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Paying for College? How to Spend Less this Semester
A college degree, once considered a golden ticket to career success, has almost become a prerequisite for entry-level employment. A 2012 analysis of want ads found that more and more employers are demanding degrees for positions that once did not require a college education, Catherine Rampell explains in The New York Times.
Students have realized this. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 66% of 2012 high school graduates were enrolled in college or university classes by October of that year.
That doesn’t mean going to college is getting any cheaper. While studies show that published tuition and fees increased by just 2.9% in 2013, the smallest one-year increase in nearly 40 years, the actual net price that students and their families pay out of pocket is still on the rise. This is due to the fact that grant aid has not increased as quickly as the cost of college, The College Board clarifies.
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Melissa Rhone earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Tampa. She resides in the Tampa Bay area and enjoys writing about college, pop culture, and epilepsy awareness.