2019 College Humor – Cost of Books & Bookstore
The third comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is now available! This comic, a collaboration between College Parents of America and Hector Curriel, reminds us how the first trip to a college bookstore is often overwhelming for both parents and students.
College Parents of America, Comic #5
The fifth comic in the College Parents of America Humor series is now online.
Should we consider some schools’ enormous costs as discounted?
image by flickr user davepearson, cc license If you were to google "why is college so expensive," you surely wouldn't be at a loss for links to click. A confluence of known changes in higher education (including public funding cuts, new facility and technology costs, administrative 'bloat'), possibly some disputed changes (most notably financial aid and federal student loans), and surely some other factors (like the continued belief that, despite rising costs, college is worth the investment) have worked together to make college 1,120% more expensive than it was 30 years ago. However, is it possible that certain expensive schools are worth far more than their sticker price? That's the investigation of this piece by NPR's Planet Money.
As Move-in Approaches, a Reminder from the NAIC about Student Insurance Needs
Fall 2013 student move-in has already begun at some colleges (and is rapidly approaching elsewhere). Many more students are moving into apartments or homes near campuses nationwide.
