<p>Tom,
No doubt that my kids could choose public options and trust me I am not whining about their choice of going private just whining about how unaffordable college is becoming. I am not a NC resident, but our state university is a good one (UCONN). Problem is my daughter does not want to attend a large school and our other state schools are just so so. So to say you have a public option, while true, really depends on what state you live in and their quality of education. Now if I only lived in Virginia…</p>