Are Loans Making College Too Expensive For Students?

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As more and more students have graduated and entered the workforce, they have found themselves collectively asking, "Was college really worth it?" One of the factors prompting them to ask this question is the tremendous debt load from college loans that they end up owing with after graduation. Dependent on the quality of the college that they went to along with the amount of financial assistance that they received, it's not unusual for just graduated students to have a balance on their student loan of anywhere from $30,000 to $80,000 or more on.

Years ago this would not have been such a big problem. For instance, as recently as 10 years ago, if you graduated from a well known prestigious college, you would have tens or hundreds of employers lined up waiting to hire you into their programs.

But that was prior to the record amount of layoffs that have taken place over the last 10 years. It was also before thousands of companies started to send much of their work offshore to places such as India and the Philippines. And it was also prior to the record number of foreigners coming here from England, India, and other countries competing for the high paying jobs that we once owned.

During the last ten years, starting salaries for most graduates have also decreased. Part of this is due to the increased competition for a lessening number of available jobs making it basically an employer's market. In addition, careers that were hot when students first started to get their degree, have cooled off a bit. For example, unless you are a much in demand specialist, the demand for high tech talent has dramatically decreased. In fact, unless you're in the health field, it's hard to pick out many industries where there is a real positive outlook for the near to medium future.

So, assuming that you have recently graduated and have to begin to repay your student loans that amount to anywhere from %500 to $900 a month or more - you are going to find yourself facing some hard choices. It may mean moving back home to live with your parents while you save up enough money on your own to move out for good. Or it may mean taking on room mates until you can afford your own place. The sad truth is that most graduates will not be making enough money in their first job to pay their living expenses and their student loan without some help.

The situation is even worse for new graduates that have already started their own families and possibly have one or more children. After paying for rent, utilities, their loans, and other basic expenses - many will find themselves just barely scraping by - even on two incomes. As a result of this new reality, many are being forced to reevaluate and downgrade the vision of their future that they've held in their mind all through college.

Will things get better? After all this country has been through many ups and downs in the past. The huge difference this time, however, is that jobs have slowly, but inexorably, become globalized commodities. And employers who once were limited to finding skills that they needed in their own back yards, can now look for that talent pretty much anywhere in the world. So, unfortunately, it's looking more and more that if you want a secure job where you won't get laid off, you are going to just have to create your own.

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