CNCC Corner: Affordable college degrees

Prices for just about everything have drastically risen over the past two years. Higher education is no different. In fact, since 2011, the cost of tuition at public two-year institutions has risen by 30% and the cost to attend public universities and other four-year institutions has risen by 36%. With education serving as a gateway to opportunity and more jobs requiring some form or higher education or licensure, the challenge becomes affording the education. This…