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Blog Entry 100 of 116 Fact, Fiction & Financial Aid
Fact, Fiction & Financial Aid is a blog from CAPlus Denver. We share our insights on all aspects of navigating the college process, from searching for colleges, finding the right college, deciding what you want to study, to the most pressing issue...PAYING for COLLEGE. CAPlus of Denver is a College Consulting firm with a specialization in Financial Aid strategies. Check us out at www.caplusdenver.com

Tuition Assistance or Debt Support?
Contributed by: CAPlus of Denver   on 11/26/2008

I just read an article about "Student loan fugitives". These people are living out of the country, because they cannot afford to pay the monthly payments on student loans! The U.S. needs well-educated, financially sound, emotionally-healthy residents to take care of ourselves and our fellow global citizens. So how did obtaining and paying for the education become the roadblock to living and working in the U.S? Obviously, this choice to live abroad sounds extreme, but it does demonstrate a very real problem that most colleges choose to ignore. Tuition has risen year-over-year at 2-3 times the inflation rate. Financial aid packages from colleges and universities include loans as a substantial portion of their aid packages. The majority of federal aid is in the form of loans. It seems that getting a college degree is initiating young people into the debt cycle rather than assisting with tuition. We as individuals and our federal and state governments are overdue in asking our institutions of higher education, WHY? ~Rhonda



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CAPlus of Denver

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CAPlus of Denver has posted 116 blog entries and 0 comments since joining on 8/19/2008. CAPlus of Denver's average blog rating is 4.83.
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