Brian Shactman Quotes

When Americans think of college these days, the first word that often comes to mind is 'debt.' And from 'debt' it's just a short hop to other unpleasant words, like 'payola,' 'kickback,' and 'bribery.'

People of my age who went to college, go into college, you know what it cost back then? Nothing or next to nothing. At the most, you had to work at Dairy Queen during the summer and that would pay for your college education.

I want all tuition to stop growing.

I don't come from a family that had the money to put me through college, so I left school with $100,000 in student loan debt.

The cost of a college degree has skyrocketed out of control.

Colleges take kids' money. It's that simple.

We have to make it easier to afford to go into education in the first place, so you don't leave with crippling debt that you never have a chance to pay back because you're not making enough money.

The hardest thing about going to college should not be paying for it.

We should be trying to make education less expensive, not more.

I think if you have to pay for your education, you worry very seriously about you're going to do when you've got your degree.

We need to make college affordable in price, and also have lower-cost student loans and more available grants for students.

Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.

College gives people learning and also takes away future opportunities by loading the next generation down with debt.

College today is an expensive option without a lot of economies of scale, right, when you go and live at a college. So you have a system that's increasing its cost base by probably five percent a year.

You have to have a lot of money to go to college. It's not cheap.

I did my undergraduate work at the University of California when it was still affordable. But tuition keeps on rising.

The cost of a university education is risen faster than the rate of inflation for decades.

That just doesn't make sense, that government should be making money off students.

College costs continue to rise, and student loan debt threatens to price many Americans out of a college education and out of the middle class.

I was telling some of my friends that I really wish college did pay because then you have an opportunity to have fun in college and enjoy college life and have a comfortable living.

When we worked with the organization that represents students, they were unequivocal: They want debt-free college. And for many of those students, that has to include the total cost of attendance.

I have a daughter in college myself. It's an expensive thing.

Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans, and the government will get the money back long-term from increased exports.

Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off.

The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.