Paying for College

Ten principles to help families of any income level and at every stage of preparation plan a strategy for paying for college.

“Paying for College should be required reading for parents, students, teachers, and counselors. Readable, practical, comprehensive, it will help everyone who cares about a good education—no matter what their income level.” ―Catharine R. Stimpson, University Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University

Parents today recognize that they will have to take charge and find every possible means to put their children through college. The worry over available funds to pay for college has become as common as the concern for gaining admission. Paying for College demonstrates that attaining a college education—and all the resulting benefits—-is a mission that you can accomplish successfully with less short- and long-term pain than you might imagine.

This essential guide offers ten principles designed to help families of every income level and at every stage of preparation for college plan a strategy for paying for college. College administrators want to make a college education available to all who are academically qualified and motivated to learn and to better their lives. Authors Matthew and Howard Greene provide you the information to help you invest wisely for the long term, avoid missing opportunities for need- and merit-based aid, and maximize your opportunities to afford college.

Pray for College will motivate, enlighten, and encourage students and their parents to make the most of the available opportunities—without a love of number crunching or technical jargon.

“Higher education is the passport to an individual's professional success and, collectively, to America's continued future prosperity. No one with the knowledge and the will should now be left behind. Howard and Matt Greene make the entry into higher education simple and easy. A very significant contribution to our individual and our nation's future.” ―Peter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus, Young & Rubicam Inc.