{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Kitchen Table College Chats","title":"The real costs of college at the Kitchen Table College Chats","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1817,"description":"It is not just tuition along with room & board that are cost considerations of a college education.  Here are two other items Marc and Gary talk about.Almost everyone assumes their student will graduate in 4 years.  Yet only 43% of American 4-year public and private colleges graduates students in 4 years.  Every additional year needed adds additional costs.  It also leads to  . . . . Opportunity costs:  If a student can't start earning a post-degree income in 4 years that is lost income they will almost certainly never recover.  Students and parents are best served to consider if a college is historically graduating students on time.  At College Viability, we use a minimum threshold of 50%.   If a college you are considering doesn't graduate at least half of its students in 4 years, consideration of colleges that do may be in order.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jZ2XRYsDFO3U04Wwz1DKIbcOTUoevfb7TelLoMxQJ9U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOGQx/MTVjNDY2M2YwNTAw/MDc4ZGU0MDFhZmUw/NWZlNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}