As state confronts $3 billion budget gap, Republican lawmaker says both parties agree that program has value

Potential financial aid cuts leave many struggling to figure out how they’ll afford to continue their education

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid opened up in late September

State lawmakers say bill would shield info from authorities under new graduation requirement

FAFSA forms now not expected to be available until December

Non-profit organization steered 1,200 NJ students through this year’s vexing FAFSA process

Slow rollout of new FAFSA application delays financial aid offers

Problems with online form forces colleges to delay sending financial aid packages to students, giving them much less time to choose schools

The idea, lawmakers say, is to make college more attainable

If approved, aid expansion would be on a trial basis this summer

Lawmakers want to extend popular TAG program so low-income college students can take summer classes without incurring more debt

The expanded aid program comes after Princeton raised tuition by 2.5%

Rider University, a private college, says the drop reflects the real cost of attending the Lawrenceville school. Starting in 2021, new students will pay $35,000 ...

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Gov. Phil Murphy plans to boost education funding with a plan to give thousands of students an opportunity to get two years of free college ...

Is the state's higher education system set up to leave minority students "locked out"? The co-author of a recent report says the state has gross ...

Passaic County Community College is one of the 13 community colleges selected across the state to participate in the Community College Opportunity Grant pilot program ...

The boarding school tuition is as much as $58,000 a year, but 40 percent of the students receive some financial aid thanks to the donation.

There was an air of celebration as Gov. Murphy prepared to sign a bill granting financial aid at state colleges and universities to unauthorized immigrants.

New Jersey’s Acting Secretary for Higher Education Zakiya Smith Ellis praised the governor’s plan of tuition-free community college to the Assembly Budget Committee.