College Cost Student Loan Repayment Webquest Project PDF or Digital
- PDF
- Webquests
Description
With the national student debt at $1.75 trillion (2023), it is more important than ever that students understand the huge investment that is a college education. This activity has students identify a career, calculate the cost of college, and then calculate various loan repayment options. They will evaluate the cost of avoiding scholarship applications or failing a class in college.
This project takes about two 1-hour class periods for students to complete but offers many more discussion and extension opportunities.
Skills
- Navigate college websites to find tuition, fees, and estimated living expenses
- Navigate the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to determine the median income of their chosen career
- Navigate the Federal Student Loan website to calculate repayment of student loans
- Evaluate the consequences of decisions such as skipping scholarship applications or failing classes
Extension ideas
- Complete the project with a two-year transfer degree first
- Complete the project with "going straight to grad school" and calculate the total cost of an advanced degree
What's included? A 4 page PDF document including
- 1 page of facilitator notes and suggested extension ideas
- A link to a Google Slide version of the student worksheet to share virtually in a learning management system
- 3-page student worksheet
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