Free college tuition might be too good to pass up. Just make sure you and your child perform some due diligence before you commit.
Tuition-free college isn't quite the holy grail of zero-cost higher education, but it's pretty close.
In March, West Virginia enacted its WV Invests Grant, which would cover the cost of tuition at nine community and technical colleges.During the 2018-2019 school year, the average cost of tuition and fees for a public two-year institution was $3,660, according to the College Board. For the 2018-2019 school year, students in two-year colleges paid an average of $1,440 for books and supplies, according to the College Board. Transportation expenses averaged out to $1,800 for those students.
In reality, those figures don't account for other costs, including the fact that students must have the first and last month of rent when they seek apartments off campus, said Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University.Most free college tuition programs are"last dollar," meaning that they cover tuition after you've used up all your grants and scholarships.
In this case, you'd have to study the net price at each school and compare your results. The net price is the cost of attendance less scholarships, grants and educational tax credits.
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