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deneece:

pantslessprogressive:

“Of course, it’s not enough for us to increase student aid.  We can’t just keep subsidizing skyrocketing tuition; we’ll run out of money.  States also need to do their part, by making higher education a higher priority in their budgets.  And colleges and universities have to do their part by working to keep costs down.  Recently, I spoke with a group of college presidents who’ve done just that.  Some schools re-design courses to help students finish more quickly.  Some use better technology.  The point is, it’s possible.  So let me put colleges and universities on notice:  If you can’t stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down. 

Higher education can’t be a luxury – it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.” - President Obama

When I graduate in May, i’ll have 70,000 dollars in debt in my name. Let’s hope there’s a way to make the next generation of students capable of affording higher education.

I think I’m going to graduate with about $20,000 in debt. It would have been A LOT more if it wasn’t for my dad paying $1,000 a month every year towards my tuition. The government needs to stop stepping in where it’s not necessary and finally do something about college costs. You reach a point where you’re like “I probably would have been better off if I didn’t go to college.”