State budget cuts to higher education along with rapidly rising college tuitions have greatly reduced the opportunity for many Americans to earn a degree. Over the past 10 years, the average cost of tuition and fees at state-sponsored four-year colleges has increased 37% while inflation has risen 19%. Over the past 30 years, tuition costs have increased 213%. The average cost for a resident student attending a four-year public university today is about $17,000 a year
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