| Description |
x, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-200). |
| Summary |
Why does college cost so much? In this book, the authors attempt to give a direct, uncomplicated answer to this question. They also provide solutions to help colleges save themselves, and offer practical guidance to college-bound students and their parents on using available free resources to find colleges that offer the best value for their money and get the best financial aid. |
| Contents |
Charts -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. The History of Colleges' Disregard for Exorbitant Costs -- 2. Meager Faculty Teaching Loads -- 3. Bloated College Administrations -- 4. Congress Enjoys Giving Away Money -- 5. Reckless Loans Created a Student Debt Bubble -- 6. Most Academic Scholarships Are Nothing More than Discounts -- 7. College Charges Surge as Graduates' Salaries Plummet -- 8. My Campus is Bigger than Yours -- The Edifice Complex -- 9. A Future with Fewer Students and Lower Family Incomes -- 10. Self-Interest with Hubris -- 11. Technology Can Be a Wonderful Servant or a Dangerous Master -- 12. Higher Education's Dilemma -- 13. Solutions -- 14. Additional Solutions -- 15. How to Find Schools that Offer the Biggest Bang for the Buck -- 16. Tips for Landing the Best Financial Aid Deal -- Postscript 1. Change -- Postscript 2. A Cost/Income System -- References -- About the Authors. |
| Subject |
Tuition -- United States.
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College costs -- United States.
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Student aid -- United States.
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College costs. (OCoLC)fst00867748
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Student aid. (OCoLC)fst01432104
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Tuition. (OCoLC)fst01158681
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Mussano, Frank, author.
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| Added Title |
4 decades of financial deception |
| ISBN |
1935628399 |
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9781935628392 |
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