University of Southern Maine freshman Matt Clark said he thought long and hard about paying for college before deciding where he would go. For some students, it’s the other way around: Apply to schools where you want to go, then figure out how to pay for it no matter what the tuition costs. “When I […]

Micaela Manganello knows she’s going into debt to get her nursing degree, and that’s a little scary. But the Connecticut native is resigned to the idea that it’s just what it takes these days. “I always knew it would be a huge financial burden,” said Manganello, a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Southern Maine. […]

Connor Scott is trying to keep his student loan debt to a minimum. He’s been raised to be frugal, one of 10 children in his family and one of five siblings currently enrolled at various University of Maine System campuses. A junior with a double major in business administration and international security at the University […]