Post High School Education Costs Activity
(30 points total)
Directions: Answer all questions in complete sentences and show all work to receive
full credit. Here are some websites that may be helpful when doing your research:
College Board (www.collegeboard.org)
U.S. Department of Labor (www.dol.gov)
1. Research a career that requires a minimum of a 2-year degree. (5 points)
a. What is the career you chose?
b. What is the percent increase in the average salary for this career between 2015
and the current year?
2. Research one college that offers a degree in your chosen career field and one
scholarship you might be eligible for. Using information from either the college's
website or College Board, fill out the following chart: (20 points)
Name of College
Annual Tuition and Fees
Annual Room and Board (if not living at
home)
Average Annual Cost of Books
Other Fees
Annual Scholarship
$1,300
Using the information from your chart, create an equation in slope-intercept form.
3. Using the current year's mean annual salary from part 1, calculate the percent of
your salary you will pay if your student loan payments are $295.00 per month for 120
months. (5 points)
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