"The school that I want to go to is a state school, but it's $17,000" annually for tuition and fees and housing and dining, she said, compared with $800 a semester for RCC, and living at her parents' home.
A study released Wednesday by educational loan provider Sallie Mae shows that many people fail to consider post-college income in determining how to pay for school, but Turcotte is already looking ahead to after graduation, when many people are saddled with repaying student loans.
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"With the economy the way it is, college grads are finding a hard time finding jobs, so it's best to keep my education costs to a minimum," she said.
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