November 11 is a special day for Central Piedmont Community College applicants in the Charlotte, NC and nearby areas. Today is the first day of registration of the current students of CPCC for the upcoming Spring 2010 semester. Students can go to cpcc.edu and find various ways of registering for for the spring courses.

Even though most families' incomes do not seem to be increasing and many actually decreasing, it seems that the cost to send a child to college just continues to increase. This leaves many families wondering how they can afford college tuition now and in the future.

Primary Research Group has published: The Survey of American College Students: Who Goes to the College Library and Why.

The recent stimulus plan is making higher education more accessible.

At a time when students and parents are having a difficult time paying for college tuition costs, some state college presidents’ salaries have increased.

There are colleges and universities that offer free tuition. That's good news as I consider various options for my 16-year-old son. One of those tuition free colleges is college of the Ozarks. My current favorite: a four-year education plan consisting of two years of a local community college, completed with two years at a traditional college or university.

Hunter College's Model UN team took home an Honorable Mention and a Verbal Accommodation this past weekend at the third annual Columbia Model UN Crisis Simulation.

Eight new free online courses in history, economics, literature and biomedical engineering taught by leading faculty have been added to “Open Yale Courses,” the University’s free online education initiative.

Collegeboard just posted that most SAT scores are now available for the May SAT Reasoning Test™ and SAT Subject Tests.

College Prep Coach of Little Rock, AR has announced the release of a new SAT and ACT Test Prep Kit on DVD, making it easier and more affordable for college bound students to prepare for the SAT and ACT college entrance exams--in a uniquely efficient way--for more college acceptances and scholarships.

America's Promise Alliance launches national campaign to combat high school dropout and college-readiness crisis as every 26 seconds one student drops out of high school (reference: America's Promise Alliance).

International communications firm Cubitt Consulting are launching a new bursary scheme to help underprivileged students at Jesus College.