College education is costing more every year making it very difficult for a student to attend both public and private colleges/universities:
A staggering statistics from the National Center for Educational Statistics stated that between 2001 and 2011 the cost of education went up 42% in the United States for public education. The percentage was a little less for the private not-for-profit institutions with an increase of 31%. The increase was dramatically lower for the private for-profit institutions with only a 5% increase from 2001 to 2011.
This cost was the average tuition, room and board inflation-adjusted prices for the full-time student.
These are cold hard facts when one is considering higher education in this day and age. Depending where you live in the United States, the cost of college education can be affordable or it can be very expensive for the middle class. I say this because if you are poor, you will get more help from the government provided you have done well academically and you can demonstrate a lot of need. The middle class is constantly being strangled financially in this economic environment.