{"id":1156,"date":"2019-06-05T15:18:15","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T15:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/199.188.170.206\/wordpress\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:05:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T14:05:24","slug":"is-it-possible-to-pay-your-way-through-college-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/post\/is-it-possible-to-pay-your-way-through-college-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Possible to Pay your Way Through College in 2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Choosing a college is of the most important decisions you make in \nyour life. Your choice influences everything from the friends you make, \nto the career path you choose and, often, the place you live after you \ngraduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"calculator\">\n        \t<p class=\"calc-big-heading\">Estimate your hours:<\/p>\n            <p class=\"calc-heading\">State:<\/p>\n            <select name=\"state\" id=\"state\">\n                <option value=\"Alabama\">Alabama<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Alaska\">Alaska<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Arizona\">Arizona<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Arkansas\">Arkansas<\/option>\n                <option value=\"California\">California<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Colorado\">Colorado<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Connecticut\">Connecticut<\/option>\n                <option value=\"D.C.\">D.C.<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Delaware\">Delaware<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Florida\">Florida<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Georgia\">Georgia<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Hawaii\">Hawaii<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Idaho\">Idaho<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Illinois\">Illinois<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Indiana\">Indiana<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Iowa\">Iowa<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Kansas\">Kansas<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Kentucky\">Kentucky<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Louisiana\">Louisiana<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Maine\">Maine<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Maryland\">Maryland<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Massachusetts\">Massachusetts<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Michigan\">Michigan<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Minnesota\">Minnesota<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Mississippi\">Mississippi<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Missouri\">Missouri<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Montana\">Montana<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Nebraska\">Nebraska<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Nevada\">Nevada<\/option>\n                <option value=\"New Hampshire\">New Hampshire<\/option>\n                <option value=\"New Jersey\">New Jersey<\/option>\n                <option value=\"New Mexico\">New Mexico<\/option>\n                <option value=\"New York\">New York<\/option>\n                <option value=\"North Carolina\">North Carolina<\/option>\n                <option value=\"North Dakota\">North Dakota<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Ohio\">Ohio<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Oklahoma\">Oklahoma<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Oregon\">Oregon<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Rhode Island\">Rhode Island<\/option>\n                <option value=\"South Carolina\">South Carolina<\/option>\n                <option value=\"South Dakota\">South Dakota<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Tennessee\">Tennessee<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Texas\">Texas<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Utah\">Utah<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Vermont\">Vermont<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Virginia\">Virginia<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Washington\">Washington<\/option>\n                <option value=\"West Virginia\">West Virginia<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Wisconsin\">Wisconsin<\/option>\n                <option value=\"Wyoming\">Wyoming<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n\n            <p class=\"calc-heading\">In\/Out of State:<\/p>\n            <select name=\"in-out\" id=\"in-out\">\n                <option value=\"in\">In-State<\/option>\n                <option value=\"out\">Out-of-State<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n\n            <p class=\"calc-heading\">On\/Off Campus:<\/p>\n            <select name=\"on-off\" id=\"on-off\">\n                <option value=\"on\">On-Campus<\/option>\n                <option value=\"off\">Off-Campus<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n            <button id=\"submit\" name=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n\n            <p class=\"calc-heading\"><span id=\"output\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps most importantly, it will determine how much  money you spend over the next four years of your life and how much loan  debt you will need to pay off once you get into the real world. Adjusted  for inflation, the cost (tuition and housing) of attending a public,  four-year school has increased by 259% over the last 40 years, so chances are you\u2019ll have at least a little bit of debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But\n you can get a job and pay your pay through school, right? We\u2019ve all had\n an older relative tell us this at one point or another. They did it \nback in their day, so you can too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming out of school debt-free  sounds great, so we at TextbookRush decided to dive in and take a closer  look at how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you really still pay your way through college?