Price of Tuition
For decades the tuition price of most colleges have been steadily climbing. In 1980 a student going to the University of California paid $776 a year for tuition, and in 2011 this would have cost him $13,281 per year. This sort of increase in tuition has been going on everywhere. From 1885 to 2005 the cost for college fees and tuition has gone up 400%. Most colleges get their financial resources from state and federal appropriations, alumni, endowments, and student tuition. With the failing economy state budgets and endowments are given less than they used to. With less money coming in, colleges are having to find financial sources somewhere else, and this would be in tuition.
Some colleges are also using the tuition money from paying students to go towards financial aid to help cover the cost for other students. This strategy sort of works against its self, if a college wants a certain student to come to their school and that student is not financially able to pay for the college that would mean they would have to raise the price of tuition so they could get more money from other paying students to cover the student who is using financial aid.
Some colleges are also using the tuition money from paying students to go towards financial aid to help cover the cost for other students. This strategy sort of works against its self, if a college wants a certain student to come to their school and that student is not financially able to pay for the college that would mean they would have to raise the price of tuition so they could get more money from other paying students to cover the student who is using financial aid.
Books, Lab, and housing feesThe price of tuition isn't the only major payment in going to college. There are many other thing that must be payed to attend most, if not all, schools. The average cost of just a room at most public colleges are nearly $9,000 per year, and most private colleges cost more than $10,000. Choosing to live at home and attend college is one of the smarter choices students make, but most student do not have this option.
The average cost for a meal plan is around $1,500 and this usually includes 12 meals a week. For most students 12 meals a week simply just is not enough. So most student either upgrade to a more expensive meal plan that includes more meals, or if this is not available these students will have to pay for more meals than on their meal plans which would add up quickly. Another set of items that are quite expensive are books, class materials, and extra reading materials . Per year it would cost a student on average $1,150 to pay these essentials. Most colleges do not even include these costs into their tuition or class payments. This website includes the many costs to college. PersonalsAnother item that college forget to include in your total expenses are you personal ones. Students can spends anywhere from $2-3 thousand a year just on cloths, food, transportation, and many other "miscellaneous" items.
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