I found this a little bit hard to believe. I managed to graduate from a state school with no debt at all (neglible scholarships, small amount of savings, worked

I found this a little bit hard to believe. I managed to graduate from a state school with no debt at all (neglible scholarships, small amount of savings, worked as an RA for a bit and did a decently paying 3 semester co-op). Surely my school isn't THAT expensive. Whoa. Turns out it is. My school estimates a total annual cost as $23k and this is a public university that's regularly listed as one of the "best value colleges." http://financialaid.ncsu.edu/cost-of-attendance/cost-of-attendance-undergraduate-students/ http://financialaid.ncsu.edu/cost-of-attendance/cost-of-atte... http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx I have to think some of that has to do with the exploding cost of tuition and fees (I started 10 years ago), but I can't be exactly sure. Thanks for the post.