It’s no small amount to anticipate.

CNBC reports.

Here’s how to pay for college this fall

With college bills looming, it’s time for parents of recent and soon-to-be high school grads to start thinking about how they’ll pay up.

It’s no small amount to anticipate.

For the 2015-16 academic year, the net price to attend a private nonprofit institution — that’s the cost of tuition, fees and room and board, less any scholarships and tax breaks earned — averaged $26,000, according to The College Board. At public four-year colleges, in-state students paid an average net price of $14,120 during that same year, while the bill for in-district students attending a public two-year college averaged $7,230.