New York May Offer Free Tuition Soon

[miah]

It's called the Excelsior Scholarship and it is only for students without a Bachelor degree already who meet the family or independent income cap; and the student will need to complete 30 credits a year and earn a 2.0 or better GPA; and then work in NYS for the equivalent number of years they took loans out, otherwise it will convert into a student loan to be paid back.
But still not a bad deal for those that qualify! Just wish there was something similar for those that already took out loans and are paying them back who reside and work in NYS already!

Millennials got screwed. At least there is Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

I just looked at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans.../questions and it seems like there are lots of things that can exclude students from that one too.

Student loans should not be higher interest than auto or mortgages (IMHO) ... it's just not fair.... it used to be that attending college and higher education could help raise you up out of poverty and debt.... not so sure that is as true now for the masses that use the traditional route of achieving higher education degrees...