The Worst Private Schools For Student Debt

Longhaul
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:10:25 +0000

MommaJ

The article makes HUGE points for those in my region.

PA is HIGH for National Debt Load. We have a large number of schools on the list - both private (St Joe, Widner) and public (Penn State, Temple). These are all name brand schools in the Philly region. Ask the average HS senior or thier parents and you’ll discover my area has come to ACCEPT the large debt as the only way to attend college much in the same way we accept $200,000 is an average housing price.

I’ve stated before on these boards how high our CC tuition + fees are – they exceed the cost of 4 yr state schools in other regions.

Too many accept these high figures of debt as the cost of getting a job. Frankly, until I found these boards I would have accepted it too. I was not educated enough to know as an OOS student my kids could pay LESS money than we do to IS schools.