Okay...so on if a college's tuition cost is like 20k, do they mean 20k a YEAR, or 20k for like 4 years?

Question

I'm probably a bit confusing, haha.

Like, aren't most colleges four years long? Collegeboard.com says University of Missouri: Columbia/Mizzou costs about 20k for tuition and board, and such and such.

So is that just ONE year or multiple? Or..whatever.

Answer 1

That would be 1 year, two semesters from Aug/Sept through May.

So if you went for 4 years it would cost you 80K total.

Answer 2

One year or equivalent of two semesters. I feel bad for that 20K tuition you have to pay back--I'm doing like half that and hate the thought of the debt.