Where to Find More Information
Complete current costs for 3,100 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—it shows detailed figures on tuition and fees, room and board, and other costs for both on-campus and commuter students. Each college's description also presents comprehensive financial aid information, including separate entries for undergraduate and freshman aid awarded, merit scholarships, and the average student loan debt carried by graduates. This institutional information can also be found by using the College Search tool on the College Board's website, www.collegeboard.com.
The College Board Scholarship Handbook describes 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 by using the Scholarship Search tool on www.collegeboard.com.
Meeting College Costs: What You Need to Know Before Your Child and Your Money Leave Homemakes 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 the College Search and Scholarship Search tools, the College Board's website, www.collegeboard.com, contains a wealth of information on the way to finance a postsecondary education.
To request review copies of any of the College Board's publications, please call 212 713-8052, or email sriley@collegeboard.org.
The College Board College Cost & Financial Aid Handbook 2006. New York: The College Board. Price: $23.95 USA, $33.95 Canada. ISBN 0-87447-751-4. 830 pages. Publication date: August 2005.
The College Board Scholarship Handbook 2006. New York: The College Board. Price: $26.95 USA, $38.95 Canada. ISBN
0-87447-752-2. 630 pages. Publication date: August 2005.
Meeting College Costs: What You Need to Know Before Your Child and Your Money Leave Home (2006). New York: The College Board. Price: $13.95. College Board item #007581 (direct purchase only). Publication date: October 2005.