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The ugly secret why tuition costs a fortune | ajc.com
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n times of economic slowdown, prices usually fall. Is your home worth as much as it was two years ago? As much as the mortgage you have on it? (For your sake, I hope so.) In major cities rents are falling, and shoppers are skipping organic groceries in favor of mongo-sized discount produce from Price Club. There’s just one sector of the economy that’s bizarrely insulated from reality: Academia.
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Tuition, room and board at Sarah Lawrence College just hit $53,166 per year. That’s like buying a C-Class Mercedes every year ... except you never get the car. Other colleges are comparable, with even state school tuition rising to levels some parents find impossible. Why hasn’t reality had its revenge?
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Can CLEP credits transfer to non-CLEP colleges? - Yahoo! Answers
Interesting Q&A about CLEP and transfer credits.
Suze Orman on Credit Card Debt and College Tuition
Suze Orman giving advice that I have NEVER heard from an expert! But I think it is good advice nonetheless.
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Another big question discussed in the issue is, "How can I afford to pay for my child's college tuition?" Suze says that isn't the most important thing. "You save for your child's education by teaching them a true education, which is: There's nothing wrong with saving yourself first," Suze says. "If you don't have money, you tell the kids they're going to have to do it on their own. But you are not to sacrifice your lives to pay for a college education for a child."
Graduating debt-free : Local : Times Record News
One gal's experience getting a college degree - debt free!
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Is it possible for a home-schooled girl from a large Wichita Falls family to attend an expensive college like South Carolina’s Furman University — annual cost $34,000 — and graduate with no debt?
It is — if you really want to, says Meredith Richmond.
And she did.
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