Cost of a College Education Re "Comparison Shopping for College Tuition" (editorial, Feb. 26): The "net price calculator" and College Navigator Web site are two excellent innovations put forward by the Education Department. As a college president, I expect that both will help offset the penchant to focus only on the "price tag" of an education - with little or no consideration of the availability of college grant aid. Of equal importance in the college selection process is the weighing of educational value. At Sarah Lawrence, tuition and fees, offset by grant aid for more than 60 percent of our undergraduates, finance an exceptional education that engages faculty in one-to-one collaboration with students pursuing individual academic and research interests across a broad and open curriculum. It is easier to appreciate the value we offer by using these tools instead of the all too available, one-dimensional "most expensive" lists. As the editorial suggests, even institutions like ours with "price tags" at the higher end of the spectrum can be an affordable choice. KAREN R. LAWRENCE President, Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2012