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March Madness is winding down, and if you've played the brackets, this stat from the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) probably won't surprise you: 75% of college students have gambled in the last year. Both legal and illegal gambling have high addiction rates....

With warm weather around the corner, it's time for many high school students to start touring college campuses and making decisions about their higher education. The process can be overwhelming as students contemplate cost, location and campus life, so here are six apps for under $2 to help find...

With the job market still in recovery, competition for employment is fiercer than ever. To stand out from other applicants, this year's college graduates should begin with their resumes. Here are some secrets on how to gain an edge from Peter Newfield, a former resume expert at Monster.com and...

With spring break quickly approaching, it's almost time to ditch the books for the beach. But as the end of the academic gets closer, scholarships have been spent, loans run low and spending money's scarce. So here are six apps for $3 or less that will help you have a memorable spring break without...

Getting fit has long been one of the most popular New Year's Resolutions, and perhaps the one that's broken the most. But this year will be different. Really. Really. And to make it more feasible for you to achieve your goals, Compare and Contrast, Money College's new price comparison column, is...

Is it ever too early to start searching for college scholarships? Probably not. Once in high school, if you are serious about college, your scholarship search should begin. You don't need to have any idea of what college you plan to attend, nor do you need to know what you want to study in...

Adrianne Gore, a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, recently opened her second credit card account. Unlike many college students, this was not an act of desperation that will leave her riddled with debt. Gore is following the advice of her personal...

Consumer complaints of alleged misrepresentation of financial aid and other misconduct has prompted an investigation of eight for-profit schools including University of Phoenix and Kaplan University by the Florida's attorney general's office. It's the latest round of scrutiny for the for-profit...

Being a student is financially tough. Not only do students have to worry about paying for food, room, gas and tuition, but they have to worry about paying for technology. Students need to figure out how to buy the technology they need because tech has become as essential to them as pens and paper...

Frustrated by high debt, poor job prospects and his wife's pregnancy, a Boston College Law School student has offered to quit school in exchange for a tuition refund. The student, who is in his third year, spelled out his concerns in an "Open Letter" to George D. Brown, the school's interim dean,...