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What is the Cost of Attendance: A Guide for Parents

The College Pod

This information is usually available on the college's website. Understanding the cost of attendance (COA) is crucial because it helps you plan financially for your child's college education. By knowing how much college will cost, you can start thinking about how to pay for it and what financial aid your child might need.

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Why High School Counselors Hold the Keys to College Access—And How Colleges Can Reach Them

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Opening the door to college starts with a knock on the counselor’s office Ask a student who their guide to college was, and the answer depends a lot on their background. For someespecially those from higher-income families or with college-educated parentsthe process might not involve a school counselor at all.

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State Grants Support Early College at Franklin Cummings Tech

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $8 million to expand Early College programs, including a $60,000 Capacity Grant to support existing Early College programs at Franklin Cummings Tech and an additional $100,000 Planning Grant for the college to develop an Early College program in partnership with CityLab Innovation High School in Revere.

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2024 Annual Meeting and Early College Panel

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Franklin Cummings Tech held on June 20 brought together the Board of Trustees, staff, students, and advocates and supporters of the college’s Early College Program. This model of higher education requires high schools and colleges to work together for the students’ success.

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Franklin Cummings Tech 2024 Annual Meeting and Early College Panel

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Franklin Cummings Tech held on June 20, brought together the Board, staff, students, and advocates and supporters of FC Tech’s Early College Program. Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, Ph.D., Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, Ph.D.,

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College to Launch STEM Career Tech Academy

#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

Benjamin Franklin Cumming Institute of Technology announced a $1 million grant from the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Education to launch a STEM Career Tech Academy. The Academy will leverage existing Early College programs and includes National Grid, Rapid7, and Suffolk Construction as industry partners.

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Columbia Transfer Acceptance Rate: Requirements + Tips

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Before you even start the application process, check if you meet these requirements: By the time you start at Columbia, you need at least 24 college credits (about one full year of study). If you left high school early for an early college program, youll have to apply as a freshman, not a transfer student.