Understanding accreditation is complicated. Why bother? Two reasons. First: Financial aid. Students who attend schools that are not accredited are not eligible to apply for Pell Grants. Pell is a federally funded program that provides low-income students free money, no strings attached, for college. It is not a loan. That is your best route. Even if you don’t qualify for Pell, you most likely...

Good news, you can now apply for financial aid in the same way as sharing snaps and stories – on an app. The U.S. Department of Education has now launched the myStudentAid mobile app to help first-time students apply for aid in the 2020-2021 academic year. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is truly the “keys to the kingdom” of financial aid. It can open the door to...