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64 Additional Hidden Gem Small Colleges
64 additional hidden gem small colleges! Everyone defines “affordable” differently, right? I previously posted a list of 106 small colleges that cost most people (even higher-income families) less than $30K. The following expands the list to include colleges that are just slightly more (less than $35K). These are averages, of course, so some pay more and some pay a lot less. The following is a list of additional good, affordable, financially secure small private colleges. Whi
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Jul 62 min read


106 affordable hidden gem small colleges!
106 hidden gem small colleges! Several subscribers have requested that I post a list of some good, affordable, financially secure small private colleges. There are many. Since Forbes just published its 2026 college financial grades, I think this is a good time for me to do this. This will serve as an update to the previous lists I have posted. The following list of some good, affordable, financially secure small private colleges. While many of them might not be colleges that
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Jul 43 min read


Peter's Hidden Gem Series #7: Catawba College (NC)
FACTS ABOUT CATAWBA COLLEGE Catawba College is a liberal arts college located in Salisbury, North Carolina. They operate on a semester calendar. However, in addition to the standard semesters, the Catawba College Registrar's Office coordinates shorter optional terms, which include a Winter Term and multiple blocks during the Summer Term. Catawba College has a student body of 1,172 full-time undergraduate students. Approximately 900 of these students live on their campus.
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Jun 303 min read


ARE SMALL COLLEGES FINANCIALLY SECURE? HOW CAN YOU TELL?
The hot topic in the press recently has been about the financial viability of small private liberal arts colleges. Can parents and students be confident in considering small private colleges? They read in the press and online about the closure of colleges, and they do not want their sons and daughters to go through the process of having to transfer to a different college due to a closure. Beware of the self-fulfilling prophecy. A self-fulfilling prophecy is a situation where
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May 286 min read
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