Beacon College Planning
Beacon College Planning's Ed Bove shows families how to pay for college without going broke.
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Union, NJ, 07083
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908-686-0668
 
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Beacon College Planning Head home after a great 3 days of college planning masterminding. More info in the coming days...

December 9 at 8:48pm
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Beacon College Planning Finally made it to San Diego after a flight filled with delays, unscheduled stops, inedible meals and more! But I'm here and that's what matters. More to come...

December 7 at 1:59am
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Beacon College Planning Heading to San Diego tomorrow for a college planning conference.

December 5 at 11:14am
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Beacon College Planning Happy Thanksgiving!!!

November 26 at 7:33am
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Beacon College Planning The number of colleges that charge $50,000 per year and higher has jumped TENFOLD in the past year!!!

November 8 at 9:26am
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Beacon College Planning New blog post on the alarming increase in colleges that now charge $50,000+ per year. It's gotten out of hand out there!

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The number of private colleges with costs of attendance of $50,000 or higher has jumped to 58 this year, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Last year only five schools charged that much. If that's not alarming, I don't...
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Beacon College Planning New Blog Post On College Tax Credit

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Many people will be able to offset their college expenses over the next two years under the new American Opportunity Tax Credit. This tax credit is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Here are six important...
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Beacon College Planning Attended the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum today in NYC and learned all about a big expansion in education credits that will benefit many taxpayers with kids in college.

August 25 at 7:28pm
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Beacon College Planning What does Cash For Clunkers have to do with college? Read on...

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If you want to get a rebate for trading in your old gas guzzler for a new fuel efficient vehicle, you have until 8 o'clock tonight to do it. That's when the federal Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), as it...
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Beacon College Planning The federal Cash for Clunkers program ends tonight. What does that have to do with college planning? Well, you can get up to a $4,500 rebate for turning in your gas guzzler for a new fuel-efficient vehicle. That's a nice chunk of change to put toward your college costs. But you only have until 8:00 p.m. EST to do it.

August 24 at 7:30am
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Beacon College Planning A jobless college graduate sues to get back her tuition. (You can't make this stuff up!)

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A Bronx woman is suing Monroe College to get back the $70,000 she spent on tuition because she has not been able to find a job since graduating in April, according to a published report. You can't make this stuff...
Carol Matyas
Carol Matyas
I read that in the paper yesterday...unbelievable!!!!
August 3 at 6:20am
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Like I said, you just can't make this stuff up. Truth is stranger than fiction.
August 3 at 10:41am
Carol Matyas
Carol Matyas
What a waste of our judicial system. Can she be put in jail for stupidity???
August 3 at 5:45pm
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Beacon College Planning New Blog Entry:

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I came across an interesting New York Times article about the growing field of "independent college counselors." To make a long story short, the article discussed how these advisors coach families on how to get their children into the college...
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Beacon College Planning New blog update that compares the services and fees of college planners.

July 22 at 11:57am
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Beacon College Planning And the cost of college just keeps on rising!

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They talked about massive cuts in staff, classes and student services. Today, as the university's Board of Governors unanimously passed a $1.9 billion budget, it looked as if much of the crisis was averted.
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Beacon College Planning Last night's workshop was a huge success. Now comes a lot of followup!

July 15 at 7:24am