The total Cost of Attendance (COA) includes:

A Only tuition

B Tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses

C Only room and board

D Only books

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

COA: comprehensive annual estimate. Direct costs (billed by school: tuition, fees, room, board) + indirect costs (estimated: books, supplies, transportation, personal expenses). COA minus SAI = financial need. Budget for indirect costs too.

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The correct answer to the question "The total Cost of Attendance (COA) includes:" is Option B: Tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses.

The other options — A) Only tuition, C) Only room and board, D) Only books — are incorrect for this College Advising question. As explained above: COA: comprehensive annual estimate. Direct costs (billed by school: tuition, fees, room, board) + indirect costs (estimated: books, supplies, transportation, personal expenses). COA minus SAI = finan…

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The total Cost of Attendance (COA) includes:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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