Personal financial literacy

6.14(G)

Ways to Pay for College

Explain various methods to pay for college, including through savings, grants, scholarships, student loans, and work-study.

Part of The student applies mathematical process standards to develop an economic way of thinking and problem solving useful in one's life as a knowledgeable consumer and investor

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Five Ways to Pay for College

College costs money. A year at a state university might cost about $24,000 for tuition, books, food, and a dorm. Almost nobody pays that with one check. Families usually combine five different sources, like filling a bucket from five different hoses, to cover the total cost.