I was forced out of college 20 years ago due to rising costs. In my first year, going to an in-state school, I was already paying the limit of what I could rea

I was forced out of college 20 years ago due to rising costs. In my first year, going to an in-state school, I was already paying the limit of what I could reasonably get through loans. Then Gov. Pataki killed the Tuition Assistance Program and SUNY decided to raise tuition by 40% into the next year. I heard that the year after that they did another 30% or-so tuition hike, but by then I was already gone and working full-time.