Use College Answer's long-term planning calculator to develop a savings strategy to cope with escalating costs.

You can get estimates on the monthly savings you'll need to support up to three children planning to attend college.

The calculator asks for:

• Present cost of attending a college.
• Number of years before each child enters school.
• Current savings.
• Anticipated annual return on the savings.

Making cost decisions

Learn how making the right choices goes a long way to free up money for college.