College expenses have increased 121 percent in past 30 years

Posted on Dec 30, 2009 by JRF

According to the Washington Post, since 1980, “the average cost of tuition and room and board has grown by a staggering 121 percent while median household income has risen a mere 18 percent.” Read the article, As college costs rise, loans become harder to get to find out how this is affecting low and middle-income students.