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5 Important Things About a College’s Finances Parents Need to Know

Debbie Schwartz

Debbie Schwartz is a former financial services executive and founder of Road2College and the Paying For College 101 Facebook group. With an expertise in personal finance, analysis, and marketing, she's working to give families the information and tools they need to make smarter financial college decisions.

Articles by Debbie

High School Is Stressful: A Mom Expresses Concern and Our Community Responds

November 11, 2022

A Stressed Mom Speaks Out (A version of this story was first published anonymously by a mom in our Paying…

Where to Find the CLEP Study Guide

May 8, 2022

Students often struggle to graduate college within four years. In fact, only 19% of students at public universities and 36%…

Colleges Costing $30K or Less For Family With Incomes Over $110K

May 4, 2022

If you’re the parent of a college-bound high school student, you’re probably on the look out for affordable colleges. Unfortunately,…

Survey Results: Parents Say The Student Loan Process Can Be Confusing

May 4, 2022

Headline: Survey Results: Parents Say Finding College Loans Can Be Confusing Subhead: But it doesn’t have to be Tags: College…

Student, Parent, Private or Federal Loans: Explore All the Options

May 4, 2022

Private student loans were once thought to be not as desirable as their federal loan counterparts. In fact, they were…

Don’t Be Overly Optimistic About Financial Aid

May 4, 2022

If I Knew Then What I Know Now: I Was Overly Optimistic about Financial Aid Packages I have two daughters…

What parents should have their kids should do during Quarantine

May 4, 2022

While it may seem like it’s been forever since we’ve been able to freely go about our business without the…

How Parents Can Help Students Handle Admissions Decisions

May 4, 2022

Parents of Seniors – For many students and families in the coming weeks, college decisions will cause many emotions. They…