Here are 10 tips to help you cut college costs:
Talk to your guidance counselor about dual-credit courses. Take AP classes. Call up a local college and ask what options they have for high school students – dual-credit, adult education, etc. Look into taking a college course online.
Local boards set tuition, as long as the amount does not exceed that of public, four-year institutions. Local boards of trustees establish per credit-hour tuition rates. The Council on Postsecondary Education, a state-level coordinating board, determines tuition.
Concept money saving for education. Over the past two decades, published college tuition has increased in price more than any other good or service besides hospital care. Tuition inflation has risen at a faster rate than the cost of medical services, child care, and housing.
Also, if the degree you receive unlocks greater earning potential, the price tag may be worth it. In fact, you may be able to pay off your tuition even faster than you would if you attended a less expensive school and earned less as a result.
"At private, nonprofit four-year colleges — a category that includes most of the nation's highly selective institutions — 89 percent of students receive some form of financial aid, meaning that almost no one is paying full price," reports Paul Tough for New York Times Magazine.
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Average Cost of Tuition
The average cost of attendance at any 4-year institution is $25,362. The average cost of tuition at any 4-year institution is $20,471. At public 4-year institutions, the average in-state tuition and required fees total $9,308 per year; out-of-state tuition and fees average $26,427.
In the school year 2019-2020, Harvey Mudd College was the most expensive college in the United States, with a total annual cost of 77,589 U.S. dollars for out-of-state students. Total cost is tuition costs plus room and board.
Our researchers found that the average cost of college for the 2017–2018 school year was $20,770 for public schools (in-state) and $46,950 for nonprofit private schools, only including tuition, fees, and room and board.
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