Higher education is expensive. During the 2023-24 school year, according to the College Board, the average estimated yearly budgets for full-time undergraduate students (including tuition and fees, housing and food, plus allowances for books and supplies, transportation and other personal expenses) varied: $19,860 for public two-year in-district students, $28,840 for public four-year in-state students, $46,730 Read more
College Financial Aid
That College Try: Don’t Delay in Applying for Aid
For prospective college students and their parents, it’s time to knuckle down and apply themselves, literally, by filling out the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA for the 2024-25 award year will be available by December 31, 2023 (delayed from the more usual October 1 release date.). Every high school senior should fill Read more