… Your Financial Aid Office is here to help you find options to make your college experience more affordable. It costs less than you may think! To determine how much financial aid you may qualify for, we need to have an idea of the costs related to attending college. This is known as the … Cost of Attendance (COA) … , which is … to the college if you choose to use another bookseller. Indirect Educational Costs (not paid directly to the college) Living expenses (food and housing) Transportation Miscellaneous or personal expense allowances Food and housing costs are …