Worksheet for Evaluating College Research

March 2015
Your Plans: When we did our initial survey, your plans after high school were:
Go to Jackson Community College.

Larger University: University of Michigan

What You Thought
$ 700

What You Learned

Hints
Should be between $270-$400
Tuition per
$ 430
Credit Hour
Should be between $4000-$5000
Tuition per
$ 5,500
$ 8,000
Semester
Should be in the $4,000 range
Housing
$ 3,500
$ 2,000
(Room and
Board)
Reflection: This college doesnt look bad in terms of money when you look at information
separately, but when it is in a total, it is much different. I would not be able to
afford to go to this college, likewise, I do not have the right GPA to go here,
even though I have a 3.1. I feel it would be very nice to go to this college; it
would be a lot of time and effort to put in, as well as dedication.

Community College: Jackson College

Tuition per
Credit Hour
Tuition per
Semester
Housing (JC)
Reflection:

Actual College Researched (if different):

What You
What You Learned
Hints
Thought
Should be between $145-$190
$ 200
$ 161
$ 1,500

$ 2,415

Should be between $2175 and

$2850

$ 2,000

$ 3,600

Should be between $2500-$3500

depending on meal plan.

I would think that I would be able to join this college campus, as it has connections
between the community college here in Adrian. Even though it is the main campus of
Jackson, I do not believe it would be so different from JCC. I think I would be able t
afford this college if I was determined.

Other College/University: Cornerstone University

What You
Thought
$ 100

What You Learned

Hints

Tuition per
$ 300
Credit Hour
Tuition per
$ 2,100
$ 3,000
Semester
Housing
$ 1,800
$ 1,000
(Room and
Board)
Reflection: I would like to go to this college, though I do not think its major focus in on
computer service careers. Even though it is surprisingly cheaper than even
Jackson, of all places, it is all the way in Grand Rapids. This city is too far away
from Adrian, unfortunately.

Smaller College (Siena/Adrian): Adrian College

What You
Thought
$ 500

What You Learned

Hints

Should be in the $700-$1100

Tuition per
$ 825
range
Credit Hour
Should be in the $11,000Tuition per
$ 11,600
$ 10,000
$20,000 range.
Semester
Should be in the $4,000 range
Housing
$ 4,500
$ 3,000
(Room and
Board)
Reflection: I would consider going to college. It is right in Adrian, and It costs a little less
than what JCC costs, according to my research, and it is close to home. I would
be able to live at home while going to school just a few minutes away.

Tuition per Credit Hour

Tuition per Semester
Tuition per Year
Housing per semester
Housing per year
Total per year (housing
+ tuition)

Jackson
College
161
2,415
4,830
3,600
7,200
12,030

MSU,
UofM,
430
5,500
11,000
3,500
7,000
18,000

Other
College
300
2,100
4,200
1,800
3,400
7,600

Which college did you think was most expensive (from survey results)?
Michigan
Which college was actually the most expensive?
U of M

Siena/Adr
ian
500
3,600
7,200
1,600
3,200
10,400

Other
(out of
state)

University of