$279 per credit hour at University of Maine
BA/BS (124 hours) x $279 = $34,596 tuition. (annual tuition $8,649)
The above, does not include the cost of room and board (shall we say $12,000 a year? good luck living that cheaply, but lets be VERY conservative) nor books, nor student fees, not transportation, health care etc.
So I think it reasonable to assume that the cost of going to school and living expenses going to school at Univ Maine at Orno is somewhere in the neighborhood of
8,649 (tuition)
1,000 (books and incidental)
12,000 (living expenses minimum)
$21,649
FYI the median workers' salary in the USA is about $21,000 a year
The medan income of families in Maine is $45,734.
My son is trying to work his way through college right now.
He makes $12.50 an hour working 6 days a week, (2 AM to 8AM) but doesn't qualify as a FULL TIME employee, therefore he does not have health insurance, dental insurance, sick leave, paid vacation, retirement bennies, or any consideration normally associated with working a full time job.
His economy?
1,872 hours labor a year @ $12.50 = $23,400 PRETAX income.
The community college he will attending costs $6,000 TUITION (only) per year. This does not include anything but tuition., We all know college costs a bit more than just thye tuition.
The kid's rent in a West Seattle apartment? About $800 a month.
Do the math.
The days of working your way through school on a modest salary are pretty much over.
I did it, but I did it 40 years ago by working full time PLUS having veterans benefits. And I still had to borrow money (at 7%) to pay both tuition and living expenses.
BA/BS (124 hours) x $279 = $34,596 tuition. (annual tuition $8,649)
The above, does not include the cost of room and board (shall we say $12,000 a year? good luck living that cheaply, but lets be VERY conservative) nor books, nor student fees, not transportation, health care etc.
So I think it reasonable to assume that the cost of going to school and living expenses going to school at Univ Maine at Orno is somewhere in the neighborhood of
8,649 (tuition)
1,000 (books and incidental)
12,000 (living expenses minimum)
$21,649
FYI the median workers' salary in the USA is about $21,000 a year
The medan income of families in Maine is $45,734.
My son is trying to work his way through college right now.
He makes $12.50 an hour working 6 days a week, (2 AM to 8AM) but doesn't qualify as a FULL TIME employee, therefore he does not have health insurance, dental insurance, sick leave, paid vacation, retirement bennies, or any consideration normally associated with working a full time job.
His economy?
1,872 hours labor a year @ $12.50 = $23,400 PRETAX income.
The community college he will attending costs $6,000 TUITION (only) per year. This does not include anything but tuition., We all know college costs a bit more than just thye tuition.
The kid's rent in a West Seattle apartment? About $800 a month.
Do the math.
The days of working your way through school on a modest salary are pretty much over.
I did it, but I did it 40 years ago by working full time PLUS having veterans benefits. And I still had to borrow money (at 7%) to pay both tuition and living expenses.