AP CALCULUS PROJECT:

THE COST OF COLLEGE

By: Danielle Forehand

MY COLLEGE…..ECU

HISTORY ECU is a public, doctoral/research University

located in Greenville, NC The university is the largest institution of

higher learning in eastern North Carolina and the second-largest university in North Carolina

The North Carolina General Assembly founded ECU on March 8, 1907 as a teacher training school and they selected Greenville as the site with classes first starting in 1909

East Carolina has historical strengths in education, nursing, business, music, theatre, and medicine

CURRENT INFORMATION Size:

Total undergrads: 20,974 First-time degree-seeking

freshmen: 4,538 Degree-seeking undergrads:

20,717 Graduate enrollment: 6,417

84% In-state students 16% Out-of-state students Degrees:

Associate degree Bachelor's degree Certificate or diploma

Campus: Urban setting Small city (50,000 - 249,999)

Unique facilities: 2 accelerators, climbing wall,

ropes course, global classroom, field station

Geographical location: 80 miles from Raleigh

Activities Available: Campus ministries Choral groups Concert band Dance Drama Film society Fraternities International students Jazz band Literary magazine Marching band Model U.N. Pep band   Radio station Sororities Student government Student newspaper Yearbook

TUITION 2001-2002: $1453 2002-2003: $1819 2003-2004: $1910 2004-2005: $2135 2005-2006: $2135 2006-2007: $2335

REGRESSION EQUATION

Quartic Regressiony= 0.33x4 + 6.02x3 -145.33x2 + 919.69x + 147.62

QUARTIC REGRESSION GRAPH

TANGENT LINE EQUATION

Y= 617.88x - 2292.34

REGRESSION MODEL AND TANGENT LINE GRAPH

COSTS OF GOING TO SCHOOL FOR THE 2009-2010 YEAR

Regression model results: $3227.40 Tangent Line model results: $3268.60

Results yielded around the same range with only a difference of $41.20

The actual tuition for the 2009-2010 year is $2,991 so the projections are actual pretty accurate, with only a difference about 300 dollars. The Regression model was more accurate and was a better prediction for the tuition costs.

REFERENCES http://www.ecu.edu/news/

newsstory.cfm?ID=421 http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/

search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2497&profileId=2