The total construction cost of a home accounts for 59.3 percent of the sales price in 2011, almost identical to the share of 58.9 percent in 2009. Finished lot costs account for 21.7 percent of the sales price, only slightly higher than the share of 20.3 percent in 2009. Not surprisingly, the share of sales price going to a builderâs profit has dropped from 8.9 percent in 2009 to an all-time low of 6.8 percent in 2011 (see historical comparison in Graph 1).
Obama Budget For Free Community College To Cost $1.4 Billion In 2016, $60 Billion Over Next Decade. U.S. President Barack Obama announced his free community college initiative during a visit to Pellissippi State College in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Jan. 9. Obama's proposed 2016 budget outlines details of the plan, which would likely cost $60 billion over 10 years. Photo: Reuters.
Tuition alone would be about $5700. Then there's the cost of books for the 20 or so classes. Expect that to be about $1500 more. In Philly, they have Community College of Philadelphia where they charge $230 per credit hour for non-Philly In-state residents.For 60 hours you'd be looking at $13,800 plus about the same $1500 for textbooks.t depends entirely on the college and on how much funding you can get. Some people go to college for free-some people pay tens-of-thousands. Inidana and Kentucky have a lot of community colleges and they aren't all the same.