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Edufacts™
October 2006
Two-year Texas colleges still a bargain
"Sticker shock" is an all-too-familiar phenomenon for families sending their child to college for the first time. Getting a tuition bill ranks up there with making the first mortgage payment or paying a doctor's bill without insurance. Luckily, two-year colleges in Texas offer something of a bargain. The cost for two full-time semesters at Texas public two-year colleges averages $1,200 less than the national figure — which, for academic year 2005-2006, was over $11,600. In fact, on average, the cost of going to school at a two-year Texas school has gone down since the last academic year by more than $470.
Even with lower tuition and fees, 80 percent of public two-year college students in Texas attended less than full-time for the entire year (academic year 2003-2004). In fact, 77 percent worked at least part-time while enrolled, and 42 percent worked a full-time job while going to school. Whatever the cost to get a degree, these numbers show the determination of many to go to school, even if they have to work while doing so.
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Source: State of Student Aid and Higher Education in Texas 2006
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