Rounding out our week looking at the finances of parenting, we’re looking at one of the biggest costs families can face: college. About 18 million students enrolled in post-secondary education this spring. That’s up from last year. And so is the price of tuition. Sandra Kilhof spoke to Journal reporter Oyin Adedoyin about how the skyrocketing cost of college is weighing on kids and parents’ decisions, and might even change what school they pick. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts. Further Reading The Price of Parenting Correction: Sallie Mae's annual How America Pays for College paper found that families spent an average of $30,837 on college this past year. An earlier version of this episode incorrectly said the figure was $13,837. (Corrected Aug. 25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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