Higher education just keeps getting more expensive. I am still in college and paying for it as I go. I did dual enrollment when in high school and graduated with a two year degree when there. The four year University in my city that I transferred to had a rule in place that all incoming freshmen ( this rule applied to me as I has just graduated high school) had to stay on campus ( and get a meal plan) for the first academic year. This was an extra cost of $3000 per semester. To make myself an exception to this rule I went back to my previous college for a semester in order to have 12 credit hours after high school graduation. The colleges push staying on campus to get the “real college experience”. I was already aware that that experience is one of avoidable debt for years to come.
