My daughter majored in social-work major at Baylor where she was required to have a year-long internship. I was not a big fan of the work without pay program, especially since…
College students, tired of the high cost of new textbooks, may have finally gotten some relief as two of the top three college textbook publishers announced plans to get into the textbook rental business. The question for students, though, is whether this heralds a beginning of cheaper textbook prices or is it just another pricing stunt.
Tax Advantaged Savings For College
A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future college costs. 529 plans, legally known as “qualified tuition plans,” are sponsored by states, state agencies, or educational institutions and are authorized by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
There are two types of 529 plans: pre-paid [...]
Ya Gotta Eat
There are a lot of costs involved in going to college. Besides tuition, books, and housing (which we will get to in due course), you are going to want to eat – some, at least. Some scholarships are set up to pay for expenses beyond tuition, and even without financial aid, you [...]
Increasingly, students are turning to distance learning to supplement or replace their “real world” college education. Lower commuting costs and living expenses can influence this, but often it’s just a better fit with busy schedules. Besides, the perception of a degree from an online institution is less of a problem than it used to be. With so much of distance learning experience being web-based, it’s only natural for distance learners to supplement the “official” textbook with other online learning resources.
Guest Blogger Professor Cram from College-Cram.com writes:
Gas prices were up, then down; textbooks run $500 or more per semester; tuition has had double-digit increases. Face it, going to college is getting way too expensive. What’s a poor struggling student supposed to do? Here are some suggestions for keeping your head (and finances) above water:
Textbooks: This [...]
Guest Blogger, Professor Cram from College-Cram.com writes that The National Association of College Stores has a breakdown of where each dollar goes for a new textbook. A closer look at their logic, though, reveals enough slight-of-hand to make Penn and Teller genuflect in awe. Publishers will have you believe that E-books is the way to bring down these costs, but the figures above don’t lie. Revamping the publishing industry’s business practices is the only sure-fire way to bring these prices down. You have several options for helping that along — buying used books (for which publishers get no revenue), buying the international versions of the textbooks from the UK (same book content, cheaper price because the Europeans won’t buy otherwise), and simply refusing to buy the book at all. You have the power to force an industry to change!
First, let’s take their categories for the
