Online Learning Savings Calculator

A benefit of taking online courses can be saving money. A number of costs might be avoided when avoiding a commute to a campus. Please enter your answers for each of the relevant categories for your estimate.

How far is your commute to campus? (miles/one way)

What is the mileage rate for your vehicle? (miles/gallon)

What do you pay for a gallon of gas? ($/gallon)

And/Or what are your public transportation costs? ($/round trip)

How much time does it take to commute to and from campus? (hours/round trip)

What is your time worth? ($/hour)

What do you pay for parking on campus? ($/class)

What are your childcare costs for the time you are commuting and in class? ($/class)

Estimated cost per trip:

How many times does the class meet per week?

How many weeks per semester?

Total estimated cost per semester:

The original version of this Savings Calculator was created in 1996 by Eric Fredericksen and Larry Greenberg.