Believe It Or Not, Free College Comes With a Price
Posted Jan. 11, 2017 in Better Conversation
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Alina Adams is a New York City mom of three school-age children and a New York Times best-selling author of soap-opera tie-ins, figure-skating mysteries and romance novels. Full profile →
To much fanfare and press releases, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced his free college plan for families in the state earning less than $125,000 a year. There are many problems with his proposal, not the least of which is that “free” only covers tuition.
As the mother of a New York City 17-year-old currently going through the college application process, I can assure Governor Cuomo that major expenses come not only from tuition but also room and board.
As things stand now, the SUNY (State University of New York) school where my son was accepted will cost us only a few thousand dollars less than the Ivy League college where he’s also been accepted, after accounting for financial aid.
http://educationpost.org/believe-it-or-not-free-college-comes-with-a-price/
