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Find the Right College at the Right Price.
 Simple steps for finding the best and most affordable college for your child. 

Some parents have saved $200,000 after taking this class

 
 

Minimize wasted effort and maximize your child’s future with this course on how to find, get admitted and pay for great colleges – the expert tips you need to save six-figures on a college education.

Finding the “right” college and paying for it can be overwhelming. This course shares proven methods to increase your odds of finding free money for college and giving families crucial tips about how to compare colleges.

Parents of college-bound students need more tools and knowledge than ever before to make the best and most informed decisions on selecting colleges and post-secondary options. Getting your child into a great college and paying for it doesn’t have to be stressful.

What you will learn:


 
  • Discover the four primary sources of college money and the best ones for your family to target

  • Find out the generosity of any potential college toward your child, before applying

  • Determine if your family should target private and public universities that provide more merit awards for higher-income families

  • Learn how factors such as divorce, separation, home equity, multiple children in college and investments impact your chances for financial aid

  • Explore resources for creating a college list, including an in-depth video on the subject as well as an eight-step course blueprint

  • Learn strategies to boost your child’s admission chances

  • How to choose the right college start with checking a school’s return on investment, including average beginning salaries for specific majors

Course includes:


 
  • 34 lessons

  • 17 videos with slide decks

  • 2 worksheets

  • 4 live webinars with recorded webinars posted in classroom

  • Ability to ask all your college questions during the webinars

About the instructor:


 

Lynn O’Shaughnessy, a nationally recognized college expert, is a higher-ed journalist, speaker and educator. The former Los Angeles Times reporter is the author of an Amazon bestseller, The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the right School at the Right Price, and she helps parents with teenagers grappling with college decisions through her blog, The College Solution, that attracts roughly 700,000 visitors a year.

Lynn has written and/or been interviewed about college issues for such national outlets as The New York Times, National Public Radio, USA Today, Money Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times. Lynn was previously the college columnist for CBS Moneywatch and U.S. News & World Report.


Note: Enroll at anytime after a start date. Enrollees will have access to course material for 10-weeks from the day access is granted.

Course Number: PRGF-70040
Credit: 0.00 unit(s)