<p>“There is an assumption that one can’t get a great education at a State school throughout this thread. Not true. If my child was certain he wanted to teach and we did not qualify for grants”</p>
<p>If you didn’t qualify for grants at an Ivy, odds are that you would have the funds to get your child through the Ivy with minimal loans. There are students at Ivies getting need-based grants whose parents make over 6 figures. </p>
<p>In addition, there are programs like Teach for America that provide loan forgiveness or scholarship money for students wishing to go into teaching.</p>
<p>There are definitely ways that students wishing to teach can attend top colleges and graduate with a reasonable amount of debt compared to their future salaries.</p>
<p>An additional thing to keep in mind is that most students switch their career goals once they enter college. Most people also change careers several time in their lifetimes. Thus, picking the lowest cost college because a student “just plans to teach” may not be the decision that best serves the student in terms of their future options.</p>