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🎓 College Cost Calculator – Estimate Your Education Expenses

The College Cost Calculator helps students and parents estimate the full cost of attending college, including tuition, housing, books, and living expenses. Whether you're planning for a 2-year community college or a 4-year university, this tool gives a comprehensive breakdown of both annual and total costs over your education.

📘 What It Calculates:

  • Total cost of attendance per year

  • Multi-year college cost projection

  • Optional inclusion of inflation or tuition increases

  • Room & board, books, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses

  • Scholarships, grants, and Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

💡 Features:

  • Breaks down costs into tuition, housing, and living categories

  • Allows for custom inflation or cost growth rates

  • Supports net cost analysis (after financial aid)

  • Outputs total 4-year cost, both gross and net

  • Useful for comparing different schools or living arrangements

👨‍🎓 Who Should Use This:

  • High school students and families planning ahead

  • College students tracking yearly costs

  • Financial planners and counselors assisting with education budgeting

  • Anyone comparing on-campus, off-campus, or living at home

✅ Tip: Use this calculator alongside our Student Loan Calculator  to see how your savings and aid cover future costs.

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A College Cost Calculator is a tool that estimates the total expenses of attending college, including tuition, housing, books, and living costs. It helps students and families plan their education budget.

The calculator includes tuition, fees, room and board, textbooks, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses. It can also factor in inflation or tuition increases over time.

Yes, the calculator allows you to input scholarships, grants, and your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to calculate your net cost of attendance.

It projects costs year-by-year across the duration of your college program, typically 2-year or 4-year terms, including any planned inflation or cost increases.

Yes, the tool lets you compare total costs for multiple colleges or different housing options such as on-campus, off-campus, or living at home.