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Originally Posted by tropolis
Average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose an additional $631 this fall, or 8.3 percent, compared with a year ago.
Nationally, the cost of a full credit load has passed $8,000, an all-time high. Throw in room and board, and the average list price for a state school now runs more than $17,000 a year, according to the twin annual reports on college costs and student aid published Wednesday by the College Board.
add another year since most people take 5 to graduate. 85k is considered a reasonable price for a degree at a state school these days.
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Not really. While the student [or parents] may pay roughly $68 for four years of college, there is something to keep in mind:
If tuition is $8K a year (assuming it does not rise), that leaves $9K for room and board. Seeing how most students go home for the summer and winter break, that price is for 8 months of housing and food. So, that is roughly $1,125 a month. That price includes: "rent", all utilities, cable, Internet, and food. If the student lived off campus, even if they left home at 18 and did not attend college, how much would their yearly COL be? Yup, roughly the same (depending on location).
So to say that it costs $68K to attend a state university is false. You can't factor in costs that the student would have to pay even if they were not in college. It's, what, on average $32K for four years?