Vivek Wadhwa Quotes

The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt.

By making college unaffordable and student loans unbearable, we risk deterring our best and brightest from pursuing higher education and securing a good-paying job.

College is part of the American dream. It shouldn't be part of a financial nightmare for families.

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

We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle class dream alive.

My message to students is that if you want to become an entrepreneur and save the world, definitely don't skip college. But go to a school that you can afford. You'll be freed from the chains of debt and succeed on your own ambition and merit.

I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs.

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

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

Students can spend their money better than government can. It should not require a federal loan and decades of debt for students to get a college degree. Price limits access - plain and simple.

We tell people to go to college, but when they cross the stage, they cross the stage with a degree in one hand and debt in the other that stifles their ability to be able to live that good life.

Even if you can afford the price of college, you cannot afford a worthless degree.

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.

For the first time in American history, it's not clear whether or not it's smart for a 17-year-old to enroll in college. It absolutely depends on the debt load and the quality of the institution. That is a change from the way things always were and, frankly, the way things always should be. It should always be a good idea to go to college.

The Millennial Generation is being crushed by soaring college costs and student loan debt, and as lawmakers, we must find solutions to address affordability and flexibility in higher education.

Students are up to their eyeballs in loans, and it's going to get even worse. It's going to be hideous, actually. Students are going to be saddled for life. It's going to put a lot of people off going to college, which is a shame.

I believe the American people are entitled to some straight talk when it comes to higher education funding.

If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.

About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.

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

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.

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.

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

Many students graduate from college and professional schools, including those of social work, nursing, medicine, teaching and law, with crushing debt burdens.

When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.