Twenty-three. That’s the number of colleges I applied to last year. Back then, I was a naïve high school senior who, on numerous occasions, thought to myself, “One of them has to give me a full ride, right?” My application list was a blend of public and private institutions that […]
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Greff’s scholarship initiative grows in it’s second year
Photo courtesy of Ramapo College, Flickr Every year the costs of attending a college or university get higher and higher, oftentimes making it very difficult for students to get the higher education that they want and deserve. Last year, Ramapo College Student Government Senator-at-Large, Ryan Greff, became aware of the […]
Greff Compiles New Private Scholarship Opportunities
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia As of the Spring 2017 semester, Ramapo’s Financial Aid Office added a “private scholarships not affiliated with Ramapo College” section to its website. This list, compiled by Ryan Greff, Student Government Senator-at-Large, includes 18 new scholarship opportunities available for a variety of students. “These are new […]
EOF Creates New Initiative to Improve Retention Rate
Photo courtesy of EOF In response to declining retention rates, Ramapo College’s Educational Opportunity Fund, also known as EOF, is concentrating its efforts on programs that address the academic, financial and campus climate concerns that impact a student’s decisions to drop out of school. “These are first generation college students […]
Film Addresses Funding Cuts to Public Institutions
Graph courtesy of Steve Mims Tuition at public colleges and universities has increased dramatically since the 1980s. This is largely due to massive cuts in higher education budgets in many states across the country. In Louisiana alone, the budget has been slashed by 80 percent in just the last eight […]
CA$H Corner
Icon courtesy of CA$H Committee The Student Government Association’s College Advocates Supporting Higher Education (CA$H) Committee raises awareness about higher education issues that directly impact us all, especially those that affect our tuition. Every other week, we will discuss a different issue facing higher education. A newly proposed college tuition […]
Ca$h Corner
Icon courtesy of SGA The Student Government Association’s College Advocates Supporting Higher Education, or CA$H, Committee raises awareness about higher education issues that directly impact us all, especially those that effect our tuition. Every other week, we will discuss a different issue facing higher education. Did you know New Jersey […]
CA$H Corner
Photo courtesy of SGA The Student Government Association’s College Advocates Supporting Higher Education (CA$H) Committee raises awareness about higher education issues that directly impact us all, especially those that effect our tuition. Every other week, we will discuss a different issue facing higher education. The College Affordability Study Commission was […]
Ramapo Students See No Increase in Tuition
Photo by Nicole Williams It is no secret that tuition rates have been increasing at an alarming rate for quite a while now, but Ramapo students will be given a reprieve from this ongoing trend. As reported by The Star Ledger, Ramapo College and the College of Saint Elizabeth decided […]