Local online company offers university text books for rent
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Post-secondary students and their parents are preparing to shell out big time for tuition and books. One way to get around the high prices of text books is to rent them. Ramona...
View ArticleHelping your college-student kids manage their cash
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – From tuition to text books to lunch meals, September can often be a financially stressful time, especially for college students. News1130 is getting tips from a financial expert...
View ArticleFree tuition for some Vancouver Island University students
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s a first for British Columbia, aimed at helping a vulnerable group get an education. A post-secondary school on Vancouver Island will waive tuition for students who have...
View ArticleMany parents putting off retirement to pay for kids’ tuition
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Add your kids post-secondary education to the list of things delaying your retirement; many Canadian parents are putting off their “Golden Years” so they can pay for tuition....
View ArticleParents want to pay for kids’ college, but not ready: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Most Canadian parents want to pay for their kids’ college and university, but many aren’t ready for the reality of ponying up tens of thousands of dollars. Parents of...
View ArticleAverage Cdn post-secondary tuition went up 3%, says StatsCan
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Tuition fees went up over three per cent for most post-secondary students in Canada this September, reaching a level that the Canadian Federation of Students says many can’t...
View ArticleUBC reviews its financial aid program
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – UBC wants to improve how it helps disadvantaged students pay their tuition and other study-related expenses. For one, it has decided it will waive tuition fees for students who...
View ArticleHigh tuition fees causing BC students to work longer hours: study
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The days of paying for university tuition with a summer job are over, according to a left-leaning think tank. A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study is suggesting high...
View ArticlePost-secondary tuition in BC has doubled in last decade: CFS
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Universities and colleges are back open for business this week, but it isn’t cheap. The Canadian Federation of Students says tuition here in BC is twice what it was 10 years ago....
View ArticleObama’s education proposal generating buzz in BC
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Students in BC are looking with envy at a proposal made by US President Barack Obama, who wants to eliminate tuition fees for the first two years of college. The Canadian...
View ArticleBC NDP praises Ontario for offering free tuition to low-income students
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The BC NDP is coming out in support of Ontario’s move to fully fund the education of its poorest students, but isn’t going so far as to suggest it would push for that here....
View ArticleLocal students looking at options, as Ontario offers to ease debt burdens
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A plan in Ontario to provide no-cost post-secondary education to mid-to-low range income families is getting applause right across the country. But would cheaper education...
View ArticleFree tuition for some Vancouver Island University students
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s a first for British Columbia, aimed at helping a vulnerable group get an education. A post-secondary school on Vancouver Island will waive tuition for students who have...
View ArticleMany parents putting off retirement to pay for kids’ tuition
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Add your kids post-secondary education to the list of things delaying your retirement; many Canadian parents are putting off their “Golden Years” so they can pay for tuition....
View ArticleParents want to pay for kids’ college, but not ready: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Most Canadian parents want to pay for their kids’ college and university, but many aren’t ready for the reality of ponying up tens of thousands of dollars. Parents of...
View ArticleAverage Cdn post-secondary tuition went up 3%, says StatsCan
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Tuition fees went up over three per cent for most post-secondary students in Canada this September, reaching a level that the Canadian Federation of Students says many can’t...
View ArticleUBC reviews its financial aid program
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – UBC wants to improve how it helps disadvantaged students pay their tuition and other study-related expenses. For one, it has decided it will waive tuition fees for students who...
View ArticleHigh tuition fees causing BC students to work longer hours: study
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The days of paying for university tuition with a summer job are over, according to a left-leaning think tank. A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study is suggesting high...
View ArticlePost-secondary tuition in BC has doubled in last decade: CFS
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Universities and colleges are back open for business this week, but it isn’t cheap. The Canadian Federation of Students says tuition here in BC is twice what it was 10 years ago....
View ArticleObama’s education proposal generating buzz in BC
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Students in BC are looking with envy at a proposal made by US President Barack Obama, who wants to eliminate tuition fees for the first two years of college. The Canadian...
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