With the cost of college rising each year, many families are wondering, “can we afford college for our children?” We sat down with Don Green, Vice President of Extended and Internal Operations for Ferris State University, to get some pointers for parents.
Katie Douglas is a senior at Ferris State University that is financing her own college education. She is juggling loans, scholarships and multiple jobs to take on as little debt as possible.
There are many scholarship opportunities out there for students. We talked with a Ferris State University Super Senior and also a representative from Ferris’ admissions department on where to begin looking for tuition assistance.
Work-study is a federally funded program on that places students in on-campus jobs.
We sat down with an admissions expert at Ferris State University to see what it takes to get into college.
There are several tests that high schoolers need to take in order to be prepared for college. We talked with Troy Tissue of Ferris State University to find out what these area.
Every parent wants their child to succeed at school and there are some simple things that parents can do to provide classroom support.
Ferris State University Grand Rapids runs the climbing wall at our Park Parties.
We talked with two West Michigan parents to see what they spend on some common family expenses. Then we went to our experts to see how you can save money on everything from groceries to health care.
Most high school athletes dream of playing at a college level. Here’s a look at what it takes to make the team after high school.
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