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To\n start, we looked at whether or not our relatives were telling us the \ntruth. Turns out, they were. For example, despite a minimum wage of only\n $2.00\/hour at the time, a student attending college beginning in 1974 \ncould have paid for their tuition and housing by working a part-time job\n for approximately 27.5 hours per week. Add in 12 hours a week to that \nschedule for courses and you get a full-time job. It\u2019s not the easiest \nschedule, but certainly manageable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, it\u2019s not so  easy these days. In fact, it\u2019s really, really difficult. Here\u2019s a quick  overview of the 10 hardest states to pay your way through college:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Pennsylvania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Hampshire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virginia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indiana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>South Carolina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Louisiana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deleware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tennessee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kentucky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alabama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprised?\n You might expect to see states with high tuition costs like Vermont and\n Rhode Island up at the top, but a student\u2019s ability to pay for their \neducation depends on more than just the cost of that education; how much\n money they are able to make is also an important factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep  reading to learn more about how we did the math and why it\u2019s becoming so  difficult for students to cover their costs as they go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How We Calculated the Hardest States to Pay Your Way through College<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing\n feels better than walking out of your graduation ceremony with a shiny \nnew degree and no debt. Ideally, hard work and dedication would be the \nkey to both. But since not all states are created equally, we determined\n exactly how much a student in each state would need to work in order to\n pay for their tuition and housing, leveraging publicly available data \nfrom the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/labor-and-employment\/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCSL<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegetuitioncompare.com\/state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Tuition Compare<\/a>. Here are the criteria we considered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In-state tuition for the state (lower is better)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On-campus housing costs for the state (lower is better)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum wage pay in the state (higher is better)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weeks in a school year a student can work (30 weeks: 15 per semester)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After\n determining the key metrics for each state, we calculated the number of\n hours per week a student would have to work to pay for tuition and \nhousing using the following formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">(Average In-State Tuition\/State Hourly Minimum Wage*)<\/span><br>30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few important notes on minimum wage before we continue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Four\n states (Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, and Oklahoma) have multiple minimum \nwages, usually one that\u2019s lower for very small businesses and one that\u2019s\n higher for average-to-large-sized businesses. For the sake of \nsimplicity, we used the higher number in those cases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two states\n (Georgia and Wyoming) have a minimum wage below the federal minimum of \n$7.25. Minimum wage workers in these states are eligible for the federal\n minimum thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/regs\/compliance\/hrg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)<\/a>, so we used that number over the state minimum wage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five\n states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee)\n do not have a state-issued minimum wage. For these states, we also used\n the federal minimum of $7.25.