The Cost of College

Contents:

Mounting debt
Loans not equal
Debt pile up
Post-Baylor debt info
Job search intensifies
Pros, cons of summer school
Financing abroad
Calling it quits
Rising tuition affects choice
Food for all
Making college affordable
Veterans pay for college
Married students struggle
Athletes and scholarships
Education nourishment

Mounting Debt
I recently read an article in the Onion called “Company Immediately Calls Job Applicant Upon Seeing ‘B.A. In Communications’ On Resumé.” It was satire, of course, but fo…
Financing Abroad
For students wondering if the cost of studying abroad versus at Baylor’s Waco campus, it isn’t very different at all.Though some students might imagine a semester living somewhere in Europe would be out of their…
Job Search Intensifies
According to USA Today, more than half of all national college graduates unemployed when they throw their caps and Baylor seeks to maintain a track record better than the competition. This is being…
Debt Pile Up
While it’s undeniable that the amount of college loans is soaring, the government isn’t hurting from it. In fact, the government makes money on college loans, according to the 2011 Federal…
Rising Tuition Affects Choice
Choosing which college is the best fit is tough. Tough because impacts your future. With the cost of higher education said to be on the rise, you’re not just choosing a brand name for your diploma…
Athletes and Scholarships
Waco freshman Annie Jaska trains 20 hours a week.She wakes up early, controls her diet and runs 60 miles. If she ran those 60 miles in one stretch, she’d be in Killeen. Because she’s a Baylor…
Veterans Pay For College
One year before enrolling at Baylor for the 2010 fall semester, hospital corpsman Rachael “Doc” Harrelson was rendering aid to fellow shipmates in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now Harrelson is more…
Making College Affordable
Colorado Springs, Colo., junior Chuck Voss is paying his own way at Baylor. It’s not cheap.According to the Baylor Student Financial Services website, the total an average Baylor student pays for…
Loans Not Equal
Each year, 12 million Americans, or 60 percent of college students, borrow money to cover college-related expenses, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Yet many students remain uninformed of the differences…
Post-Baylor Debt Info
Students attend college to learn, however in almost half of the country’s colleges, they are kept in the dark instead. Since most colleges elect to keep student debt information private, there is no…
Married Students Struggle
Julie and R.J. Robinson have been married for six years and are studying at Truett Seminary, both on track to receive a Master of Arts degree in Christian Divinity. They were married while attending…
Pros, Cons of Summer School
Students often take summer classes to get ahead in their degree. While these extra hours help with scheduling, many students struggle with the cost. At Baylor a three-hour class costs $3,054…
Calling It Quits
What do Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Michael Dell have in common? They’re all incredibly successful, and all three dropped out of college. In an era where the cost of higher education at…
Education Nourishment
“The true college,” writes the African-American author W.E.B. DuBois (in words etched in stone in the walkway at Brooks Residential College), “will ever have one goal – not to earn meat, but to know…
Food For All
Food. Everybody needs it. On-campus residents can get most of their meals the same way, through a meal plan, but they don’t all agree on its value. These preset plans have benefits and…

The Cost of College Web page was created, designed and coded by David Trower, Web editor for The Baylor Lariat.