High Cost of Higher Education
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education states that, over the last 25 years, average prices for college tuition and fees have gone up by 440 percent. This is over four times the inflation rate, and almost twice the rate for medical care.
Community colleges and other public learning institutions have seen their applications increase by as much as 40 percent due to these numbers. Private student loans are almost a thing of the past, which makes higher education completely unaffordable to some families.