The Burden of Non-Tuition Costs

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dc.contributor.authorEckerson Peters, Eleanoren
dc.contributor.authorVoight, Mamieen
dc.contributor.authorRoberson, Amanda Janiceen
dc.date.accessed2019-06-24en
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-02T19:30:54Zen
dc.date.available2019-08-02T19:30:54Zen
dc.date.issued2018en
dc.description.abstractTuition and fees comprise only a portion of students’ college costs. Students must also pay for housing, food, and child care—expenses that can’t be put on hold while they’re enrolled. Repeatedly in our conversations, students said that covering these non-tuition costs, in addition to buying books and course materials, paying for transportation to and from school and work, and handling unforeseen emergencies present significant financial burdens. This report examines each of these non-tuition costs and provides policy recommendations.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Institute for Higher Education Policyen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://www.ihep.org/sites/default/files/uploads/docs/pubs/ihep_advocacy_nontuition_costs_v7_web.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/92661en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Institute for Higher Education Policyen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectfinancial barriersen
dc.subjectbarriers to entry (postsecondary education)en
dc.subjectcollege affordabilityen
dc.subjectlow-income studentsen
dc.subjectfood insecurityen
dc.titleThe Burden of Non-Tuition Costsen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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