If you are strapped for cash, you can still get a top-rate college education, without applying for financial aid! How, you ask? By going to a low-cost college. In a previous article (http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/8072... on attending college without applying for aid, I profiled three Appalachian colleges that allow students to attend for free. This article will profile a few more diverse examples of low-cost schools.
Established in 1859, Cooper Union is a private college with programs in fine arts, architecture, and engineering. It provides full tuition scholarships for all students, and financial aid is available for those who can't afford New York City's high living costs. Only 900 students attend the Cooper Union, which makes admissions super-competitive. The admissions process includes a "home test" of your skills. For more information, visit http://www.cooper.edu. How else can you get one of the top college educations in the country at such a low price? The University of Houston, Houston, Texas
This state school (depending on your living arrangements) can cost as little as $7,000 a year including tuition, room, board, and expenses for Texas residents (for out-of-state students, the minimum is closer to $10,000). And that is before you add in the guaranteed scholarships for top students (many of which come with waivers of out-of-state tuition charges). At UH, you can study architecture, business, education, engineering, hospitality, law, science, math, optometry, pharmacy, social work, technology, liberal arts, and many interdisciplinary areas. There is also an honors college offering special courses and services to 300 new students each year. The university is ethnically diverse and offers special services for students with disabilities, veterans, and international students. There are special loans available for unforeseen circumstances so you won't have to interrupt your education! For more information on studying in the warm, vibrant city that is Houston, check out http://www.uh.edu.
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
At a low of under $2000 a year for residents of Quebec to a high of just over $8000 for students who are not residents of Canada, with living expenses allowing students to pay $6000 or less for 8 months of food and housing, McGill is a bargain (Quebec, in fact, has the lowest tuition rates in Canada). But when you realize that it is ranked the 10th best university in the world, the bargain seems even bigger! Since Quebec is a French-speaking province but coursework at McGill is conducted in English, you'll get to have an education in an international city while still doing work in a language you are used to (for French-speaking students, you can submit your exams in most courses in French, even though English is generally used). Programs are available in agriculture, fine arts, medicine, engineering, law, business, liberal arts and sciences, music, and religious studies. To find out about what it takes to be a part of McGill, go to http://www.mcgill.ca.
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