Paying for College

Unless you’ve been building up a college fund since your child was very young, you probably don’t have the money available to cover the costs of tuition, room and board at a four-year university or college.
According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the typical four-year public college was $8,244 during the 2011-12 school year. And that was the price for in-state students. The cost for out-of-state students averaged $12,526.

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Save Money With Free Open-Source Textbooks

Picture for a moment a world in which students attending college would get all their textbooks completely free. Does it seem like a pipe dream?

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How To Save Money on College Room and Board

Room and board at colleges and universities nationwide is awfully expensive, in the range of 8,145 to $11,745 per year, according to data from the

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The Rise of Luxury College Housing Units

What is your image of what a college lifestyle is supposed to be, especially college housing? In decades past, students hunkered down in bunk beds,

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Paying for Grad School When You Are Over 40

Q: I am considering going to grad school and am clueless re:  what steps are needed to get started, hidden costs and fees, the procedures and

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4 Smart Tips to Reduce Expensive College Fees

And you thought tuition was bad enough! If you don’t want exorbitant college fees to drive you into the poorhouse, make sure you bone up

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How to Avoid Out-of-State Tuition Charges

Private colleges and universities usually charge the same tuition rate to in-state students as well as non-residents. But that’s not the case for most public

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8 Tuition Savers for Out-of-State Students

One of the biggest hurdles associated with attending college out of state is a financial one: many schools charge out-of-state students tuition rates totaling roughly

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Can Your Kids Work Their Way Through College?

Parents: it’s time to wake up and face reality. Your kids can’t possibly “work their way through college” as the sole strategy to pay for their

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