True Costs of College

Nancy Kendall is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.Denise Goerisch is Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative, Religious, and Intercultural Studies at Grand Valley State University, USAEsther C. Kim is Adjunct Professor in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, USA.  Franklin Vernon is Faculty in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation, as well is in the Interdisciplinary Health PhD Program, at Northern Arizona University, USA.Matthew Wolfgram is Senior Researcher in the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, at the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Assumptions about Higher Education and the American Dream.- 3. The True Cost of Academics.- 4. The True Costs of Living Expenses.- 5. The True Costs of Student Fees.- 6. Conclusion.-