To help Arizona families learn how to pay for the rising costs of higher education, the Arizona Commission for Post Secondary Education is offering on its website the College Savings Planner, a free college planning guide for parents and grandparents.

As Katie Wesolek puts one of her twin baby boys to bed, the other is waking up. “I get up at least 10 times a night,” said the Valley resident and mother of three. So it was critical that Wesolek could attend college class lectures in her living room while still wearing pajamas.

Kevin Liu’s addiction costs less than $2 at a grocery store. And most households keep his high in their junk drawers. Liu’s story on how he got hooked on a deck of cards begins like most other gamblers: When he was a teenager.

Kevin Liu’s addiction costs less than $2 at a grocery store. And most households keep his high in their junk drawers. Liu’s story on how he got hooked on a deck of cards begins like most other gamblers: When he was a teenager.

South Mountain Community College has posted its fall 2012 class schedule online at the college website: www.southmountaincc.edu.

MCC offers online degrees, certificates

LOS ANGELES - The online movie-watching service Movielink has upgraded its service to allow viewers to start watching films within minutes after purchase, rather than waiting up to two hours for a film to download.

Greg Powers opened his laptop computer, logged on to an Internet poker site and bellied up to a Texas hold-’em table. In 15 minutes, he was about $400 ahead. "I could always get another job if I wanted,’’ said Powers, 24.

Greg Powers opened his laptop computer, logged on to an Internet poker site and bellied up to a Texas hold-’em table. In 15 minutes, he was about $400 ahead. "I could always get another job if I wanted,’’ said Powers, 24.

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Highland High School sophomore Chelsea Johnson, 15, loves to talk. The Gilbert student keeps in touch with many of her classmates on the telephone, but the main way she communicates with her friends when they are apart is through Internet instant messaging.

SAN FRANCISCO - Sports fans already invest considerable emotion and angst in professional athletes. Now they can take that obsession a step further, trading on the pros' performance in an online electronic market.

SAN FRANCISCO - Sports fans already invest considerable emotion and angst in professional athletes. Now they can take that obsession a step further, trading on the pros' performance in an online electronic market.

South Mountain Community College's printed class schedule has made the transition from paper to the Internet, and thousands of Arizona trees couldn't be happier. The spring 2011 class schedule can now be found exclusively online and accessed 24 hours a day at the college's website, www.southmountaincc.edu.

South Mountain Community College's printed class schedule has made the transition from paper to the Internet, and thousands of Arizona trees couldn't be happier. The spring 2011 class schedule can now be found exclusively online and accessed 24 hours a day at the college's website, www.southmountaincc.edu.

South Mountain Community College's printed class schedule has made the transition from paper to the Internet, and thousands of Arizona trees couldn't be happier. The spring 2011 class schedule can now be found exclusively online and accessed 24 hours a day at the college's website, www.southmountaincc.edu.

The Arizona Community Foundation has announced a new online scholarship portal that allows students to apply for more than 60 scholarships with a single online application. The system automatically matches each applicant with every scholarship for which he or she qualifies.

Arizona Connections Academy, an accredited, online public charter school, will host an informational session 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Hampton Inn, 1563 S. Gilbert Road, Mesa. During the session, families can learn about the school's program and curriculum, enrollment process, use of technology and college preparation. The school is open to all Arizona schools in grades kindergarten through 12. Information: connectionsacademy.com.

Scottsdale high school seniors and alumni will be allowed to access transcripts electronically by the end of this month for a fee.

When college students assess the costs for each semester, they could need to create new budget lines: saving time and saving gas money.

Primavera Online High School held its fall 2011 commencement on Dec. 15 at Grand Canyon University Arena. This semester, 420 students graduated, with 200 participating in the ceremony

Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business will offer students a chance to complete an undergraduate business degree online beginning in the fall.

Access to ASURITE, the online system used by Arizona State University students and employees to access personal education and financial records, was restored Thursday evening after being down for more than 26 hours following a potential security breach.