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I'm Asking: How Much Was Your College Tuition?
Many of the Gossip Girl cast will begin the next chapter of their lives as freshmen at NYU next week, and I can't wait to see what happens when the drama goes to college. If they were really attending the university, it would cost $52,000 a year in tuition and room and board. Approximately how much was (or is) your college tuition?
Unemployed Woman Sues College — Does She Have a Case?
It might be a first. Twenty-seven-year-old Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit against Monroe College for $70,000, the total of her tuition, with the claim that her alma mater has failed to deliver on its promises.
She graduated in April with a bachelor's degree in IT and hasn't yet found employment, a fact that she blames on the lack of leads and career advice from Monroe.
Entire UCF Charter Class to Go Through Medical School For Free
The new medical school at the University of Central Florida in Orlando isn't yet fully accredited, but it has attracted some impressive students with its unique financial offer for the school's charter class. All 40 students have received full scholarships totaling $7 million, and the chief academic officer with the Association of American Medical Colleges commented, "It's the first time that an entire class will go through medical school completely debt free. I've never seen anything quite like this.
Did Money Prevent You From Attending Your Dream College?
A new study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling reports that 71 percent of high schools are saying more of their students are forgoing their "dream schools" this year than in the past. One high school official wrote, "With the exception of one or two students, [money] was THE determining factor in their decision."
Did money prevent you from attending your dream college?
No Frills Universities Could Become More Commonplace
There's no question the cost of higher education has reached unaffordable heights for many American families, particularly now that middle-aged parents are dealing with the loss of their retirement savings. Some colleges are drafting new ways for kids to go to college without paying an arm and a leg or having to forgo college as an option altogether.
According to Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, the average cost of higher education has increased approximately 3 percent above inflation annually.
49 of 50 States Fail College Affordability Test
Whether you paid for college or your parents did, there was more motivation to do well in school than to graduate with an impressive GPA. Tuition bills were reminders that if we didn't go to class or study, we were wasting our time and a mountain of money.
The cost of college is a strain for most families, and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education sought to learn more about this reality in its study, "Measuring Up 2008: The National Report Card on Higher Education."
The 10 Most Expensive Colleges in the US
Now that the 2008-2009 school year is in full swing, the College Board has released the official numbers for the average cost of attending college this year, and CNN Money has developed a list of the 10 most expensive schools in the US. Is your alma mater on the list?
10 Most Expensive Colleges
How Money Are You: Cost of College in 2008-2009 School Year
Even as the economy flounders, the cost of the college experience is continuing to increase according to numbers for this year's bill, just released by the College Board. Let's all take a moment to be grateful for the college education we may have received, because in this economy, it's tougher for students and families to find the money for higher education. Take the quiz and make educated guesses about tuition and room and board in the current school year.
Most Expensive Universities: How Money Are You?
Is the value of education priceless? Let's hope so because the cost of college is projected to continue rising in years to come. Total tuition doesn't necessarily imply the quality of education delivered by schools, and there's something to be said for making the most of your experience no matter what school your degree comes from.
Your Two Cents: Was Cost a Factor in Choosing Your College?
Those of you who attended public colleges only slightly outnumber those who spent their collegiate years at private schools. It's no secret that a private school experience generally comes with a heftier tuition, and according to a new study by Sallie Mae, 40 percent of families with college-bound kids don't let cost limit their school search. Was it a factor in choosing your school?
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