$10,000 to $40,000 Estimated cost per year of nonprofit private colleges, which appeal to traditional college students ...more

November 23, 2009

More community colleges are offering four-year degrees, responding to the shortage of training programs for nurses and teachers, but also rubbing some universities the wrong way. ...more

November 20, 2009

Almost 40 percent of the nation's 18- to 24-year-olds in 2008 were enrolled in college, a record number, according to a Pew Research Center report released last week. The rise was driven almost entirely by a surge in students attending community colleges. ...more

November 1, 2009

Senate appropriations committees have completed work on a series of budget bills. ...more

April 1, 2009

The pennies — some shiny, others worn or tarnished, arrived Wednesday by the bucketful, in bottles, jugs, bags and plastic containers — more than 2 million in all. ...more

March 18, 2009

The wife of Vice President Joe Biden is in Miami to discuss higher education. ...more

March 6, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist released a proposal this afternoon that relies on billions of federal stimulus dollars to boost state spending by $1 billion next fiscal year. ...more

February 20, 2009

The University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of student loans, grants, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 16, 2009

University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of student loans, grants, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 15, 2009

University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of grants, loans, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 5, 2009