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[Homework]SENEWS-2010-04-08
This is the VOA special english education report.
Today, we answer a question from a listener in Columbia. Jon Anderson wants to know the costs of undergraduate and graduate study in the United States.
Well, the first thing to know is that prices are different from school to school. Private colleges and universities generally cost more than public ones. Another thing keep in mind is that not all students pay a school's published price. Finacial aid and scholarships may reduce the cost.
Here are a few numbers for this school year from the College Board Organization. The average publish price for undergraduate study at a four year public college was about 7,000 dollars. That was for student from in State. Students from other States as well as international students pay an average of more than 18,000 dollars. This is the bad news. International students offen have to pay the highest prices, and these averages were only for tuition and fees. Food, housing, books and supplies can add 10,000 to 12,000 dollars a year. The college board says the average tuition at a private college was about 26,000 dollars.
Many students save money by starting their education at a two-year public college, also known as a community college. The average tuition this year was about 2,500 dollars.
A few American colleges provide a free education including the military and marine academies. They accept some foreign students. Marier college is a small xx school in Marier Kentucky that pays all first-year costs for its foreign students, but they are expected to pay 1,000 dollars a year after that. Summer jobs are provided to help meet this cost.
Cost for graduate study in the United States also differ from school to school and even from program to program. Here,too public universities charge more for out of state tuition. For example, at the University of Kentucky. Out of state graduate tuition averaged about 16,000 dollars this year. In state was about 9,000.
American students offen have to take out loans to help pay for their education. President Obama recently signed into a law a bill that changesthe students loan system.
We have more on that next week. And international students can learn much more about studying in the United States on our website. Look for the foreign students series at VOAspecialenglish.com, and that's the VOA special english education report. |
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