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Students can get a deal on college tuition

Courier-Post, Camden, N.J.

January 1, 2012

Never pay retail, especially if you're a good student. While college tuition continues to rise, so does the amount of aid that can significantly reduce the actual cost. The price cutting is especially deep at private schools as the economic slump continues and families look for more affordable alternatives. Up to 90 percent of students at private schools now get some aid from those schools, with the average grant covering up to half the sticker price of tuition, according to a survey of 381 schools by the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

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