Managing the College Money Maze

If your have Seniors this semester, it's not news that many are in the throes of sorting out the maze and mystery of how they are going to pay for college.  For some, even a 2 year program is a financial challenge.

This week, NPR's Morning Edition has been running a series on the cost of college: how did it get so expensive?  How do working- and middle-class families afford it?  How are families dealing with the trade-off of cost vs. dream school?  I thought this might be interesting to hear, and share with students.

They've done four segments so far (catalog of recordings).  Here's one segment that I found pretty compelling...

Balancing College Dreams with Financial Reality: