Rising cost of living has Texas students forgoing college degrees
The rising cost of living in the state's largest cities may be deterring students from attending universities, state higher education officials sai...
The rising cost of living in the state's largest cities may be deterring students from attending universities, state higher education officials said.Commissioner of Higher Education Harrison Keller told Texas lawmakers in the House Higher Education Committee on Wednesday that rising costs have students second guessing the benefits of an education beyond high school.'When we're having these conversations about affordability in college costs, we primarily focus on issues around tuition and fees, but at our public colleges and universities, other costs of room and board, food, transportation, other expenses are actually a much larger and a faster growing part of the cost of attendance,' Keller said.