College Budgeting Workshop Finding the Smartest College Fit

College Budget Tuition/Fees Room/Board Books/Supplies Personal Expenses Transportation

Tuition and Fees The price of your education Varies based on your academic program and the number of credit hours you take each term Public four-year college: $9,000 Private four-year college: $35,000 Public two-year college: $2,700

Room and Board Cost of living and eating on campus varies depending on the room and meal plan you choose Examples: Gonzaga University: $8,100 Concordia University: $11,500 University of Washington: $8,169 Oregon State University: $10,311

Books and Supplies These expenses cover your course materials national average of a four-year public college: $1,137

Personal Expenses Costs for things such as: laundry cell phone service national average of a four-year public college: $1,989

Transportation Cost of traveling around campus and to and from home Varies based on method of transportation (bus, train, plane, car) and frequency national average of a four-year public college: $1,073

Your UW College Equation Tuition/Fees (public in-state): $8,973 Room/Board: $8,169 Books/Supplies: $1,008 Personal Expenses: $2,265 Transportation: $396 ________________________________ Total: $20,811 Per Year!

Your WSU College Equation Tuition/Fees (public in-state): $9,489 Room/Board: $9,664 Books/Supplies: $936 Personal Expenses: $2,108 Transportation: $1,434 ________________________________ Total: $23,631 Per Year!

Your U of O College Equation Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $26,010 Room/Board: $9,137 Books/Supplies: $1,050 Personal Expenses: $2,412 Transportation: $1,073 ________________________________ Total: $39,682 Per Year!

Your Harvard College Equation Tuition/Fees (private): $38,416 Room/Board: $12,308 Books/Supplies: $1,000 Personal Expenses: $2,132 Transportation: $1,073* ________________________________ Total: $54,929 Per Year!

Your UCLA College Equation Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $33,660 Room/Board: $13,734 Books/Supplies: $1,608 Personal Expenses: $1,560 Transportation: $912* ________________________________ Total: $51,474 Per Year!

Your Clark College Equation Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $3,521 Room/Board: $0* Books/Supplies: $972 Personal Expenses: $3,216 Transportation: cost of gas ________________________________ Total: $7,709 Per Year!

Your South Seattle Community College Equation: Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $3,603 Room/Board: $8,052 Books/Supplies: $924 Personal Expenses: $1,941 Transportation: $1,254 ________________________________ Total: $15,774 Per Year!

What’s your SMARTEST option?