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Degree graduates had debt averaging over $20,000. student debt has quadrupled topping 1 trillion dollars. congress passed legislation to refinance student loans and it went nowhere. president obama's recent transaction doesn't solve the problem either. we wondered if there was a solution for the problem outside of washington and found an interesting one in the denver metro area. it's the next installment in our multi-part series, where america works, looking at local leaders getting things done despite the dysfunctions in washington. like millions of students across the country, salamasina cel...

This is the pursuit of perfection. this thanksgiving is the first time many students returned home during their first semester at college. undoubtedly regaling family with stories about philosophy 101 over dinner on thursday. college is great, but not cheap. the national center for education statistics reported that in 2011 the average annual cost of college education at a 4-year institution more than $22,000. to cover these costs the college board estimated that in 2011, about 57% of public four-year college studented graduated with debt averaging $23,800 and two thirds of the private schoo...

Okay. so you're told to go to college, get a good education so that you can find a good job. but did anyone warn you about the debt that you can easily accumulate when taking out student loans? consider this for a moment. look at these numbers. the arverage cost of attending four-year instate university is around $15,000. a private school, around $36,000. the average student aid such as grants not including loans is around $5,400 and $14,000, respectively. it may surprise you. take a look at that number right there. that in 2008 two-thirds of students graduated with debt averaging about $23,00...