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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The influx to Community College is causing some major strategy changes.
Last weekend there were many parents attending the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth, Pathways to College Financial Aid Workshop lead by Gary Hoffman. Several were quite interested in the strategy of attending Community College for an associates degree in order to take advantage of the Guaranteed Admission Program in Virginia. The student pays less money for the first two years, gets an associates degree under their belt, and then they are guaranteed admission to a long list of schools to move on towards a bachelors degree.
This is a great strategy but not without its own problems. For one, we are starting to hear a lot about over crowding. If students can't take their required courses then there could be delays in completing their "2 year" degree. According to many accounts, and the article in The Chronicles of Higher Education, the quality of education is suffering while the schools adjust to the large class sizes. Students are not getting the help they need and this can be particularly damaging to young students making a big adjustment to college.
When a student we know, wanted to transfer from one University to another, she was faced with the impact that the Community College Guaranteed Admission program has on transferring students in general. There is such a huge influx of students taking advantage of the Guaranteed Admission program, that the squeeze is put on students who want to transfer from other schools that are not part of the guarantee. Spaces are taken by community college students and perhaps they are getting priority treatment since the schools need to honor their guarantee.
Learn strategies such as attending community college, and many more strategies for lowering your cost for paying for college by attending the webinar series.
Visit our website, www.TheRealCostOfCollege.com to find out about our Financial Aid Workshop webinars. The first webinar is on Thursday, February 17th at 8:00 PM. The LIVE webinar is for parents who are in the midst, or those who are getting closer to the college admission process with their students.
Webinar 101: Thursday, February 17th, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
Developing a Comprehensive Plan to Manage and Lower Your RealCost of College™
REGISTRATION FOR THIS WEBINAR IS NOW OPEN, space is limited.
www.TheRealCostOfCollge.com
This is a great strategy but not without its own problems. For one, we are starting to hear a lot about over crowding. If students can't take their required courses then there could be delays in completing their "2 year" degree. According to many accounts, and the article in The Chronicles of Higher Education, the quality of education is suffering while the schools adjust to the large class sizes. Students are not getting the help they need and this can be particularly damaging to young students making a big adjustment to college.
When a student we know, wanted to transfer from one University to another, she was faced with the impact that the Community College Guaranteed Admission program has on transferring students in general. There is such a huge influx of students taking advantage of the Guaranteed Admission program, that the squeeze is put on students who want to transfer from other schools that are not part of the guarantee. Spaces are taken by community college students and perhaps they are getting priority treatment since the schools need to honor their guarantee.
Learn strategies such as attending community college, and many more strategies for lowering your cost for paying for college by attending the webinar series.
Visit our website, www.TheRealCostOfCollege.com to find out about our Financial Aid Workshop webinars. The first webinar is on Thursday, February 17th at 8:00 PM. The LIVE webinar is for parents who are in the midst, or those who are getting closer to the college admission process with their students.
Webinar 101: Thursday, February 17th, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
Developing a Comprehensive Plan to Manage and Lower Your RealCost of College™
- Who pays the full college sticker price and why
- The importance of college selection
- getting your student involved in the selection and financing of college
- How your student can/will help to lower cost
- financial aid maximization strategies
- The parent/student agreement
- forecasting and maximizing financial aid
- how and why a student's merit always pays
- a debt-free plan to finance college
- making sure grandparent gifting is financial aid neutral
- tax reduction strategies to save taxes for college
- determining your saving and investment strategy.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS WEBINAR IS NOW OPEN, space is limited.
www.TheRealCostOfCollge.com
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