The Education Department's "The Condition of Education: 2012," provides comprehensive information on postsecondary education, with figures related to enrollment, graduation rates, financial aid, fields of study, institutional expenses and revenues, and faculty compensation. Despite rising costs at public four-year colleges, the total cost of attendance for in-state students living on campus was $20,100 in 2010-11, compared with $39,800 at private, nonprofit colleges and $30,100 at for-profit institutions. Community colleges remained the cheapest option for students, especially for those who lived with their families. Those students paid, on average, $7,900.
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