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Boarding School Affordability and Financial Aid in the News
Troy Onink author of the “College Crossroads” blog at Forbes.com posted a conversation (Affordability of Independent Day and Boarding Schools) with Mark Mitchell, Vice President for School Information Services at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). In his NAIS capacities Mitchell heads School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS). Many readers are familiar [...]
Read MoreGreat News for SPSG Families: Trustees Announce Lower Tuitions for 2011-2012
While outside of our normal boarding school purview, the actions and decisions of the trustees at St. Paul’s School for Girls (SPSG) regarding affordability and their implicit respect of their families provides a lesson to any of us in independent school management. SPSG trustees have lowered tuition and included the price of textbooks in the [...]
Read MoreHow Do I Afford Boarding School for my Child?
When deciding whether or not to send a child to boarding school, most parents’ biggest concern is the cost of tuition. Typically boarding schools cost in the range of $35,000 – $50,000 annually. There are a number of options when looking to pay for boarding school for your child. Paying out of pocket isn’t an [...]
Read MorePrivate School A Special Opportunity- Not A Signifier of Social Status
Peter Baron of AdmissionsQuest forwarded an e-mail to me today from a woman wondering how open her children should be with their peers about their prep school applications and asking whether I thought the parents academic credentials carried any weight in the admissions process. The question of how open to be is a sensitive one. [...]
Read MoreSubiaco Academy’s Enrollment Grows
More good news from the boarding school enrollment front. We saw recently that Subiaco Academy (Subiaco, AR) opened the school year with a 7% enrollment increase. Subiaco’s Director of Admission Scott Breed explained to the Southwest Times Record (Private Schools Growing): Subiaco is one of the least expensive boarding schools in the country, (Breed) said. [...]
Read MoreWashington, DC Catholic Schools Find Ways to Increase Financial Aid and Reach Out to Families
From today’s Washington Post (Aid Is Increased to Help Keep Struggling Families From Removing Students)- with experience working through difficult situations over the past decade- declining enrollment, increasing costs and families electing non-catholic education options, the Catholic schools of the DC area are moving quickly and decisively to help families seeking financial aid. As Karen [...]
Read MoreGlobal Financial Crisis Affecting A Traditional International Student Population?
New York Times reporter Martin Fackler quotes a phrase that many of us in the tuition driven world know but seldom utter; “Korea (South) experienced a study-abroad bubble.” In his January 10, 2009 article “Global Financial Crisis Upends the Plans of Many South Koreans to Study Abroad,” Fackler elucidates the now fading convergence of the [...]
Read MoreThe Value of Living Within One’s Means: Experience Provides Advantages for Tuition Driven Schools in Tight Times
An odd thing during these times of declining endowment income- several New England colleges are doing OK. In a Boston Globe piece several smaller tuition driven schools report that the relationship with their students and school growth haven’t yet changed much. They’re used to offering good value and opportunities- funded predominately with tuition dollars. Smaller [...]
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