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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/college_costs.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='For Poor Students, Getting into College Is Harder Than It Seems' data-article-id='2151'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8208'>Many people believe a college education can help any hard working person.</span> <span data-start-time='8208' data-end-time='14583'>But not everyone is able to attend a college or university.</span> <span data-start-time='14583' data-end-time='18354'>One common barrier is money.</span> <span data-start-time='18354' data-end-time='27833'>The College Board collects information about colleges and universities across the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='27833' data-end-time='41458'>The organization recently investigated how much it costs Americans to attend a publicly-supported, four-year college in their home state.</span> <span data-start-time='41458' data-end-time='53625'>It found that the average cost for a single student for the 2016-2017 school year is $20,090.</span> <span data-start-time='53625' data-end-time='60500'>Yet the U.S. higher education system does have other choices.</span> <span data-start-time='60500' data-end-time='67750'>There are two-year community colleges and private four-year universities.</span> <span data-start-time='67750' data-end-time='74771'>Also, students must consider what financial aid can do for them.</span> <span data-start-time='74771' data-end-time='93146'>For example, after including federal financial aid, the College Board found that the average yearly cost of a four-year public college is $14,210.</span> <span data-start-time='93146' data-end-time='99313'>However, this assistance still is not enough for some.</span> <span data-start-time='99313' data-end-time='107500'>The American Council on Education (ACE) studies issues related to higher education.</span> <span data-start-time='107500' data-end-time='122667'>A 2015 ACE report used Department of Commerce information to show a decrease in the number of low income students enrolling in college.</span> <span data-start-time='122667' data-end-time='132021'>These men and women have little money available to pay college costs or come from poor families.</span> <span data-start-time='132021' data-end-time='149729'>The report showed the percentage of American college students considered to be low income went from 55.9 in 2008 to 45.5 in 2013.</span> <span data-start-time='149729' data-end-time='162979'>Yet the ACE reported that spending on all forms of 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class='choices' data-correct-choice='obstacle'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/financial_aid.m4a'><span>financial aid</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/college_degree.m4a'><span>college degree</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/obstacle.m4a'><span>obstacle</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/low_income.m4a'><span>low income</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7963 data-hint-location='14583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/what_is_a_common_barrier_to_a_college_education.m4a'>What is a common barrier to a college education?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='money'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/transportation.m4a'><span>transportation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/money.m4a'><span>money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/location.m4a'><span>location</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/time.m4a'><span>time</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7964 data-hint-location='8208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1633/not_everyone_is_able_to__blank__a_college_or_university.m4a'>Not everyone is able to <span class='blank'>attend</span> a college or university.</div><div class='choices' 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