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As financial burden rises, college students question value of education | USA TODAY

Jul 11, 2018 / In: News / By: Ascent Student Loans
USA Today

“Not only are students paying for a bigger part of the bill, 47.2 percent said they will need to cover more of their college costs than they originally thought, the Ascent survey found…’People now regularly view education as an expense, rather than an investment,’ said Ken Ruggiero, chairman and CEO of Goal Structured Solutions, the administrator of Ascent Student Loans.”

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