1. College Budgeting Workshop Finding the Smartest College Fit

2. College Budget Tuition/Fees Room/Board Books/Supplies Personal Expenses Transportation

3. Tuition and Fees The price of your education Varies based on your academic program and the number of credit hours you take each term Public four-year college: $9,000 Private four-year college: $35,000 Public two-year college: $2,700

4. Room and Board Cost of living and eating on campus varies depending on the room and meal plan you choose Examples: Gonzaga University: $8,100 Concordia University: $11,500 University of Washington: $8,169 Oregon State University: $10,311

5. Books and Supplies These expenses cover your course materials national average of a four-year public college: $1,137

6. Personal Expenses Costs for things such as: laundry cell phone service national average of a four-year public college: $1,989

7. Transportation Cost of traveling around campus and to and from home Varies based on method of transportation (bus, train, plane, car) and frequency national average of a four-year public college: $1,073

8. Your UW College Equation Tuition/Fees (public in-state): $8,973 Room/Board: $8,169 Books/Supplies: $1,008 Personal Expenses: $2,265 Transportation: $396 ________________________________ Total: $20,811 Per Year!

9. Your WSU College Equation Tuition/Fees (public in-state): $9,489 Room/Board: $9,664 Books/Supplies: $936 Personal Expenses: $2,108 Transportation: $1,434 ________________________________ Total: $23,631 Per Year!

10. Your U of O College Equation Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $26,010 Room/Board: $9,137 Books/Supplies: $1,050 Personal Expenses: $2,412 Transportation: $1,073 ________________________________ Total: $39,682 Per Year!

11. Your Harvard College Equation Tuition/Fees (private): $38,416 Room/Board: $12,308 Books/Supplies: $1,000 Personal Expenses: $2,132 Transportation: $1,073* ________________________________ Total: $54,929 Per Year!

12. Your UCLA College Equation Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $33,660 Room/Board: $13,734 Books/Supplies: $1,608 Personal Expenses: $1,560 Transportation: $912* ________________________________ Total: $51,474 Per Year!

13. Your Clark College Equation Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $3,521 Room/Board: $0* Books/Supplies: $972 Personal Expenses: $3,216 Transportation: cost of gas ________________________________ Total: $7,709 Per Year!

14. Your South Seattle Community College Equation: Tuition/Fees (out-of-state): $3,603 Room/Board: $8,052 Books/Supplies: $924 Personal Expenses: $1,941 Transportation: $1,254 ________________________________ Total: $15,774 Per Year!

15. What’s your SMARTEST option?