Virginia
- ACT College – Arlington VA
- Advanced Technology Institute – Virginia Beach VA
- Appalachian College of Pharmacy – Oakwood VA
- Appalachian School of Law – Grundy VA
- Argosy University-Washington D.C. – Arlington VA
- Averett University – Danville VA
- Avi Career Training – Great Falls VA
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chesapeake – Chesapeake VA
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas – Manassas VA
- Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond – Richmond VA
- Bar Palma Beauty Careers Academy – Roanoke VA
- Blue Ridge Community College – Weyers Cave VA
- Bluefield College – Bluefield VA
- Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing – Richmond VA
- Bon Secours St Mary’s Hospital School of Medical Imaging – Richmond VA
- Bridgewater College – Bridgewater VA
- Bryant and Stratton College-Richmond – Richmond VA
- Bryant and Stratton College-Virginia Beach – Virginia Beach VA
- Career Training Solutions – Fredericksburg VA
- Central School of Practical Nursing – Norfolk VA
- Central Virginia Community College – Lynchburg VA
- Centura College – Alexandria VA
- Centura College – Chesapeake VA
- Centura College – Newport News VA
- Centura College – Norfolk VA
- Centura College – Richmond VA
- Centura College – Richmond VA
- Centura College – Virginia Beach VA
- CET-Alexandria – Alexandria VA
- Christopher Newport University – Newport News VA
- College of William and Mary – Williamsburg VA
- Columbia College – Fairfax VA
- Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center – Culpeper VA
- Dabney S Lancaster Community College – Clifton Forge VA
- Danville Community College – Danville VA
- Danville Regional Medical Center School of Health Professions – Danville VA
- DeVry University-Virginia – Arlington VA
- Dominion School of Hair Design – Gloucester Point VA
- Eastern Mennonite University – Harrisonburg VA
- Eastern Shore Community College – Melfa VA
- Eastern Virginia Medical School – Norfolk VA
- ECPI College of Technology – Virginia Beach VA
- ECPI Technical College – Richmond VA
- ECPI Technical College – Roanoke VA
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Blacksburg VA
- Emory and Henry College – Emory VA
- Ferrum College – Ferrum VA
- Fortis College – Norfolk VA
- Fortis College – Richmond VA
- George Mason University – Fairfax VA
- Germanna Community College – Locust Grove VA
- Graham Webb International Academy of Hair – Arlington VA
- Hampden-Sydney College – Hampden-Sydney VA
- Hampton University – Hampton VA
- Henrico County-Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical Nursing – Henrico VA
- Heritage Institute – Manassas VA
- Hollins University – Roanoke VA
- Institute for the Psychological Sciences – Arlington VA
- J Sargeant Reynolds Community College – Richmond VA
- James Madison University – Harrisonburg VA
- Jefferson College of Health Sciences – Roanoke VA
- John Tyler Community College – Chester VA
- Legends Institute – Lynchburg VA
- Liberty University – Lynchburg VA
- Longwood University – Farmville VA
- Lord Fairfax Community College – Middletown VA
- Lynchburg College – Lynchburg VA
- Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing – Lynchburg VA
- Mary Baldwin College – Staunton VA
- Marymount University – Arlington VA
- MedSpa Careers Institute – Richmond VA
- Miller-Motte Technical College – Lynchburg VA
- Mountain Empire Community College – Big Stone Gap VA
- National College-Salem – Salem VA
- New River Community College – Dublin VA
- Norfolk State University – Norfolk VA
- Northern Virginia Community College – Annandale VA
- Old Dominion University – Norfolk VA
- Patrick Henry Community College – Martinsville VA
- Paul D Camp Community College – Franklin VA
- Piedmont Virginia Community College – Charlottesville VA
- Radford University – Radford VA
- Randolph College – Lynchburg VA
- Randolph-Macon College – Ashland VA
- Rappahannock Community College – Glenns VA
- Regent University – Virginia Beach VA
- Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary – Petersburg VA
- Richmond School of Health and Technology – Richmond VA
- Riverside School of Health Careers – Newport News VA
- Roanoke College – Salem VA
- Rudy & Kelly Academy of Hair and Nails – Virginia Beach VA
- Saint Pauls College – Lawrenceville VA
- Sanford-Brown College – Vienna VA
- Sanz School – Falls Church VA
- Sentara College of Health Sciences – Chesapeake VA
- Shenandoah University – Winchester VA
- Southeast Culinary & Hospitality College – Bristol VA
- Southern Virginia University – Buena Vista VA
- Southside Regional Medical Center – Petersburg VA
- Southside Virginia Community College – Alberta VA
- Southwest Virginia Community College – Richlands VA
- Springfield Beauty Academy – Annandale VA
- Staunton School of Cosmetology – Staunton VA
- Stratford University – Falls Church VA
- Suffolk Beauty Academy – Suffolk VA
- Suffolk Public Schools-Sentara Obici Hospital School of Practical Nursing – Suffolk VA
- Sweet Briar College – Sweet Briar VA
- Tap This Valley Works CET – Roanoke VA
- The Art Institute of Washington – Arlington VA
- The Art Institute of Washington-Northern Virginia – Sterling VA
- The University of Virginia’s College at Wise – Wise VA
- Thomas Nelson Community College – Hampton VA
- Tidewater Community College – Norfolk VA
- Tidewater Tech-Trades – Norfolk VA
- Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education – Richmond VA
- University of Mary Washington – Fredericksburg VA
- University of Phoenix-Northern Virginia Campus – Reston VA
- University of Phoenix-Richmond Campus – Richmond VA
- University of Richmond – Richmond VA
- University of Virginia-Main Campus – Charlottesville VA
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing – Virginia Beach VA
- Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond VA
- Virginia Highlands Community College – Abingdon VA
- Virginia Intermont College – Bristol VA
