Recommended Tools for Comparing College Costs
pic from flickr user 401(K)2012 As your college-bound family considers a college, there are many considerations. Job placement rate, quality of program, and graduation rate should always be considered. However, for most families, finances play an important role in college choice. Recent research confirms this, showing that families are coping with rising college costs by more frequently having students choose to live at home, take online classes or graduate early. Comparing the cost of schools before acceptance can be tricky. This difficulty is compounded by the fact that scholarships and grants may not be known until after the acceptance process is complete. However, for those who wish to ballpark possible pre-grant and pre-scholarship costs, there are quite a few ways to go about it. Here are a few that College Parents of America like:
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College Parents Weekend Reading Room (5/30/2014)
agnes scott college library. image by flickr user jkdatlanta (cc license) Looking for an early jump on your Sunday paper? College Parents of America recommends that you try these recent stories about higher education.
Vox: What is a student loan?
image by flickr user Sal Falko, cc license As school decisions are made, students and parents have to figure out how to pay. For most families (70%!), that means student loans. However, it's likely that students and parents have lots more to learn about the basics of student loans. To that end, enter Vox.