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Paying for College Becoming More Challenging

Diverse Staffcmaadmin (EDU)
Aug 23, 2009

While paying for college is becoming a challenge for students and parents, there are options when it comes to paying tuition. According to KARE 11, many states’ budget struggles have resulted in cuts to state-based award programs that many students were counting on. One option for students is consider a local institution instead of a private university and to switch to part-time status instead of full-time.   



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