NY Times Article on the Future of College: What's Hot and Cool Deals

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FACT: The swelling population of 18-year-olds — members of the demographic behemoth known as the echo boom, offspring of the baby boomers — is expected to peak in 2009, when the largest group of high school seniors in the nation’s history, 3.2 million, are to graduate. While a slow descent is projected to follow, the growing value of a college degree means record high enrollments every year until 2015, according to a June report from the United States Department of Education.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/education/edlife/demographics.html?ex=1311912000&en=122703b61bb5e7ff&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/education/edlife/demographics.html?ex=1311912000&en=122703b61bb5e7ff&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&lt;/a&gt;

An article filled with interesting facts and thoughts to help navigate the coming years of a projected college boom.</p>