Home  Finance Articles  Discussion  Our Blog / Member Blogs           
SavingAdvice.com Logo Debt Reduction 101
Common sense tactics to reduce your debt
Teaching you to Save Money

Go Back   Personal Finance Forums > Financial Chit Chat > Personal Finance News, Articles & Blog Posts

Personal Finance News, Articles & Blog Posts Come across personal finance news, articles or blog posts that you really liked and want to share? Place them here.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 09-09-2004, 02:18 AM
jeffrey's Avatar
jeffrey jeffrey is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 4,250
Last Blog Entry: Use Forum Points to Earn Prizes
Points: 373874.80
Donate
Default College Tuition Rises 9%

The price tag for college tuition is continuing to climb this year, but experts are predicting less sticker shock than in the past two years. The average is 9%, which translates to $491. Last year, the average percentage increase was 14%.

"It's definitely not pop-the-champagne-corks-and-dance-in-the-street time," says Travis Reindl of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. "But it's definitely better than the two years before that."

The most expensive in-state tuition this year of the 67 schools was Penn State at $10,856, a jump of 12% since last year but 30% since 2002-03. Rutgers was next: Tuition increased 8% this year — 40% since 2002-03. The University of Vermont, at $10,226, had a 6% increase this year, 14% since 2002-03. In a few states, tuitions have increased 50% or more since 2002-03...
[read more at usatoday.com]
Reply With Quote
Reply



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Paying for tuition jodi General Discussion 2 08-29-2006 10:44 AM
College Savings Reward Plans - Money For College jeffrey College & Education 4 06-02-2006 10:27 AM
The Cost Of A Thanksgiving Dinner Rises jeffrey Personal Finance News, Articles & Blog Posts 1 11-20-2005 05:32 PM
Rising College Tuition - Student Loans jmjj215 Personal Finance 4 05-05-2005 07:39 AM
Poverty In America Rises jeffrey Personal Finance News, Articles & Blog Posts 0 08-27-2004 02:04 AM


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 12:32 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6 © 2006, Crawlability, Inc.
More Links Debt Consolidation Loans | Finance Options

About Us | Advertising | Privacy Policy | Link To Us | Related Resources | Webmasters | Media | Site Map | Contact Us

Copyright ©2002-2008 SavingAdvice.com. All rights reserved.

Please read our Disclaimer

 

Featured Sponsors
IVA uk definitive guide
Bad Credit Loans
IVA Forum
IVA Book
Private Student Loans
Credit Cards
Payday Loans
moving
Student Loans
Online Shopping
Dell Coupons
Cash Loans
Credit Card Processing
Back to School
Apply Now for Personal Loans

Partners
Debt Reduction
Blogging Away Debt
Budget Stretcher
DivaTribe
Thrifty Fun
Money Talk
Online Personal Budgeting
Budget Dial