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Net Price vs. Net Worth - Opinion

Inside Higher Ed

July 19, 2010

The Net Price Calculator is sure to further the commodification of the college degree in ways that will make many uncomfortable. It also could perpetuate the phenomenon of qualified students choosing not to enroll at the college that is their best match, academically and co-curricularly, but instead choosing a college based on the lowest cost.

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