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<p align="center"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><b>Affordability:
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<p align="center"><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS">6 reasons
Sheldon Jackson College </font><font face="Comic Sans MS">is one
of the </font><font size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><b>most
reasonably priced</b> </font><font face="Comic Sans MS">private
colleges in America today.</font></p>
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<p><img src="ione.gif" width="73" height="93"><font size="4"
face="Arial"><b> SJ&#146;s tuition is 50% below the national
average for four-year private colleges.</b></font></p>
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height="24"><p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b>College</b></font></p>
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<td valign="top" width="47%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"
height="24"><p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b>99-00
tuition and fees</b></font></p>
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<td valign="top" width="53%" height="24"><p
align="center"><font face="Arial"><strong>Sheldon Jackson
College</strong></font></p>
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<td valign="top" width="47%" height="24"><p
align="center"><font face="Arial"><strong>$7,220</strong></font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">Alaska Pacific U</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">$10,010</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">Prescott C</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">$12,895</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">National 99-00 average</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">$15,380</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">Whitworth C</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">$16,194</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">Gonzaga U</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">$16,860</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">Lewis &amp; Clark C</font></p>
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<td valign="top" width="47%" height="24"><p
align="center"><font face="Arial">$20,326</font></p>
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align="center"><font face="Arial">Willamette U</font></p>
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<td valign="top" width="47%" height="24"><p
align="center"><font face="Arial">$21,822</font></p>
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<td><p align="center"><font face="Arial">Reed C</font></p>
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<td><p align="center"><font face="Arial">$23,050</font></p>
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<td><p align="center"><font face="Arial">Stanford U</font></p>
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<td><p align="center"><font face="Arial">$23,058</font></p>
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<p><img src="itwo.gif" width="73" height="93"><font size="4"
face="Arial"> <b>SJ dedicates about </b><b><u>$500,000</u></b><b>
of our own revenue to scholarships!</b></font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">Sheldon Jackson College offers
four scholarships to new students:</font></p>
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<li><font size="4" face="Arial"><b>Honor Scholarship</b><i>
(for students not from Alaska)</i></font></li>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial"><b>Alaska Scholarship</b><i>
(for students from Alaska)</i></font></li>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial"><b>Legacy Scholarship</b><i>
(for dependents of SJ alumni)</i></font></li>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial"><b>Referral Scholarship </b><i>(for
students referred by SJ alumni, trustees, volunteers, and
Humpbackers)</i></font></li>
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<p><font size="4" face="Arial">&nbsp;<img src="ithree.gif"
width="73" height="93"><b> We do not require a separate
application in order to be considered for SJ financial aid. Just
be admitted and complete a FAFSA.</b></font></p>
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<p><img src="ifour.gif" width="73" height="93"><font size="4"
face="Arial"> <b>SJ participates in all federal and Alaska
financial aid programs.</b></font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">Pell grants, SEOG, Work-Study,
Perkins loans, Stafford loans, and PLUS loans are awarded at SJC.
The Alaska Student Loan, the Winn-Brindle <i>(fisheries)</i>
Loan, and the Rural Teacher Loan are all given to Alaskans at
SJC.</font></p>
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<p><font size="4" face="Arial">&nbsp;<img src="ifive.gif"
width="73" height="93"><b> Your tuition dollar goes much farther
at SJ because of our cozy size</b></font></p>
<ul>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial"><b>More attention</b> from
your professors, resident assistants, and advisors </font></li>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial">More opportunities to meet <b>friends
</b></font></li>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial"><b>No long lines</b> to
register for classes, to use the pool or racquetball
court, to check out a kayak, or to use a computer in the
lab . . . </font></li>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial">Average class size at SJ is <b>10
not 110 </b></font></li>
<li><font size="4" face="Arial">Courses rarely fill up . . .
you <u>really can</u> complete a bachelor&#146;s degree
in four years</font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">According to the US Bureau of
Labor Statistics, in 1992, the median annual salary of a HS
graduate was $21,241. For a college graduate, it was <u>76%
higher</u>: $37,359. . . $16,118 higher! </font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">. . . over four years, that is
$64,472 more income if you have a baccalaureate degree.</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">At Sheldon Jackson, tuition is
$7250 per year (00-01)</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">. . . times four years,
that&#146;s $29,000.</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">But most students receive
financial aid that decreases their tuition about 25%</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">. . . thus, they only <u>actually
pay </u>about $23,200 over four years.</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">So, you&#146;re investing
approximately $23,200 to increase your income about $64,500</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Arial">. . . a return of <u>278%</u>!!</font></p>
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<p><img src="isix.gif" width="73" height="93"><font size="4"
face="Arial"><b><u>90%</u></b><b> of our students receive
financial aid!</b></font></p>
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