affordability & college cost

There are a lot of prices out there thrown around when it comes to your college education. From sticker price to tuition to room and board, it can be a bit confusing what these terms mean in relation to how much you’ll pay for year at a particular school. That’s why it’s so important to …

affordability & college cost

Sometimes it helps to look at the data, and when it comes to college cost, there’s plenty of data. The cost of college is rising steadily year over year, so let’s take a look at the average college costs. Average College Cost for Bachelor Degrees According to College Board, NCES, and IPEDS, the following prices …

affordability & college cost

Quite a few students in high school already have their dream school chosen, but for some it may be out of reach financially. Finding balance between an affordable college and your dream school may present you with solutions. Investigate Scholarships and Financial Aid Through Your Dream School Many juniors and seniors in high school are …

affordability & college cost

When you think of college cost, your mind may first go to tuition, room and board, and books. However, there can be other minor costs included that you may not have previously thought about. These can be referred to in a number of ways, and cover various “perks” you can receive as a student. So …

affordability & college cost

Tuition fees are the first thing most people think about when calculating the cost of college. And that is totally justified considering tuition fees are the largest expense associated with a college education. However, the tuition fee is not the only expense involved. There are a number of other expenses that need to be factored …

affordability & college cost

There are a lot of numbers thrown around while you’re planning out your path to college, and not all of them involve your grades. Besides tuition, a phrase you might see often involving money is the college’s “cost of attendance” or COA. Here’s the rundown on what COA is and what it includes: What is …

affordability & college cost

For the most part, schools have a separate tuition for in-state and out-of-state students, with out-of-state sometimes costing as much as three times the in-state rate. Most states require you to have called the area home for at least a year to be consider a resident, but there are exceptions to this rule. Here are …

affordability & college cost

One of the center-stage issues of this presidential political season has concerned the affordability of college education. Former President Obama tried to move forward on making community colleges free to eligible students, although we haven’t seen too much traction from that as of yet. Bernie Sanders’ platform upped that to making all public colleges free, …

affordability & college cost

Many middle class families in the Midwest think that their only affordable college options are the state schools. While these may be great options, they are certainly not the only affordable schools for these students and families. Before we jump in to which colleges we found to be most affordable for middle class Midwestern families, it’s important …

affordability & college cost

As recently as 3 or 4 years ago, financial aid had a season. It was limited and finite, but much like Christmas music that begins to play before Thanksgiving or Valentine’s Day decorations that spring up January 2nd, financial aid season has also been affected by seasonal “creep”. It used to be that you couldn’t …