R.R. Donnelley & Sons Employees: Navigating the Rising Costs of College Tuition for Your Family

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It doesn’t take a degree in finance to see the cost of college continues to rise.

In its 2017 report, the College Board showed that public four-year institutions raised prices an average of 3.2% annually between the 2007-08 and 2017-18 school years. Put another way, a $5,000 education in 2007-08 would cost $6,851 in 2017-18.

For a few families, the lion’s share of education costs falls on parents and, in some cases, on grandparents. For our R.R. Donnelley & Sons clients who are parents you may already know, generally, the majority of families rely on a combination of scholarships, grants, financial aid, part-time jobs, and parent support to help pay the cost.

For R.R. Donnelley & Sons employees who have children approaching college age, a good first step is estimating the potential costs. The accompanying worksheet can help you get a better idea about the cost of a four-year college.

For R.R. Donnelley & Sons employees who already put money away for college, the worksheet will take that amount into consideration. For R.R. Donnelley & Sons employees who haven’t, it’s never too late to start.

Resources

There are a number of resources that can help individuals prepare for college. The U.S. government distributes certain information on colleges and costs. Here are two sites for these R.R. Donnelley & Sons employees to consider reviewing:

www.studentaid.ed.gov
The government’s college and financial aid portal.