Students will be able to:

• Analyze the value of a college education
• Identify the common costs associated with going to college
• Role-play making decisions regarding their college career using the Payback game

Students will be able to:

• Compare the costs of private, public in-state, public out-of-state, and community colleges
• Calculate the difference between sticker price and net price of colleges
• Identify ways to lower the cost of college

Students will be able to:

• Analyze the opportunity cost of going to college when compared to entering the workforce
• Identify the most common costs associated with attending college
• Explain the difference between a college’s sticker price and net price
• Compare the net price of different colleges

Students will be able to:

• Analyze the opportunity cost of going to college when compared to entering the workforce
• Identify the most common costs associated with attending college
• Explain the difference between a college’s sticker price and net price
• Compare the net price of different colleges

Students analyze sampling methods and sample size at three levels.

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While NGPF is written with high schoolers in mind, the curriculum and resources can easily be adapted to provide immense value for college students. As someone who transitioned from teaching at the high school level to the university level, here are examples of NGPF lessons successfully adapted into a workshop series for college seniors in their spring semester. 

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