Dumas began to write and submit essays to obtain money to go toward college.

Students who pass (score of 3 or higher) can usually count that cost toward college as many colleges accept those scores in lieu of classes.

That is why borrowing toward college generally ends up being a good investment, she said.

She also had her mother and father, an environmental lawyer, pushing her, not toward law, but toward college.

It was really the guidance counselor at the time who got me thinking toward college.

During that time she established two other houses and nudged dozens of women toward self-respect, employment and even college.

High schools dropped their old vocational and general education programs, and required students to choose between paths toward either college or technical programs.

Have they been pushed nonstop toward college from the cradle?

For every 100 hours, they received $100 bonus payments and an amount equal to their total earnings, which accrued toward college or post-secondary training.

The goal is to steer them toward college.