The best way to figure out how much you have to pay for college is not to go by the sticker price. Instead, it’s to go by a college’s net price, which is often much lower. That’s because the net price ...

— -- You're on a flight to Orlando, and the aircraft is full. The midsection of the plane is jammed with middle-school students who are scarfing down all the peanuts. In the emergency exit row, a ...

(MoneyWatch) This is the time of year when parents of high school seniors should be using net price calculators as they shop for colleges, but the federal government shutdown has shuttered the federal ...

Students and parents can't get a clear picture of their college options without understanding the cost of attendance. Net price calculators can help bring that into focus. But only 33.4 percent of ...

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Suppose you are car shopping and all cars have sticker prices of $60,000. Most people are eligible for a discount, perhaps even a huge one, but the actual price isn’t available until you’re ready to ...

Students should not unknowingly be giving away optional information to potential vendors by simply attempting to estimate the price of attending college. Prospective students and their parents tour ...

The best way to figure out how much you have to pay for college is not to go by the sticker price. Instead, it’s to go by a college’s net price, which is often much lower. That’s because the net price ...

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