St. George Library Center Money Matters - Paying for College

MONEY MATTERS - PAYING FOR COLLEGE

Cost of College:

http://collegedata.com/

http://collegedata.com/cs/content/content_payarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleld=10064

College Worksheets and Calculators:

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/paying-your-share/college-savings-calculator

http://apps.finra.org/calcs/1/collegesavings

http://finaid.org/calculators/costprojector.phtml

http://bankrate.com/calculators/college-planning/saving-for-college.aspx

http://savingforcollege.com/college-savings-calculator/

Value of a College Degree:

http://nytimes.com/2010/09/21/education/21college.html?_r=0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=spNDLD2KRuA

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WvmmGcSVOzo

Bureau of Labor Statistics Wage Data by Area and Occupation:

http://bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm

Work + Study:

http://scholarships.com/resources/campus-life/balancing-work-and-college

http://insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/08/work

Common College Planning Errors:

http://collegeplanningservices.org/helpful-hints/common-mistakes.aspx

http://actstudent.org/college/mistakes.html

College vs. Retirement Savings:

http://savingforcollege.com/tutorial101/tough_choices.php

Smart Saving for College:

http://finra.org/Investors/SmartInvesting/SmartSavingforCollege/index.htm

http://finra.org/web/groups/investors/@inv/@smart/@college/documents/investors/p124094.pdf

FAFSA Form and Information:

http://fafsa.ed.gov/

https://fafsa.ed.gov/FAFSA/app/f4cForm?execution=e3s1

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6UVk8RU15pY