More Students Looking for College Grants as Obama Administration Looks to Help

June 19, 2010 - PRLog -- As more students are going back to school now than ever before, the need for college grants are on the rise. The reason for the increase in educational interest is due to the down economy and lack of jobs available. So with few jobs on the horizon, why not go back to school and strengthen your skills so when the economy comes back around, you are well qualified to get the job of your dreams.

With college grant inquiries on the rise so is the need for resources to help students find help to pay for school. http://obama.net/college-grants has created a college grant resource page to fill this need. Obama.net offers students resources in college grants, minority grants, private grants and also college scholarships and educational advice.

“After finding http://obama.net I literally spent 30 minutes searching for financial aid and college grants and landed $4,500 in grant money within a week,” says happy student Sarah Wellings.  “They had lists of grants that I did not know existed and that was the biggest help to me. I’ll absolutely use obama grants again when I need money next quarter.”

With the record number of students going back to school, online colleges are getting in the running to win students over. The advantage online schools have is they can often times offer more financial aid than campus schools, but they usually come in the form of student loans, which are not as favorable to students. “The best advice I can give students is to first look for scholarships, then college grants and lastly student loans,” says college counselor Maurice Corral.

With hundreds of resources popping up all over the web both addressing financial aid and school recommendations it is really important to do your homework and research well. http://obama.net seems to be the favorite among students we polled and upon further research we found their grants pages to be thorough and accurate.

With the Obama congressional vote on federal aid to online colleges coming on November 4 this will certainly be an issue to follow in the coming months.

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