Twenty percent (20%) of all college students must work full time ( 35hrs ) to get through college. Nationally, the average student debt is $26,000 for students attending a public four year college. Public college tuition averages $17,860 a year, with private colleges costing $40,000 or more. It has been long held that some work ( 10 -15 hrs weekly ) actually helped students do better in class. There is a problem with this in that many of today's students do not fit this profile. However, over 70% of all part time students hold jobs working in excess of 20 hours a week. The National Center for Education Statistics report 40% of all full college students hold regular jobs. Sixty ( 60%) work more than 20 hours a week. Currently, there are over 2 million college applicants waiting for aid.
Source: The Kansas City Star, Eric Adler, Ann Mara Rose Williams
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