All of the essential information to compare college costs in North Carolina is available on the Internet. Using only two websites you can collect the information on tuition, fees, room and board, and room only for each of the colleges you are considering and arrange them on a simple chart for comparison.
To view all of the colleges and universities in North Carolina visit the website "Universities and Colleges in North Carolina." (See Resources) Create a five-column chart. Make a vertical list of the colleges that you would like to compare in the left column of your chart. Create four additional columns with the headings Tuition, Fees, Room and Board, and Room Only.
Next visit the website CNN Money (See Resources.) One by one enter the complete names of the colleges that interest you in box #1 of the "What will college run you?" data link provided. Fill in your chart showing the costs for tuition, fees, room and board, and room only for each college. You now have a clear picture of the relative costs of attending several different colleges in North Carolina.