Question about college costs

JeepMOM
Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:37:06 +0000

Since VT and MA are in the top 5 for high in-state tuitions in the country - NC tuitions can actually be a good bargain - also depending on which NC school one is considering. UNC-CH being the highest - with all other NC state schools decreasing from there. Cost of living in NC is also less than in VT/MA in many respects.

For what expenses are to go to school in NC - vs MA or VT - including travel expenses - it would still come out to less - when all added up - than it would be to attend MA or VT flagship U. We did crunch the numbers for the annual ‘student budget’ and still find NC wins - by a small margain - but still came out on top.

In all honesty - my 2cents - I really think that VT and MA need to really take a good look at the costs to attend - maybe even take a look at how other state college/Univ are ‘put together’ financially - and restructure. Costs to attend these 2 states U’s are off the charts - and far out of reach for many of their own residents.