What type of sentence is made up to two simple sentences joined with a comma and a coordinate conjunction ?

technical documents should be clear and precise. basically, clarity is the key element in a successful technical document.

the cost of attendance or coa is an approximate budget for the cost of attendance of the whole academic year. in order to calculate this, universities take into consideration many factors like room and board, tuitions and fees, books, transportation and personal expenses such as medicine, laundry, clothing. all these factors combined make up the final sum to the cost of attendance in each university.