*  According to 2009 data, the average cost of a public college education is $6,585 a year, up 6.4% from the previous year.

*  Average tuition to a private institution is $25,143, up 5.9%.

*  According to FinAid.org, two-thirds of four-year college undergraduates have debt to repay. Graduate students and those going into professions borrow from $27,000 to $114,000.

*  Over the past decade, student loans have more than doubled from $41 billion to $85 billion.

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