It’s time to apply for college. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is open and marks the beginning of college application season. The process should be streamlined after a couple of ...

It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon when the officer knocked on her door to ask: Had she applied to ...

In 2025, the Community College of Philadelphia said it had more than 600 fraudulent applications, which is roughly 5% of all ...

February 5, 2026 - Fresno Unified invested $30 million in services that go beyond traditional academics, from housing assistance to music production and lunchtime sports. California colleges are ...

Federal investigators have more than 200 open cases probing these scams.

More commonly, parents simply allow their teenagers to apply wherever they want. In doing so, they hope that their target schools will love their children so much that a $90,000-a-year price tag will ...

These accredited online colleges accept the Fafsa, allowing you to access federal financial aid for your degree Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Rebecca Safier is a contributor to Buy Side ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Securing financial aid for college is a significant concern ...

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, California’s community colleges have been plagued by scammers who pose as students and enroll to steal financial aid — and now it’s getting even worse. The state’s ...

If you want to pay for college without financial aid, start by looking into scholarships and grants Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Christy Bieber is a contributor to Buy Side and an ...

These colleges—spread from Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Michigan—discount their listed cost of attendance by at least 50% for all, or nearly all, students. College is more expensive than ever. That ...