What is making college so expensive?

The cost of college has gone up, but what is leading to student debt is more complicated

What is making college so expensive?
AP Photo/Charles Krupa / Associated Press
What is making college so expensive?
AP Photo/Charles Krupa / Associated Press

What is making college so expensive?

The cost of college has gone up, but what is leading to student debt is more complicated

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Many students will receive loan forgiveness after the Biden Administration’s announcement last week, but how can issues with college affordability be addressed?

Reset talks with policy experts about the state of college costs and we hear from a college adviser on what students can do themselves to find and apply for scholarships.

GUESTS: David Feldman, professor of economics at the College of William and MarySandy Baum, senior fellow at the Urban Institute

Dante Vozza, college adviser with the University of Michigan College Advising Corp