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Article: Parents worried about spiraling college costs have good cause
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 27, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Our daughter, Veronica, got her undergraduate degree from the
University of Florida in 1994. And were Georgina and I glad.
Not just that Veronica had a college degree, but that we could
stop fretting about spiraling college costs.
In the past few weeks, bad news has rained on parents and
students worried that college costs are out of control.
The College Board said last month that tuition and fees rose 5%
this fall, once again higher than the 3% U.S. inflation rate.
Tuition and fees at four-year public universities were up to an
average $2,966 a year for state residents and $4,738 for
out-of-state students.
At private universities, the number rose to $12,823.
That's just part of the ...