the HBCU issued him a $4,900 excess financial aid ...

The Department of Education publicly credited enhanced identity verification measures with preventing more than $1B in ...

AI bots and stolen IDs used in growing student aid fraud schemes Over 1.2 million fake applications filed at California colleges in 2024 Victims often unaware until debt appears in their name New ...

She had not, and as the officer suspected, somebody else had applied to Arizona community colleges in her name to scam the government into paying out financial aid money. When she checked her student ...