I knew it was bad here in PA, but it's actually worse than I'd realized.
College affordability in Pennsylvania ranks as second worst state in the country, according to a new report.
The national report, 2016 College Affordability Diagnosis, documents how higher education has gone from expensive to unaffordable for most low- and middle-income families.
The study, which compared each state's college costs in relation to family income, was conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College and the Higher Education Policy Institute.
Pennsylvania ranks 49th out of 50, while New Hampshire is dead last. New Jersey placed 10th and Delaware was 16th. Still, college affordability has declined in all 50 states since 2008.
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/93251-colleges-in-pa-unaffordable-for-most-low-and-middle-income-families?linktype=hp_impact
Here's a link to the full report: http://www2.gse.upenn.edu/irhe/affordability-diagnosis/state_reports
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