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Complete, current costs for more than 3,000 four-year and two-year colleges are reported in the College Board College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook. The Handbook is designed to make it easier for families to understand all the components of a college budget and includes detailed figures on tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, personal expenses, and transportation for both on-campus and commuter students. Each college's description also presents comprehensive financial aid information, including separate sections on undergraduate and freshman aid awarded, merit scholarships, institutional policies that may reduce costs, and tuition payment plans.

The College Board Scholarship Handbook includes in-depth descriptions of more than 2,100 scholarship, internship, and loan programs for undergraduates sponsored by foundations, charitable organizations, and government agencies. The information in the book comes from an annual survey conducted by the College Board, which employs meticulous criteria and quality controls to make sure that the programs included are both legitimate and accurately represented. The program descriptions can also be found using the online search tool Scholarship Search on the College Board's website.

Meeting College Costs: What You Need to Know Before Your Child and Your Money Leave Home makes the financial aid process come alive for parents with "Questions families should ask," student sample cases, and dozens of charts and worksheets.

In addition to Scholarship Search, the College Board's website contains a wealth of information on college costs and financial aid for postsecondary education, which can be found at www.collegeboard.com/pay.