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Resource Center Cost of Attendance

Cost of Attendance

Cost of Attendance

Wondering what exactly cost of attendance means? MEFA’s Associate Director of College Planning Jonathan Hughes explains everything you need to know about the cost of attendance at a college and all the expenses that cost of attendance includes, both direct and indirect.