Posted on 07/10/2014 8:23:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
As the average cost of higher education in America continues to rise, at least 50 American colleges and universities are now charging students more than $60,000 per year.
We found these numbers by examining the average cost of tuition, fees, room, and board that an incoming student would face over the 2014-15 academic year. Check out a more in-depth breakdown of the 20 most expensive colleges here >>
While these direct costs are a significant portion of the total cost of college, they alone do not reveal the true financial burden of higher education — students are also responsible for paying for textbooks, travel costs, and, of course, any social expenses. These "indirect costs" can often add up to an extra $2,000.
The most expensive school in the country for the upcoming school year is Harvey Mudd College, charging $64,527 — $48,694 in tuition and fees, and $15,833 for room and board.
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The NACUBO study released last week showed the average tuition discount to be about 45 percent at private colleges.
Truth be told, if I get my business going, then I am certain that I’m going to go overseas and live in the cultural capitals of Europe. Forget about the cinder block dorm room and blowing all that money for all that drama.
The only exception I’m making is Notre Dame and that is because you can actually tailor your curriculum to meet your needs.
To me a real issue is how colleges aren’t about academics with sports as a side activity, it’s now all about sports with school learning as a side activity.
My son is a Junior at the Air Force Academy. According to academyadmissions.com the current value of an education there is $415,000. That would work out to over $100K a year.
$415K for the Air Force Academy? Since it’s the government, this is not out of line with what they pay for everything else.
Congrats to your son.
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