College

No matter how you look at it, it costs a tremendous amount of money to go to college. Take it from me. We've put 2 kids through college and the debt is amazing. The good news is four Maine colleges have made Washington Monthly’s 'Best Bang for the Buck' list.

Many 18 and 19 year olds are going off to college for the first time this week. Being in college can be a little stressful when it comes to finances and getting some of the add-ons one would need to have things run a bit more smoothly. So I've attached a link to help you get by on a shoestring.

The Harold Alfond Foundation (HAF) has decided that ALL babies born as Mainers will now automatically be awarded a $500 Alfond grant for college. Before this point, parents needed to fill out a little paperwork for the NextGen account for the baby to get the grant. Now, every Maine baby is in!

Pamela Crate from the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) spoke with us about the importance of completing the FAFSA form if you are in or going to be going to college. If you're not sending this form in every year (in January is recommended prior to the fall you're starting), you may be shortchangin…

Anyone who knows me knows how I feel about this. I'm very pro second amendment. I'm very pro US Constitution. Some people, including a certain professor in Texas, apparently, is not. If you can get past this guy's Hobbit t-shirt, what he has to say, in my opinion is good and accurate.…

Some students in the UK at Nottingham Trent University recently went to a college party and asked people to pose for pictures. However, they intentionally set their camera to record video.

Here is a unique educational opportunity. There is a plan to open a circus-performance college in Portland. The Circus Conservatory of America would offer a Bachelor degree in circus arts. No, it’s not 'clown college', it’s a lot more.

Nick Vander Tuig pitched eight shutout innings and Eric Filia drove in five runs, as UCLA beat Mississippi State, 8-0, to sweep the best-of-three College World Series in Omaha, Neb. on Tuesday night. Filia, Kevin Kramer and Cody Regis each had two hits for the Bruins, who won their first College Wor…

After getting their diplomas, a lot of college graduates decide to head to the big city to try and make it big.
The question that arises, though, is which city is the right one?

I am a college student, what they call an “adult learner”.  I am more “adult” than some in my program, less “adult” than others.  By “adult” I mean…old.  I have been …