JLV College CounselingUniversity of California tuition hike approved
The full UC Board of Regents met in San Francisco today to vote on tuition hikes at the University of California. In a 14-7 vote, the board voted in favor of increasing tuition up to five percent every year for the next five years. The new tuition rate will take effect next fall. Students will be paying approximately $600 more per year to attend a UC campus.
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Scholarships with December deadlines
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Scholarship Saturday – November 15, 2014
The deadlines for the scholarships that were on this list have passed. To see scholarships that are still accepting applications, visit more recent Scholarship Saturday posts.
Average debt for college graduates reaches $28,400
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The Project on Student Debt, an initiative of The Institute for College Access & Success, released a report on student debt today. The report, title “Student Debt and the Class of 2013,” studied the reported debt from nonprofit colleges and universities throughout the United States. The study found that 69% of graduating seniors left with student loans and the average debt was $28,400. The report studied debts from pubic and private colleges and universities.
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UC Berkeley opens center for student-veterans
UC Berkeley by Charlie Nguyen licensed by CC BY 2.0
Just in time for Veterans Day, UC Berkeley announced the university has opened a veterans center for students. The new headquarters for Cal Veteran Services will be located in Stiles Hall at 2400 Bancroft Way. The new center was made possible by a generous gift of more than $500,000 from UC Berkeley alumnus Coleman Fung, a U.S. Army veteran.
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