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Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

Financial Fitness for Life, Chapter 16: Paying for Post Secondary Education

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Doug Young
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Describe and identify the costs and benefits of post-secondary education payment options.
  • Identify the potential return on investment of post-secondary education through cost/benefit analysis.

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State Standards

Concepts

Budgeting, Credit, Money

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In this personal finance webinar, explore different options for financing post-secondary education along with their pros and cons.

Description

An overview of Chapter 16: Paying for Post Secondary Education.

Whether students want to attend a community college, university, complete an apprenticeship or other training, they will probably need to finance all or part of their education. Help students better understand the costs and benefits of payment options, and analyze the return on investment for various scenarios.

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