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Friday, April 9, 2010

The mounting debt problem student may think twice about borrowing for college

The majority of students and graduates are not burdened with overwhelming student loans, according to the College Board, but there is a sudden increase in the amount of debt, tuition fees are the shoulders of students attend schools with the lowest.

A third of graduates of bachelor-degree programs in 2008, student loans without being. Only one tenth of graduates last year, more than $ 40,000Debt>.

The average amount was $ 20,000, which was little more than a thousand dollars of debt typical of 2004 graduates. Most people think it is a manageable amount of degree to obtain a high school diploma, especially if the payments may be adjusted as the ability of the borrower to pay the rent.

The College Board felt the immediacy of the publication of its results that count in the general perception that students have student loans, it is obviousThey are sensational stories.

And 'to increase the amount of the loan as a student because more than ever after the completion of their studies in a college community. The number of borrowers is also about 8% over a period of four years.

One of the reasons that government subsidies are not keeping pace with inflation. While the average increase in tuition fees amounting to $ 500, plus grants of only $ 260. The cost of housing, health and even energy pricesincreased significantly over the past four years. Lack of money is reflected in the grant agreement for a deficit of $ 5,277.

There is general recognition that community colleges are affordable, but people should stay at the cost of school, especially if they do so full time factor.

Among the debts are not usually unwise. You have to balance what you would pay if followed over a debt, as you need it, rather than school leaverswhole.

As the rise in unemployment, people are going back to college to earn degrees and turn more mandates. Hiking tuition and lack of support from the government-backed former would certainly increase the amount of loans to students. Finance companies are in decline and may not be able to grant credits and $ 40,000. 'Most likely that is no longer in order to provide increased number of expensive private student loans.


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