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the disclaimers out  of the way, read on to see how much students have to work to pay for  school. At the bottom is a breakdown of every state, including figures  for in-state and out-of-state students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Pennsylvania<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pennsylvania.jpg\" alt=\"Pennsylvania\" class=\"wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pennsylvania.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pennsylvania-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pennsylvania-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $11,416<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $14,597<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 119.60<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ah,  Pennsylvania. With the second-highest in-state tuition in the country  and the lowest minimum wage allowable by federal law, it\u2019s no surprise  they ended up number one on our list (and not in a good way). Students  brave enough to try to pay for their tuition and housing in the Keystone  State will have to work the equivalent of three full-time jobs on top  of their schoolwork to break even.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. New Hampshire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/New-Hampshire.jpg\" alt=\"New Hampshire\" class=\"wp-image-1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/New-Hampshire.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/New-Hampshire-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/New-Hampshire-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $10,231<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $14,702<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 114.63<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different  state, same problem. The combination of a high tuition and a  rock-bottom minimum wage lay the groundwork for a tough life if you\u2019re a  student paying your way through school in New Hampshire. On the bright  side, you do get five hours back each week compared to Pennsylvania  students. We\u2019d recommend using those to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> 3. Virginia <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Virginia.jpg\" alt=\"Virginia\" class=\"wp-image-1161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Virginia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Virginia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Virginia-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $8,317<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $13,805<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 101.71<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One  of the most historic states in the country, Virginia has plenty of  great schools to offer potential students. Too bad it\u2019ll be impossible  to come out of school debt-free without a scholarship or other outside  help. Things are looking better than our top two, but \u201cbetter\u201d relative  to \u201cterrible\u201d is still not a good place to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Indiana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Indiana.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana\" class=\"wp-image-1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Indiana.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Indiana-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Indiana-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $8,040<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $12,939<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 96.46<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expensive  housing and a low minimum wage strike again in Indiana. Under 100 hours  a week, though? Now we\u2019re talking! Home of Purdue and Notre Dame,  students here only have to work two and a half times that of a full-time  employee to cover their tuition and housing costs. A small price to pay  for no debt at graduation, said no one ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. South Carolina<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/South-Carolina.jpg\" alt=\"South Carolina\" class=\"wp-image-1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/South-Carolina.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/South-Carolina-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/South-Carolina-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $7,906<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $12,605<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 94.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South  Carolina has a lot to offer potential students. From historic cities  and battlegrounds to warm beaches and great shopping in places like  Charleston, there\u2019s something here for everyone. Unfortunately, the  state falls short for students whose wallets are a bit tight. We don\u2019t  know about you, but 94 hours a week seems like a bit too much in our  humble opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Louisiana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Louisiana.jpg\" alt=\"Louisiana\" class=\"wp-image-1168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Louisiana.