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President Barack Obama is proposing a new rating system for colleges aimed at helping students identify affordable institutions.

The testing company ACT says just a quarter of this year's high school graduates who took the ACT tests have the reading, math, English and science skills they need to succeed in college or a career.

As college tuition continues to rise, more students are receiving federal financial help, but state and institutional aid remains largely unchanged.

Despite all the grumbling about tuition increases and student loan costs, other college expenses also are going up.

College students' interest rates are at the mercy of Congress.

The Hathaway Scholarship program to help eligible Wyoming students pay their college tuition is backed by a $500 million fund that has been growing faster than the amount of money being awarded to students.

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — One of the leaders of the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee says funding for community colleges could be a tough issue for lawmakers during the upcoming budget session. Rep. Rosie Berger spoke to the Sheridan County Republican Women on Tuesday about the session, which starts Monday...

Adam Wheeler, a former Harvard student kicked out of the university for false statements on his admissions application, has been sent to jail for including the school on his resume when applying for a job. For violating this condition of his probation, he now faces a possible two-year sentence.

A recent survey conducted by Military Times Edge ranks which colleges are best for military veterans. Most of the schools making the list were public, including 51 of the 59 highest ranking four-year schools. The top five four-year schools included Concord University, taking the number one spot, Eastern Kentucky University at number two, Rutgers in third, California University of Pennsylvania

The 200 staffers at Shorter University, a Christian college in Rome, Georgia, are now required to sign a “Personal Lifestyle Statement” that, among other things, forces those employees to say they aren’t gay. Anyone refusing to sign the statement is subject to termination.