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Planning for Higher Education Journal

College Affordability and Institutional Pricing Policies

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From Volume 45 Number 3 | April–June 2017
By Sandra R Baum

The complexity of college pricing policies makes it difficult for students and families to understand how much they will have to pay and which colleges will fit their budgets. Colleges and universities should be able to explain their pricing and aid policies and why they have chosen them. Both financial aid and the high returns on a postsecondary education make college more affordable than most people believe. Colleges should take responsibility for clarifying this confusing issue.

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