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5 Ways to Reduce the Cost of College
By Meaghan Montrose | December 19, 2009
College is expensive. It has always been expensive. The problem is with the poor economy and the recent increases in college tuition, affording a college education is becoming harder and harder. College students are already graduating from college with mounds of debt and college loans and then have to face a competitive job market.
Skipping college is not the right solution for most students. Many jobs require a college degree. The best answer is to find a way to reduce the cost of college. The GoCollege.com blog has written a post that provides 5 Major Steps to Reducing the cost of College. One of the suggestions in the post is to attend a community college for the first year or two to earn the basic college course credits before attending a college or university to take specified courses for your desired degree.
Check out the post for more helpful money-saving tips.
Topics: College Preparation and Advice | 1 Comment »
December 22nd, 2009 at 2:08 am
Going to a community college is of course cheaper,
but you have to be sure to transfer to a public state university school for your final 60 hours.
Is instruction in a public state university school better? Not always, but a sure fact is taht they look better in your resume. This post is very intersting and can really help students to save some money, only by thinking differently.