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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>College Affordability and Transparency Explanation Form</title> <link href="/wwwroot/browser.css" rel="stylesheet"><script type="text/javascript" src="/wwwroot/browser.bundle.js"></script></head> <body>  <div id="react_0HNBI89P6P1FE"><div class="page-wrapper" data-reactroot=""><div role="main"><header class="header-wrapper"><div class="left-container"><div class="logo-group"><img src="/wwwroot/images/doe-logo.png" class="logo-format" alt="U.S. Department of Education United States of America"/></div><div class="text-group"><div class="title-dept">U.S. Department of Education</div><h1 class="title-page">College Affordability and Transparency Center</h1></div></div><div class="right-container"><button class="button-regular" aria-label="Help">Help</button></div></header><div class="big-layout"><div class="comics-top"><div class="position-parent"><div class="position-top-left"><section class="entry-wrapper"><div class="top-row"><h2 class="title-format">College Scorecard</h2><button class="info-container" aria-label="College Scorecard Info"><i class="fa fa-info-circle icon-format"></i><div class="info-text">info</div></button></div><div class="middle-row"><div class="graphic-container"><img src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-scorecard.svg" class="graphic-format" alt=""/></div></div><div class="bottom-row"><div class="link-container"><a href="https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/" target="_blank" class="button-regular" aria-label="go to College Scorecard page">Enter</a></div></div></section></div></div><div class="position-parent"><div class="position-top-center"><section class="entry-wrapper"><div class="top-row"><h2 class="title-format">College Navigator</h2><button class="info-container" aria-label="College Navigator Info"><i class="fa fa-info-circle icon-format"></i><div class="info-text">info</div></button></div><div class="middle-row"><div class="graphic-container"><img src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-navigator.svg" 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class="position-middle-left"><section class="entry-wrapper"><div class="top-row"><h2 class="title-format">Net Price Calculator Center</h2><button class="info-container" aria-label="Net Price Calculator Center Info"><i class="fa fa-info-circle icon-format"></i><div class="info-text">info</div></button></div><div class="middle-row"><div class="graphic-container"><img src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-netprice.svg" class="graphic-format" alt=""/></div></div><div class="bottom-row"><div class="link-container"><a target="_blank" class="button-regular" aria-label="go to Net Price Calculator Center page" href="/net-price">Enter</a></div></div></section></div></div><div class="position-parent"><div class="position-middle-center"><div class="monitor-wrapper" style="background-image:url(/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-monitor.svg)"><div class="monitor-text"><b>Start here to find information about</b><ul><li>How much it costs students to attend different colleges.</li><li>How fast those costs are going up.</li><li>Why costs are going up.</li></ul></div><div class="monitor-foreground"><img src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-monitorforeground.svg" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="position-parent"><div class="position-middle-right"><section class="entry-wrapper"><div class="top-row"><h2 class="title-format">College Affordability and Transparency List</h2><button class="info-container" aria-label="College Affordability and Transparency List Info"><i class="fa fa-info-circle icon-format"></i><div class="info-text">info</div></button></div><div class="middle-row"><div class="graphic-container"><img src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-catl.svg" class="graphic-format" alt=""/></div></div><div class="bottom-row"><div class="link-container"><a target="_blank" class="button-regular" aria-label="go to College Affordability and Transparency List page" href="/affordability">Enter</a></div></div></section></div></div></div><div class="comics-bottom"><div class="position-parent"><div 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class="middle-row"><div class="graphic-container"><img src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-financialaid.svg" class="graphic-format" alt=""/></div></div><div class="bottom-row"><div class="link-container"><a href="https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/guid/aid-offer/index.html" target="_blank" class="button-regular" aria-label="go to College Financing Plan page">Enter</a></div></div></section></div></div></div></div><div class="small-layout pure-g"><div class="pure-u-1"><div class="center-entry"><div class="monitor-wrapper" style="background-image:url(/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-monitor.svg)"><div class="monitor-text"><b>Start here to find information about</b><ul><li>How much it costs students to attend different colleges.</li><li>How fast those costs are going up.</li><li>Why costs are going up.</li></ul></div><div class="monitor-foreground"><img src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-monitorforeground.svg" alt=""/></div></div></div></div><div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-md-1-2 pure-u-lg-1-3"><div 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tabindex="-1"><h2 class="help-title">Help</h2><img class="help-image" src="/wwwroot/fonts/graphic-help.svg" alt="CATC Help"/><div class="help-text">The CATC was designed by the U.S. Department of Education to meet requirements in the Higher Education Opportunity Act and to provide better information to student and parent consumers about college costs.<br/><br/>It serves as a central point to several tools that allow users to compare colleges tuition and fees, net price, and other characteristics.<br/><br/>The CATC is maintained by the Office of Postsecondary Education with support and technical assistance from the National Center of Education Statistics.</div></section></div></div></div>  <script>ReactDOM.hydrate(React.createElement(Comps.App, {"location":"/"}), document.getElementById("react_0HNBI89P6P1FE")); </script> </body> </html>