I'm 73 and was blessed in that my parents told me they would cover my college. This was in 1968. Got a good degree and have been in construction since then. Divorced from my first wife and had to pay for those two kids. Or, part of it. The first one did 3 1/2 years of college and had less than one years worth of credits. The other ended up paying the last three years with grants and scholarships. Son with second wife got his degree in two spurts. Is not a registered professional engineer. I had about $10K in debt for them I paid off.
Tuition has gotten too far out of control. The colleges/universities see they can get lots of easy money. I work with a guy whose son is going to dental school. Just finished his first year. His son expects to have $400K in student loans when he graduates. That is insane.
