How to Tame College Costs--It's Not Just Tuition

Anna Prior:

The start of the school year is right around the corner, and for parents of college-age children that means it's time to open up the wallet.

In addition to tuition, there are "lab fees, recreation fees, computer fees, materials fees, and then a bus pass! We didn't realize nearly every class would have fees associated with it," says Judy McNary, a financial adviser in Broomfield, Colo., who has three children attending the University of Colorado. "When one of my children adds a class," Ms. McNary says, "it seems like there is some sort of fee that gets added as well to the tuition."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 8, 2010 2:13 AM
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