<p>On collegeboard where it says tuition and fees does that mean the amount you pay for a whole year? Or do you have to include room and board fees to that amount, and that's how much you have to pay? I'm wondering b/c I just found out I got accepted to Ithaca College and I got $12,000 in merit scholarship so I want to know how much it really helps. I really hope tuition and fees is the total amount you pay b/c then my parents will totally be able to afford it! :)</p>
<p>[Expenses</a> - Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2009 - Ithaca College](<a href=“Ithaca College Catalog 2024-2025 < Ithaca College”>Ithaca College Catalog 2024-2025 < Ithaca College)</p>
<p>These are the fees for the academic year 2008-2009, fall and spring. Room and board is seperate from tuition.</p>
<p>Find out what Ithaca College considers its Cost of Attendance (COA). That is an important figure because that is what you can get in loans and financial aid, and considered the average amount spent at the school. Get a break down of the COA and see if you can adjust the amounts for yourself. For instance, my son is at a school quite a distance away, so the traveling costs are higher for him. He was able to reduce his book fees by a lot.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, but either way, college is EXPENSIVE. Now I understand why so many people are into going to a community college for their first 2 years. 
Not that I didn’t know it was expensive, but my goodness…</p>