College Student Debt: Is College Really Worth It?

College student debt has reached over $1.3 trillion dollars. A question that is asked in society today is, is college really worth it? College tuition is continuing to rise as years go by and students are simply just not attending college due to it. Little do they know, there are ways around paying so much for college tuition. There are multiple ways students can lower their tuition so that they are able to have a successful career which include applying for grants,getting a higher degree, and staying in college. One way to help students lower their tuition cost is by applying for grants and loans and also taking AP exams and taking dual enrollment classes in high school. Christine Giordano states that ‘ students can shed thousands of dollars by getting early college credit from AP exams and dual enrollment.” (Giordano, 14). Students are starting to not attend college because of the price, and that makes perfect sense but they are able to save them a couple thousand dollars just by doing these two things. Students could already get college credit while they are in high school by duel enrolling into a class. This is one way of many that could help lower student's college tuition and help

How exactly do they plan on paying for semesters that they attended? Founder and CEO of IvyWise and an independent university admissions counselor, Kat Cohen, says that “the average student loan debt is $37,000.” (Cohen, 4). Students that are finishing with a four year college degree is making “on average $1,137 a week.” (Bureau 6). Students will be able to come up with this money a lot quicker if they stick to their plan and earning a college degree, having a successful job, and paying pack their student debt, students just need to stay in school and do everything they can to get that degree. People may that that college is worth it, but not everyone agrees with