> No one forced them to go to college, especially not one that leaves them $40k in debt. Have you looked at college tuition recently? In-state school will brin

> No one forced them to go to college, especially not one that leaves them $40k in debt. Have you looked at college tuition recently? In-state school will bring you $40k of debt. Private school is more like $160k. It's not a matter of students choosing expensive college over cheap college. They're all expensive. Take a look at http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/state-tuition-and-fees-state-and-sector-over-time http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-table... For 2012-13 the average tuition for public in-state education is $8,655. Then add school fees and student housing & food and you can get to $10-15k per year. Kids aren't out there shopping for luxury cars, they're buying whatever gets them on the road. And it can still bring crippling debt.