College Costs Creep Upward

Credit: NY Times

A recent New York Times article describes how the cost of attending college has risen many times faster than the average income of the U.S. family. Since a college degree is often considered the base-level requirement for entry into professional career, are we closing doors of opportunity by out-pricing the middle class?

For those of you who are college students now, did you have conversations about the cost of attending, taking on personal debt, or establishing a budget before you started college?