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Average in-state tuition at a public, four-year college has increase almost 170 percent in the last 20 years. Those numbers from the College Board show the cost of higher education are significantly outpacing inflation. To pay for college, students are having to rely more and more on loans. The resulting debt is a crippling figure for many students. On this show we’ll talk about the choice to take on student loans, and the options for paying them off.
Guests:
Carmen Lopez (Navajo) – executive director of College Horizons and Graduate Horizons
John Gritts (Cherokee) – former management program analyst in the US Department of Education
Scott Skaro (Standing Rock Sioux) – financial aid director for United Tribes Technical College
Break 1 Music: Napo’o Ka La (song) Makana (artist) Kiho’alu – Journey of Hawaiian Slack Key (album)
Break 2 Music: We Are (song) Digging Roots (artist) We Are (album)
