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Niche Colleges, Priced Right

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 22, 2009 5:21 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to college. Mother Jones runs down 10 schools that “may not bother to juke their stats to make US News' short lists, but they still have plenty to offer—and for a lot less dough.”

  • Berea College, Kentucky: The price is right—$0—and eco-conscious students live in "environmentally friendly housing" complete with "a contraption that makes sewage so clean you can swim in it."

  • New College of Florida: In-staters pay just $4,700 a year for classes near the beach, but don't underestimate them: Since 1995, the school has "cranked out more Fulbright Scholars per student than Harvard, Stanford, or Yale."
  • The University of Minnesota-Morris: Just $8,830, and by 2010 none of that tuition will go towards carbon energy. An on-site wind turbine will produce all the energy.
  • The College of New Jersey, Ewing: In-state do-gooders pay $8,718, all of which can be offset with a public service-commitment.
  • California State University-Monterey Bay: Surf bums can study on the cheap—$3,845—and the bay offers a wet classroom for the Enviromental Science program.
For the full list, click the link below.

Some Monterey Bay shenanigans.
Some Monterey Bay shenanigans.   (AP Photo)
Hope College is artsy, Christian, and a sports powerhouse.
Hope College is artsy, Christian, and a sports powerhouse.   (AP Photo)
Fisk is historically black, and very musical.
Fisk is historically black, and very musical.   (AP Photo)
Kettering University in Flint, Mich., sees its fair share of politicians.
Kettering University in Flint, Mich., sees its fair share of politicians.   (AP Photo)
A student from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, helps out in New Orleans.
A student from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, helps out in New Orleans.   (AP Photo)
University of Kansas students aren't just fitness-crazy; they're also extremely active in community and school politics.
University of Kansas students aren't just fitness-crazy; they're also extremely active in community and school politics.   (AP Photo)
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Nwambe
Aug 23, 2009 5:40 AM CDT
Whoa... Man, I paid $5500 for a semester at University of Toronto and I got OSAP to help with it... I can't believe these are small colleges and have that kind of fee structure... Damn.
cognitivefilter
Aug 23, 2009 2:25 AM CDT
new college is way underrated, a very up and coming hot school. the student housing is truly unbeatable.

 
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