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Louisiana-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Louisiana-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $6,353<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $13,892<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 93.08<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rapper  Lil Wayne, legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong, and American Idol  judge Randy Jackson all call this state home. And while Louisiana is  middle of the pack in terms of tuition costs, it\u2019s the low minimum wage  that does them in. Students here would need to work a staggering 93  hours a week to pay for their education. So, as Randy would say, that\u2019s  gonna be a no from us, dawg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Delaware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Deleware.jpg\" alt=\"Deleware\" class=\"wp-image-1167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Deleware.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Deleware-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Deleware-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $8,817<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $15,177<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $8.75<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 91.41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up  to now, every state in the top 10 has been held back thanks to their  low minimum wage. Delaware finally breaks this trend with a modest  increase to $8.75\/hour, a positive for sure. Why, then, are they still  in the top 10? At $8,817 a year, Delaware has the fifth-highest in-state  tuition in the country. Add in housing costs that also land top 5 and  it\u2019s the perfect recipe for a broke, overworked student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Tennessee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Tennessee.jpg\" alt=\"Tennessee\" class=\"wp-image-1166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Tennessee.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Tennessee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Tennessee-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $6,336<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $12,962<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 88.73<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tennessee  actually lands right about in the middle when it comes to in-state  tuition and on-campus housing costs. Logic would suggest that wouldn\u2019t  make it too difficult for a student to cover those costs, but in  reality, it\u2019s a good example of just how expensive college is these  days. A $7.25 minimum wage doesn\u2019t help either, leaving students here on  the hook for over 88 hours a week if they want to pay their way and  graduate debt-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Kentucky<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Kentucky.jpg\" alt=\"Kentucky\" class=\"wp-image-1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Kentucky.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Kentucky-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Kentucky-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $6,190<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $12,278<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 84.91<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The  Bluegrass State is famous for the world\u2019s longest cave (Mammoth Cave),  the Kentucky Derby, and, of course, Kentucky Fried Chicken. If you\u2019re a  student looking to attend college here, you\u2019ll probably end up eating a  lot of KFC to save the money you\u2019ll need for school. Better yet, since  you\u2019ll need to work around 85 hours a week anyway, just work at KFC so  you can save even more with your employee discount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Alabama<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Alabama.jpg\" alt=\"Alabama\" class=\"wp-image-1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Alabama.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Alabama-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Alabama-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-State Tuition:<\/strong> $6,719<br><strong>On-Campus Housing Cost:<\/strong> $11,735<br><strong>Minimum Wage:<\/strong> $7.25<br><strong>Hours Per Week to Pay:<\/strong> 84.85<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\n it turns out, Alabama first introduced a state sales tax in 1937 to \nhelp fund education. Unfortunately, that hasn\u2019t done much to lower the \ncost of higher education in 2019. You would need to work nearly 85 hours\n a week here to cover your tuition and housing. On the bright side, \nAlabama was the state that first introduced Mardi Gras to the western \nworld, so that might help you forget about your debt for a day or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closing Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So\n what have we learned? College is expensive, housing is more expensive, \nand minimum wage just can\u2019t support a student trying to pay their way \nthrough school anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right or wrong, college has become a  significant financial investment that requires outside help from family,  scholarships, or loans to help you pay. We highlighted tuition and  housing costs since they account for most of the expenses, but students  today also have to account for other costs in the form of parking  passes, meal plans, and ordering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">college textbooks<\/a> each semester. While a college degree is valuable, it\u2019s more important  than ever to put a lot of thought into your career path and do your  research when choosing