HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)- Choosing a college is a big deal for high school students, but comparing costs can be a challenge. Two Midstate lawmakers want to make sure students have all the information available to make a big financial decision.
Kim Shearer is familiar with the college admissions process. She has two children, a junior and a senior, at Cumberland Valley High School.
“This is the first time I’m going through it because I only have the two kiddos, it’s been a good process, but very different for both children,” said Shearer. “Ideally, you want to choose a college that you’re going to be able to pay for at the end of your four years, however long you go to school.”
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Rep. Thomas Kutz (R) and Rep. Justin Fleming (D) are teaming up to introduce a bipartisan bill to require the Pennsylvania Department of Education to create a comparison tool on its website.
“That will allow any students to be able to compare one institution to the next, see what the real cost of attending is, the average cost per student is, room and board, scholarships that may be available so they have side-by-side comparison,” said Rep. Thomas Kutz.