Best Colleges For Under $10,000 A Year

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<p>I have recently starting assembling a list of colleges and universities that I would like to go to.</p>

<p>So far I have two... Berea University and Northern Kentucky University.</p>

<p>I want to have a list of at least eight colleges and universities.</p>

<p>I'm only starting my second year of high school, but my first went fairly good. I had a 3.7 GPA overall my freshman year ( unweighted ) and will be improving in the following years.</p>

<p>My only requirements are:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Has to have a Computer Science bachelor's degree.</p></li>
<li><p>Under $10,000 total cost per year. The most I will go up to is $15,000.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Thanks for any who may help!</p>

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<p>Tuition and fees, right? Not with room and board? And for residents of the state?</p>

<p>Sonoma State, and other CSU’s for Cal residents who can live at home.</p>

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<p>I live in Ohio. So I would like colleges in Ohio, but the surrounding states will be fine as well.</p>

<p>I mean $15,000 for Tuition, Fees, and possibly Room and Board, but not required.</p>

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<p>What is your EFC?</p>

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<p>Oh. </p>

<p>10 char.</p>

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<p>@barrk123 I don’t know yet. I know they will help pay for some of it, unless I go to Berea.</p>

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<p>*I live in Ohio. So I would like colleges in Ohio, but the surrounding states will be fine as well.</p>

<p>I mean $15,000 for Tuition, Fees, and possibly Room and Board, but not required.*</p>

<p>??? what do you mean “not required”??? What will you do, pitch a tent on the school Quad and graze off the grass? How will you pay for room and board???</p>

<p>If you don’t know how much your family will pay, how can you even pay $15k??? If your parents say that they’ll only pay $3k per year, how will you pay the other $12k? </p>

<p>While I admire that you’re trying to find what you believe to be affordable schools, I don’t think your strategy will work.</p>

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<p>Comment wasn’t much help, more of a sarcastic comment that read my post wrong.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>It’s not required as in they don’t have to include the room and board in the total cost, I mostly care about the tuition and fees, but they can include it if they want.</p></li>
<li><p>You act like I won’t have a job. Come on. If you we’re really a mom to two colleges kids you would know that most college students have debt to pay after they get out of college.</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>Have you checked how much financial aid you will get?</p>

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<p>You actually have many in-state options at good schools with tuition and fees at or below 15K, and several with tuition and fees at or below 10K. Use the college search tool on this website or on “college navigator . gov” and you can find those options. Also look at the potential scholarship options for in-state students at the OSU, Miami Ohio, OU, Kent state etc. While the scholarships can and often do change somewhat year to year, it will give you an idea of what you need to strive for to bring down the costs at these schools. Room and Board is a considerable cost at any school. I think it’s great that you are looking for affordable options now, but you should also talk with your family about what, anything, they expect to contribute, and see if you can get them to the “net price calculators” and “fafsa 4caster” to give you a better idea about financial aid options. At most public schools, the sticker price is often lower, but they are less likely to offer financial aid other than loans and pell grants if you’re eligible. Some will give merit scholarships to help with tuition, but you need to explore that on each school’s website.</p>

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<p>Thanks anniezz, great help!</p>

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<p>

Not by my reading. I was wondering the same as Mom2CK.</p>

<p>I agree with Anniezz. Most of the state Us outside of tOSU, Miami and OU will fit your cost category IF you don’t include room and board. Berea is only open to low income applicants.</p>

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<p>Berea is a fantastic college, but like Erin’s Dad said, only available for low-income students. Do you know what your financial situation is?</p>

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<p>*Comment wasn’t much help, more of a sarcastic comment that read my post wrong.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>It’s not required as in they don’t have to include the room and board in the total cost, I mostly care about the tuition and fees, but they can include it if they want.</p></li>
<li><p>You act like I won’t have a job. Come on. If you we’re really a mom to two colleges kids you would know that most college students have debt to pay after they get out of college.*</p></li>
</ol>

<p>I knew what you meant. </p>

<p>I’m not sure that you understand how LITTLE you’ll be allowed to borrow. </p>

<p>As a frosh, you can only borrow $5500 by yourself (to borrow more, you’d need eligible co-signers). . How much can you NET in a year from working? $8k at most? </p>

<p>My point is that with a $5500 loan, maybe $8k per year in net earnings, you still won’t have $15k…so if tuition is $15k, how will you pay another $10k or so for Room and Board? </p>

<p>And, yes, I do have 2 kids in college. One in grad school; one in undergrad. Neither has any debt.</p>

<p>That said, you’re confusing some debt (maybe Stafford limits) with a lot of debt…like $15k+ per year…$60k+ total at graduation. That is waaay more than the average student has. The average student has between $20k-25k TOTAL in debt at graduation.</p>

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<p>Possible candidates:</p>

<ul>
<li>In-state public universities that you can commute to (check net price calculators to see if you will get any financial aid).</li>
<li>Community college for two years, then a low cost in-state public university.</li>
<li>If you get a high score on the ACT or SAT, some of the schools with <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1348012-automatic-full-tuition-full-ride-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
<li>If you make National Merit Finalist, some of the schools with larger <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/649276-nmf-scholarships-updated-compilation.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/national-merit-scholarships/649276-nmf-scholarships-updated-compilation.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
</ul>

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<p>I’m not sure if it has your major but the cooper union in NYC has no tuition, but it is pretty tough to get accepted into.</p>

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<p>Though Berea does accept a lot of low income they also accept average income if you show high success.</p>

<p>I’ll check out the Cooper Union ( never heard of it btw ).</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for your help!</p>

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<p>@A227227</p>

<p>Lol, Cooper Union has a total cost of 52,850 per year. Tuition and Fees are $39,000+ per year.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://workcolleges.org/[/url]”>http://workcolleges.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Cooper Union’s tuition for 2011-12 was $37,500. However, since 1902, every student has received a full tuition scholarship. Students are responsible for room, board, and other expenses, which can total more than $20K/year ([Frequently</a> Asked Questions | Cooper Union](<a href=“Frequently Asked Questions | The Cooper Union”>Frequently Asked Questions | The Cooper Union))</p>

<p>Cooper Union does not offer the full gamut of liberal arts and science majors. It specializes in engineering, architecture, and art. It is one of the most selective colleges in the USA.</p>