a school. And if finances are a concern, there  are always some schools that offer <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/blog\/post\/16-Schools-that-Offer-Free-College-Tuition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free tuition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious  where your state landed? Need to pay out-of-state tuition or thinking  about living off-campus? Check out the full rankings below to see how  much you would need to work to pay your education bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>State<\/th><th>Total In-State On-Campus (hrs\/wk)<\/th><th>Total In-State Off-Campus (hrs\/wk)<\/th><th>Total Out-of-State On-Campus (hrs\/wk)<\/th><th>Total Out-of-State Off-Campus (hrs\/wk)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Pennsylvania<\/td><td>119.60<\/td><td>114.56<\/td><td>153.49<\/td><td>148.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Hampshire<\/td><td>114.63<\/td><td>116.69<\/td><td>157.15<\/td><td>159.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Virginia<\/td><td>101.71<\/td><td>98.04<\/td><td>151.89<\/td><td>148.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indiana<\/td><td>96.46<\/td><td>94.11<\/td><td>156.60<\/td><td>154.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Carolina<\/td><td>94.30<\/td><td>95.87<\/td><td>125.12<\/td><td>126.68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Louisiana<\/td><td>93.08<\/td><td>95.17<\/td><td>120.17<\/td><td>122.27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delaware<\/td><td>91.41<\/td><td>85.89<\/td><td>137.62<\/td><td>132.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tennessee<\/td><td>88.73<\/td><td>89.86<\/td><td>149.89<\/td><td>151.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kentucky<\/td><td>84.91<\/td><td>82.66<\/td><td>134.97<\/td><td>132.72<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alabama<\/td><td>84.85<\/td><td>84.86<\/td><td>113.43<\/td><td>113.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vermont<\/td><td>84.53<\/td><td>81.29<\/td><td>129.81<\/td><td>126.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Georgia<\/td><td>83.31<\/td><td>80.27<\/td><td>113.99<\/td><td>110.95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wisconsin<\/td><td>82.46<\/td><td>81.15<\/td><td>106.76<\/td><td>105.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Jersey<\/td><td>81.75<\/td><td>92.49<\/td><td>102.24<\/td><td>112.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Utah<\/td><td>81.15<\/td><td>88.74<\/td><td>135.94<\/td><td>143.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rhode Island<\/td><td>81.08<\/td><td>69.31<\/td><td>120.31<\/td><td>108.55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Iowa<\/td><td>80.46<\/td><td>80.65<\/td><td>96.20<\/td><td>96.39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Texas<\/td><td>80.41<\/td><td>78.94<\/td><td>105.05<\/td><td>103.59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oklahoma<\/td><td>80.16<\/td><td>83.93<\/td><td>111.49<\/td><td>115.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Connecticut<\/td><td>79.60<\/td><td>72.50<\/td><td>120.04<\/td><td>112.94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Dakota<\/td><td>78.05<\/td><td>82.97<\/td><td>87.97<\/td><td>92.89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kansas<\/td><td>76.50<\/td><td>77.53<\/td><td>91.49<\/td><td>92.52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nevada<\/td><td>76.25<\/td><td>80.32<\/td><td>116.23<\/td><td>120.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Illinois<\/td><td>76.19<\/td><td>71.58<\/td><td>100.04<\/td><td>95.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North Carolina<\/td><td>76.14<\/td><td>76.83<\/td><td>110.11<\/td><td>110.80<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ohio<\/td><td>76.05<\/td><td>73.41<\/td><td>103.14<\/td><td>100.50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Idaho<\/td><td>75.54<\/td><td>83.49<\/td><td>113.78<\/td><td>121.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South Dakota<\/td><td>74.99<\/td><td>74.31<\/td><td>74.43<\/td><td>73.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Montana<\/td><td>72.05<\/td><td>71.07<\/td><td>94.54<\/td><td>93.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida<\/td><td>69.94<\/td><td>73.13<\/td><td>106.39<\/td><td>109.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Missouri<\/td><td>69.76<\/td><td>70.01<\/td><td>88.83<\/td><td>89.08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alaska<\/td><td>69.55<\/td><td>79.60<\/td><td>102.72<\/td><td>112.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Massachusetts<\/td><td>69.29<\/td><td>61.82<\/td><td>91.81<\/td><td>84.34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Virginia<\/td><td>68.72<\/td><td>64.84<\/td><td>93.00<\/td><td>89.12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maryland<\/td><td>67.56<\/td><td>67.90<\/td><td>90.34<\/td><td>90.68<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Michigan<\/td><td>67.32<\/td><td>68.23<\/td><td>85.37<\/td><td>86.28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New Mexico<\/td><td>66.12<\/td><td>74.84<\/td><td>83.48<\/td><td>92.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minnesota<\/td><td>65.30<\/td><td>67.19<\/td><td>67.00<\/td><td>68.89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mississippi<\/td><td>63.92<\/td><td>71.19<\/td><td>81.07<\/td><td>88.34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Colorado<\/td><td>63.18<\/td><td>65.09<\/td><td>93.70<\/td><td>95.61<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New York<\/td><td>62.71<\/td><td>66.89<\/td><td>82.84<\/td><td>87.