It is just outrageous what college cost these days and it is only going up. Our politicians must hear us concerning this matter. And ya know, it didn't use to be that way, college used to be affordable.
Why should our politicians hear us? For some program we want them to finance? College was never affordable for the common man. It always meant great sacrifice something today's generation does not understand. The blue collar worker became the predominate work force and college was not needed for the majority. When the blue collar worker was on top of the world it made a college education more valuable. Now that a college education is a dime a dozen possibly because of the federal programs, grants, etc you have the college educated flipping hamburgs and they are not paid in relation to the money expended to obtain the education. At least this is my opinion. Stands to reason that price goes along with value. When you have an over abundance of something it cheapens it. Same for college.
Louisiana has a program where the state will pay for part or all of your college tuition if you remain in-state and your high school grades are good enough.