Zions to drop out of student lending (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Zions Bank is joining other big banks in getting out of the federal program to make government-guaranteed student loans, the consequence of subsidy cuts that have made lending to students unprofitable.
Study Shows College Costs at Forefront of Students’ Concerns (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
College costs rank as one of the top concerns for college students today, according to a recent survey by the Higher Education Research Institute. Financial aid packages — the funds schools offer to students in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study awards, and student loans — were cited by 39 percent of students in the survey as one of the most important factors when making college …
Upper Iowa University Tops 2008 Online College Rankings as Online Enrollment Numbers Grow by Double Digits (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Online Education Database recently released its second annual Online College Rankings, recognizing the top 41 undergraduate online degree programs in the country. Currently offering the only national rankings of online education institutions, the OEDb evaluates schools that offer all or most of their degrees online.