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oregon<\/td><td>61.98<\/td><td>61.06<\/td><td>87.72<\/td><td>86.81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nebraska<\/td><td>61.97<\/td><td>64.85<\/td><td>73.55<\/td><td>76.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hawaii<\/td><td>61.69<\/td><td>74.00<\/td><td>89.39<\/td><td>101.69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wyoming<\/td><td>60.24<\/td><td>67.77<\/td><td>85.34<\/td><td>92.86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arkansas<\/td><td>59.35<\/td><td>61.99<\/td><td>68.42<\/td><td>71.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maine<\/td><td>58.86<\/td><td>53.75<\/td><td>79.37<\/td><td>74.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arizona<\/td><td>54.57<\/td><td>56.32<\/td><td>78.83<\/td><td>80.58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>California<\/td><td>53.02<\/td><td>57.00<\/td><td>76.91<\/td><td>80.90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Washington<\/td><td>52.45<\/td><td>53.41<\/td><td>67.69<\/td><td>68.65<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; College Tuition Compare: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegetuitioncompare.com\/state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">College Tuition and Housing Costs (2018)<\/a> <br>&#8211; National Conference of State Legislatures: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/labor-and-employment\/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minimum Wage in Each State <\/a><br>&#8211; CollegeBoard: <a href=\"https:\/\/research.collegeboard.org\/trends\/college-pricing\/highlights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Average Tuition and Housing Costs Over Time<\/a><br>&#8211; U.S. Department of Labor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/regs\/compliance\/hrg.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fair Labor Standards Act Overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"Article\",\n  \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n    \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n    \"@id\": \"http:\/\/blog.textbookrush.com\/post\/Is-it-Possible-to-Pay-your-Way-Through-College-in-2019\"\n  },\n  \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n  \"isFamilyFriendly\": \"true\",\n  \"url\": \"http:\/\/blog.textbookrush.com\/post\/Is-it-Possible-to-Pay-your-Way-Through-College-in-2019\",\n  \"headline\": \"Is it Possible to Pay your Way Through College in 2019?\",\n  \"image\": [\n    \"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/images\/blog\/2019\/05\/weekly-hours-heatmap.jpg\"\n   ],\n  \"articleBody\": \"Choosing a college is of the most important decisions you make in your life. Your choice influences everything from the friends you make, to the career path you choose and, often, the place you live after you graduate. Perhaps most importantly, it will determine how much money you spend over the next four years of your life and how much loan debt you will need to pay off once you get into the real world. Adjusted for inflation, the cost (tuition and housing) of attending a public, four-year school has increased by 259% over the last 40 years, so chances are you\u2019ll have at least a little bit of debt. But you can get a job and pay your pay through school, right? We\u2019ve all had an older relative tell us this at one point or another. They did it back in their day, so you can too! Coming out of school debt-free sounds great, so we at TextbookRush decided to dive in and take a closer look at how to do it. Can you really still pay your way through college? To start, we looked at whether or not our relatives were telling us the truth. Turns out, they were. For example, despite a minimum wage of only $2.00\/hour at the time, a student attending college beginning in 1974 could have paid for their tuition and housing by working a part-time job for approximately 27.5 hours per week. Add in 12 hours a week to that schedule for courses and you get a full-time job. It\u2019s not the easiest schedule, but certainly manageable.  Unfortunately, it\u2019s not so easy these days. In fact, it\u2019s really, really difficult. Here\u2019s a quick overview of the 10 hardest states to pay your way through college: Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Virginia, Indiana, South Carolina, Louisiana, Deleware, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama. Surprised? You might expect to see states with high tuition costs like Vermont and Rhode Island up at the top, but a student\u2019s ability to pay for their education depends on more than just the cost of that education; how much money they are able to make is also an important factor. Keep reading to learn more about how we did the math and why it\u2019s becoming so difficult for students to cover their costs as they go. How We Calculated the Hardest States to Pay Your Way through College: Nothing feels better than walking out of your graduation ceremony with a shiny new degree and no debt. Ideally, hard work and dedication would be the key to both. But since not all states are created equally, we determined exactly how much a student in each state would need to work in order to pay for their tuition and housing, leveraging publicly available data from the NCSL and College Tuition Compare. Here are the criteria we considered: In-state tuition for the state (lower is better); On-campus housing costs for the state (lower is better); Minimum wage pay in the state (higher is better); Weeks in a school year a student can work (30 weeks: 15 per semester). After determining the key metrics for each state, we calculated the number of hours per week a student would have to work to pay for tuition and housing using the following formula: (Average In-State Tuition\/State Hourly Minimum Wage*)\/30. A few important notes on minimum wage before we continue: 1. Four states (Minnesota, Montana, Ohio, and Oklahoma) have multiple minimum wages, usually one that\u2019s lower for very small businesses and one that\u2019s higher for average-to-large-sized businesses. For the sake of simplicity, we used the higher number in those cases. 