Admitted to College, but Needing a Godmother

[northeastmom]

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Meanwhile, Providence, like other colleges, is under its own financial constraints, as its costs rise and its endowment ebbs. While avoiding the layoffs and furloughs that other universities, both public and private, have done, Providence is raising its full freshman-year tuition, board and other fees by 19 percent this fall, to more than $53,000.

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<p>A 19% increase in a single year is ridiculous in a good or bad economic time. I think that increase is just shocking! Why wouldn’t they cut a program or something for now? What an unbelievable hardship to all families, but the wealthiest. In my opinion, this is just awful. I wonder who is thinking of the families that are expected to pay these bills when they make these decisions?</p>