Free College Cost Estimator Service Available to All IPA Students

Preparing for college is a challenging experience. It's all about academic performance in high school and making the grades to gain admittance to college. Then it's about doing the work to make the grades in higher learning to lead to a diploma and a successful career.

Understanding college costs can be a daunting task, too. But now there's a tool to ease that part of the process. It's called the College Cost Estimator. It's confidential. It's free. And it's incredibly helpful.

On Thursday, January 19, 2012, IPA was visited by Mrs. Becca Moore, a senior consultant with the College Cost Estimator service. Mrs. Moore spent the entire day speaking with IPA students and parents.

The early evening parent session provided detailed information about the College Cost Estimator service, which is available to all IPA families at no cost. This service is valuable because it is designed to help everyone understand financial aid for college, while estimating the financial assistance that may be available from colleges, universities, and government agencies.

Parents should go to www.indianacollegecosts.org. There the user can create an account to store data that will be essential in the determination of the various costs involved in attending Indiana institutions of higher learning and help determine the assistance available to defer these costs. It is also possible to compare one institution with another, using the data, so families can make the best choice of school for their college-bound sons and daughters.

Data should be entered by Monday, February 13, 2012, for all who would like to attend the upcoming College Costs Estimator workshop, to be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. This is open to all IPA students -- freshmen through seniors -- and their parents,.

If you have any questions, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , Director of College and Academic Services (357-3770 x104), or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , College Counselor and Testing Coordinator (357-3770 x110). And be sure to checkout the College Costs Estimator Tip Sheet. The College Cost Estimator is an excellent planning resource – we highly recommend you take advantage of it!