2. Two states (Georgia and Wyoming) have a minimum wage below the federal minimum of $7.25. Minimum wage workers in these states are eligible for the federal minimum thanks to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), so we used that number over the state minimum wage. 3. Five states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee) do not have a state-issued minimum wage. For these states, we also used the federal minimum of $7.25. With all the disclaimers out of the way, read on to see how much students have to work to pay for school. At the bottom is a breakdown of every state, including figures for in-state and out-of-state students. 1. Pennsylvania: In-State Tuition: $11,416; On-Campus Housing Cost: $14,597; Minimum Wage: $7.25, Hours Per Week to Pay: 119.60; Ah, Pennsylvania. With the second-highest in-state tuition in the country and the lowest minimum wage allowable by federal law, it\u2019s no surprise they ended up number one on our list (and not in a good way). Students brave enough to try to pay for their tuition and housing in the Keystone State will have to work the equivalent of three full-time jobs on top of their schoolwork to break even. 2. New Hampshire: In-State Tuition: $10,231; On-Campus Housing Cost: $14,702; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 114.63; Different state, same problem. The combination of a high tuition and a rock-bottom minimum wage lay the groundwork for a tough life if you\u2019re a student paying your way through school in New Hampshire. On the bright side, you do get five hours back each week compared to Pennsylvania students. We\u2019d recommend using those to sleep. 3. Virginia: In-State Tuition: $8,317; On-Campus Housing Cost: $13,805; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 101.71; One of the most historic states in the country, Virginia has plenty of great schools to offer potential students. Too bad it\u2019ll be impossible to come out of school debt-free without a scholarship or other outside help. Things are looking better than our top two, but \u201cbetter\u201d relative to \u201cterrible\u201d is still not a good place to be. 4. Indiana: In-State Tuition: $8,040; On-Campus Housing Cost: $12,939; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 96.46; Expensive housing and a low minimum wage strike again in Indiana. Under 100 hours a week, though? Now we\u2019re talking! Home of Purdue and Notre Dame, students here only have to work two and a half times that of a full-time employee to cover their tuition and housing costs. A small price to pay for no debt at graduation, said no one ever. 5. South Carolina: In-State Tuition: $7,906; On-Campus Housing Cost: $12,605; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 94.30; South Carolina has a lot to offer potential students. From historic cities and battlegrounds to warm beaches and great shopping in places like Charleston, there\u2019s something here for everyone. Unfortunately, the state falls short for students whose wallets are a bit tight. We don\u2019t know about you, but 94 hours a week seems like a bit too much in our humble opinion. 6. Louisiana: In-State Tuition: $6,353; On-Campus Housing Cost: $13,892; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 93.08; Rapper Lil Wayne, legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong, and American Idol judge Randy Jackson all call this state home. And while Louisiana is middle of the pack in terms of tuition costs, it\u2019s the low minimum wage that does them in. Students here would need to work a staggering 93 hours a week to pay for their education. So, as Randy would say, that\u2019s gonna be a no from us, dawg. 7. Delaware: In-State Tuition: $8,817; On-Campus Housing Cost: $15,177; Minimum Wage: $8.75; Hours Per Week to Pay: 91.41; Up to now, every state in the top 10 has been held back thanks to their low minimum wage. Delaware finally breaks this trend with a modest increase to $8.75\/hour, a positive for sure. Why, then, are they still in the top 10? At $8,817 a year, Delaware has the fifth-highest in-state tuition in the country. Add in housing costs that also land top 5 and it\u2019s the perfect recipe for a broke, overworked student. 