- Virginia Military Institute – Lexington VA
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – Blacksburg VA
- Virginia School of Hair Design – Hampton VA
- Virginia School of Massage – Charlottesville VA
- Virginia State University – Petersburg VA
- Virginia Union University – Richmond VA
- Virginia University of Lynchburg – Lynchburg VA
- Virginia Wesleyan College – Norfolk VA
- Virginia Western Community College – Roanoke VA
- Wards Corner Beauty Academy – Norfolk VA
- Wards Corner Beauty Academy-Virginia Beach – Virginia Beach VA
- Washington and Lee University – Lexington VA
- Washington County Adult Skill Center – Abingdon VA
- Washington State
- Westwood College-Annandale – Annandale VA
- Westwood College-Arlington Ballston – Arlington VA
- Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center – Fishersville VA
- Wytheville Community College – Wytheville VA
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Why do students not have enough money for food? Some do not budget enough in their loans. If they fill out the FAFSA form the government guarantees student loans. These loans can be used to pay for living expenses and tuition. In your budget include money for paying for meal plans or buying food at groceries.
$100 per week is a large budget for some people, and small budget to others. This gives you the calm attitude that comes with knowing that you can eat, and have energy to study. If you borrow at least $1000 per semester for food (meal plans are more), and attend 4 years (8 semesters without summers) then that adds only $8000 to your college debt when you graduate. Take a larger amount than $2000 the first year, to understand how much you need. If you have extra monies, it can be used the second year.
15 weeks per semester - $1000 is about $65 per week or larger budget, $100 per week x 15= $1500 (meal plans often are more)
When you graduate, $8000 is a loan payment of about $85 per month at low interest 5.25 % loans payable over 10 years. That's $20 per week of your future salary to pay for your food today. Besides housing and transportation expenses, make sure to budget monies for food. If you borrow more, than perhaps you'll pay $30 per week of your salary towards the food part of your loan.
These maps show locations of groceries and food pantries. Local churches and synagogues also offer food.
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Amazon search results, give you different versions of book and also other choices. Their top search result often gives sellers that advertise or other sellers that Amazon wants to feature. Requires greater searching efforts as book could be listed multiple times. Orange BUY BOX is NOT always the lowest price! Look for link that says Used and New offers. Choose to have shipped from Amazon warehouse or many other sellers. Read descriptions of used books. Some describe better than others. Rent, ebooks, used or new textbooks. Students can get Amazon Prime.
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Shopping Amazon, look for link under products, for Used and New. Compare the sellers for price and delivery. Some sellers have products in Amazon warehouse, others ship themselves. Compare the cost of shipping with prime or shipping with a book seller. The buy box offers Amazon Prime shipping, but is not always the least expensive seller. Amazon is NOT a department store. Some things they have bought from vendors to sell themselves. Most things are sold by a few million independent sellers. Each has their own return policy. At the end of a semester there are many book companies that will buy your used books for a discounted price.
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Videos on College Hunger – studies call it FOOD INSECURITY
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Fair Pay to Play Act: California lets college athletes earn money
California is shaking up the big business of college sports. Earlier this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would let college athletes make money from endorsement deals for the first time. Right now, they’re the only ones involved in the $14 billion industry who aren’t cashing in. The new law, which doesn’t go into effect until 2023, is meant to pressure the National Collegiate Athletic Association to change its rules before then. The NCAA is still clinging to its long-held view that college athletes should spend their time earning a degree for playing sports, not making money. But […]
As economy has improved, tech college enrollment has dropped markedly
Enrollment at Wisconsin’s technical colleges has declined by 20% since the Great Recession, but the head of the state’s 16 two-year campuses isn’t surprised and says it’s a reflection of the state’s economic recovery. Between 2010 and 2017, enrollment at Wisconsin Technical College System campuses declined by 79,158 students. The declines were gradual, averaging between 1% and 5% in any given school year. While the trend seems stark, Wisconsin Technical College System President Morna Foy said the declines weren’t unexpected. “That’s a pretty standard trend, if you will, for technical college enrollments,” Foy said. “When the economy is not doing […]
Atlanta music manager’s nonprofit is linking single moms with rent-free housing
A nonprofit in Atlanta is aiming to empower single mothers by helping them access longterm affordable housing and educational programs. Founded by Atlanta-based music manager Courtney Stewart (Khalid, Bobby V), the Right Hand Foundation buys and renovates homes around the city in order to provide struggling families with rent-free housing while they get back on their feet. The initiative also offers educational programs, such as financial planning help, workforce training, health and wellness services, and home transition training, according to a press release this week. With his nonprofit, Stewart is building “Right Hand havens,” which are essentially renovated houses with […]