[vannrox]

I can see a storm brewing.

[pabianice]

At least when my generation got a bad education, it was cheap...

[Voltage]

And as college tuition has climbed, so has the number of students who borrow to help pay for it.

Perhaps, putting cause before effect, that should have been:

As the number of students who borrow to pay for it, college tuition has climbed.

[Henrietta]

"In their trek through college and beyond, student borrowers now amass an average of $27,600..."

I've got about three times that, and you don't hear me complaining. Of course, college would not be so expensive if everybody and their dog were not able to borrow at low rates thanks to the FedGov's student loan programs.

[cpprfld]

The thing I don't like about student loans is that they usually send you an additional $3000 or $4000 above paying for tution. To any young college student this is free money, that they don't have to worry about paying back. These people don't realize how fast it adds up to owing a large amount of money. My old roommate had this problem.

[Bob Buchholz]

Conspicious by its absence is any mention of the type of degree. If a person spends 5 or 6 years getting his degree in black studies or a BA in history they are going to have a very difficult time using their education to further their careers. If however they get a degree in computer science, chemistry, physics, business, accounting or any 'useful' discipline, they will have a much greater probably of increasing their income potential enough to pay back the loans. (It worked for me)