8. Tennessee: In-State Tuition: $6,336; On-Campus Housing Cost: $12,962; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 88.73; Tennessee actually lands right about in the middle when it comes to in-state tuition and on-campus housing costs. Logic would suggest that wouldn\u2019t make it too difficult for a student to cover those costs, but in reality, it\u2019s a good example of just how expensive college is these days. A $7.25 minimum wage doesn\u2019t help either, leaving students here on the hook for over 88 hours a week if they want to pay their way and graduate debt-free. 9. Kentucky: In-State Tuition: $6,190; On-Campus Housing Cost: $12,278; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 84.91; The Bluegrass State is famous for the world\u2019s longest cave (Mammoth Cave), the Kentucky Derby, and, of course, Kentucky Fried Chicken. If you\u2019re a student looking to attend college here, you\u2019ll probably end up eating a lot of KFC to save the money you\u2019ll need for school. Better yet, since you\u2019ll need to work around 85 hours a week anyway, just work at KFC so you can save even more with your employee discount. 10. Alabama: In-State Tuition: $6,719; On-Campus Housing Cost: $11,735; Minimum Wage: $7.25; Hours Per Week to Pay: 84.85; As it turns out, Alabama first introduced a state sales tax in 1937 to help fund education. Unfortunately, that hasn\u2019t done much to lower the cost of higher education in 2019. You would need to work nearly 85 hours a week here to cover your tuition and housing. On the bright side, Alabama was the state that first introduced Mardi Gras to the western world, so that might help you forget about your debt for a day or so. Closing Thoughts: So what have we learned? College is expensive, housing is more expensive, and minimum wage just can\u2019t support a student trying to pay their way through school anymore. Right or wrong, college has become a significant financial investment that requires outside help from family, scholarships, or loans to help you pay. We highlighted tuition and housing costs since they account for most of the expenses, but students today also have to account for other costs in the form of parking passes, meal plans, and buying textbooks each semester. While a college degree is valuable, it\u2019s more important than ever to put a lot of thought into your career path and do your research when choosing a school. And if finances are a concern, there are always some schools that offer free tuition. Curious where your state landed? Need to pay out-of-state tuition or thinking about living off-campus? Check out the full rankings below to see how much you would need to work to pay your education bills. Table: State, Total In-State On-Campus, Total In-State Off-Campus, Total Out-of-State On-Campus, Total Out-of-State Off-Campus; Pennsylvania: 119.60, 114.56, 153.49, 148.46; New Hampshire: 114.63, 116.69, 157.15, 159.20; Virginia: 101.71, 98.04, 151.89, 148.22; Indiana: 96.46, 94.11, 156.60, 154.26; South Carolina: 94.30, 95.87, 125.12, 126.68; Louisiana: 93.08, 95.17, 120.17, 122.27; Delaware: 91.41, 85.89, 137.62, 132.11; Tennessee: 88.73, 89.86, 149.89, 151.02; Kentucky: 84.91, 82.66, 134.97, 132.72; Alabama: 84.85, 84.86, 113.43, 113.44; Vermont: 84.53, 81.29, 129.81, 126.57; Georgia: 83.31, 80.27, 113.99, 110.95; Wisconsin: 82.46, 81.15, 106.76, 105.46; New Jersey: 81.75, 92.49, 102.24, 112.98; Utah: 81.15, 88.74, 135.94, 143.53; Rhode Island: 81.08, 69.31, 120.31, 108.55; Iowa: 80.46, 80.65, 96.20, 96.39; Texas: 80.41, 78.94, 105.05, 103.59; Oklahoma: 80.16, 83.93, 111.49, 115.26; Connecticut: 79.60, 72.50, 120.04, 112.94; North Dakota: 78.05, 82.97, 87.97, 92.89; Kansas: 76.50, 77.53, 91.49, 92.52; Nevada: 76.25, 80.32, 116.23, 120.29; Illinois: 76.19, 71.58, 100.04, 95.44; North Carolina: 76.14, 76.83, 110.11, 110.80; Ohio: 76.05, 73.41, 103.14, 100.50; Idaho: 75.54, 83.49, 113.78, 121.73; South Dakota: 74.99, 74.31, 74.43, 73.75; Montana: 72.05, 71.07, 94.54, 93.57; Florida: 69.94, 73.13, 106.39, 109.57; Missouri: 69.76, 70.01, 88.83, 89.08; Alaska: 69.55, 79.60, 102.72, 112.77; Massachusetts: 69.29, 61.82, 91.81, 84.34; West Virginia: 68.72, 64.84, 93.00, 89.12; Maryland: 67.56, 67.90, 90.34, 90.68; Michigan: 67.32, 68.23, 85.37, 86.28; New Mexico: 66.12, 74.84, 83.48, 92.20; Minnesota: 65.30, 67.19, 67.00, 68.89; Mississippi: 63.92, 71.19, 81.07, 88.34; Colorado: 63.18, 65.09, 93.70, 95.61; New York: 62.71, 66.89, 82.84, 87.02; Oregon: 61.98, 61.06, 87.72, 86.81; Nebraska: 61.97, 64.85, 73.55, 76.43; Hawaii: 61.69, 74.00, 89.39, 101.69; Wyoming: 60.24, 67.77, 85.34, 92.86; Arkansas: 59.35, 61.99, 68.42, 71.06; Maine: 58.86, 53.75, 79.37, 74.26; Arizona: 54.57, 56.32, 78.83, 80.58; California: 53.02, 57.00, 76.91 80.90; Washington: 52.45, 53.41, 67.69, 68.65; Sources: College Tuition Compare: Tuition and Housing Costs (2018) (https:\/\/www.collegetuitioncompare.com\/state\/); National Conference of State Legislatures: Minimum Wage in Each State (http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/labor-and-employment\/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx); CollegeBoard: Average Tuition and Housing Costs Over Time (https:\/\/trends.collegeboard.org\/college-pricing\/figures-tables\/tuition-fees-room-and-board-over-time); U.S. Department of Labor: Fair Labor Standards Act Overview (https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/whd\/regs\/compliance\/hrg.htm)\",\n  \"datePublished\": \"2019-05-29\",\n  \"dateModified\": \"2015-05-29\",\n  \"copyrightYear\": \"2019\",\n  \"author\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Person\",\n    \"name\": \"Alison Blankensip\",\n    \"alumniOf\": \"The Ohio State University\",\n    \"jobTitle\": \"Senior Marketing Manager\",\n    \"knowsAbout\": \"College and the textbook industry\",\n    \"worksFor\": \"TextbookRush\",\n    \"description\": \"I graduated Cum Laude from The Ohio State University with a degree in Advertising and Marketing. 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