College Cost and Financial Aid Handbook 2005 : Compare Costs, Compare Aid

by The College Board

• ISBN13: 9780874477139
• ISBN10: 0874477131
• Edition: 25th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-08-16
• Publisher: College Board

Summary

The College Board College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook 2005 provides easy-to-understand answers for all the questions students and parents have about financing a college degree. This time-saving and stress-relieving guide provides the facts and figures needed to calculate the true costs, after factoring in financial aid, at more than 3,000 four- and two-year colleges. Entries for each college include itemized tuition and fee information; itemized charts of all student expenses; and payment plan information. Also included are useful indexes, articles on the financial aid process, and worksheets.

Author Biography

The College Board is a national nonprofit membership association whose mission is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 4,300 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves over three million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning

Table of Contents

How to use this book	p. 1
Twenty questions about college financing	p. 4
Planning to pay for college	p. 6
How much will you be expected to pay?	p. 8
How to make time work for you	p. 11
Making the most of available resources	p. 13
How financial aid can help	p. 18
Applying for financial aid	p. 24
What is the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE?	p. 27
Understanding financial aid awards	p. 29
Tables and worksheets	p. 34
What's in the college descriptions	p. 41
Glossary	p. 43
Sources of information about state grant programs	p. 48
College descriptions	p. 53
College indexes	p. 759
Academic scholarships	p. 759
Art scholarships	p. 766
Athletic scholarships	p. 769
Music/Drama scholarships	p. 805
ROTC scholarships	p. 809
Alphabetical index	p. 811
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