Grade Inflation: 5 States Where College Tuition Is Soaring

You may want to steer clear of these states when it comes to rising college costs according to this Smart Money article.  Notice that the article talks about in-state costs.  Remember for those of you looking at going to a school out of your home state, you can expect to pay almost double what the in-state rates are.

• Average tuition and fees for in-state residents at public four-year colleges soared 16% to 21% last year in Arizona, California, Georgia and Washington, according to a report released last week by the College Board. (The average increase at public colleges over the same period was 8.3%; none of the figures in the report were adjusted for inflation.) What's more, students in some of those states may see more hikes in the upcoming year: Washington recently approved a tuition increase at several of its public universities, while California students may face another double-digit increase in the second semester of this academic year. "The potential for this to get worse is very real," says Rich Williams, higher education advocate at U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
• California
• Arizona
• Georgia
• Washington
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