Adrienne T. WashingtonHomeHigh Cost of Education Forcing Colleges, Students to Make Difficult DecisionsOver the past 30 years, the average tuition at a public four-year college has risen by more than 250 percent, family income has only gone up 16 percent, states have been cutting back on their higher education budgets, institutions are reducing financial aid packages, and students are going into deeper debt to pay for college.March 9, 2014Page 1 of 1