If this isn’t about @Riversider 's own child, then it’s all second hand.
If it’s her own kid, why leave him with a 25k annual bill? No other choices? If he’s got work study and the student loan, that’s short 16-18k per year. And at the end, saddled with 90k+ loans?
Or is this hypothetical for a kid still in high school?
Ps. Not fair to assume kids poor enough to get full aid are living high off “the system.” Most generous colleges still leave them needing to work and borrow, with no perks at home.