A MESSAGE TO ALL FAMILIES

IT IS WISE TO SAVE FOR YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION

L Every year post secondary funding falls short of what is required

L Every year students have to cover part or all of their costs of going to college or university

Here are some facts from research done last year!!!!!!!!

Student Profile Program Location / Residence Total Expenses Total  GRPSEO Shortfall covered by student
Single, No Dependents, Sharing Expense of house Undergrad - Biology Guelph, ON  $ 13,015.32  $12,029.16  $  986.16
Single, No Dependents, Co-habitating - Apartment Undergrad - Law Ottawa,ON         32,669.24         15,552.91                               17,116.33
Single, No Dependents, Living on Own - Apartment Undergrad - Economics St. Catherines, ON         12,263.96           8,012.00                                 4,251.96
Single, No Dependents, Living with Parents Undergrad - Biology Dartmouth, Nova Scotia         14,702.50         10,589.00                                 4,113.50
Single, No Dependents, Living on Own - Apartment College - Nursing Brantford, ON         14,406.85           9,082.33                                 5,324.52
Married, Dependent, Apartment Undergrad - Science Halifax, Nova Scotia         16,694.75         11,548.00                                 5,146.75
Single, No Dependents, Living on own - Residence College - Food & Nutrition Mgmt Kemptville, ON         13,891.94         13,441.00                                    450.94
Married, 1 Dependent, Family at home - House Graduate - Medicine Hamilton, ON         71,020.93         22,114.48                               48,906.45
Single, No Dependents, Co-habitating - House Graduate - Agricultural Brookfield, Nova Scotia         10,685.68           4,624.00                                 6,061.68
Single, No Dependents, Living on own - Residence Undergrad - Visual Arts Toronto, ON         14,770.88         11,791.58                                 2,979.30
Married, No Dependents, Living with Mate - House College - Massage Therapy Ohsweken, ON         14,715.03           7,200.00                                 7,515.03
Single, No Dependents, Living on Own - Apartment Undergrad - Commerce Guelph, ON         14,828.39         12,512.10                                 2,316.29
Single, No Dependents, Living on Own - Apartment College - Computer Prog. London, ON         18,553.04         13,273.60                                 5,279.44
Single, No Dependents, Living on Own - Apartment College - Software Engineer Brantford, ON         10,112.33           9,787.16                                    325.17
Single, No Dependents, Co-habitating - Apartment Undergrad - Law Windsor, ON         30,980.01         15,277.86                               15,702.15
Single, No Dependents, Living with Parents Undergrad - Nursing Beausejour, Manitoba         12,121.36         11,846.40                                    274.96
Single, No Dependents, Living on Own - Apartment College - Pre-Technology London, ON         13,240.30           9,549.60                                 3,690.70
Single, No Dependents, Living on Own - Apartment Masters - Architecture Toronto, ON         21,982.15         13,816.78                                 8,165.37
Single, No Dependents, Living on own - House Undergrad - Business Echo Bay, ON         23,398.10         11,556.20                               11,841.90
Single, No Dependents, Living with Parents U.S. College - Business Sanborn, NY         10,317.00           9,758.43                                    558.57
Total          $ 151,007.17