Senate study committee reviews rising living costs, student debt at Georgia colleges
Students and education advocates say rising living costs pose the biggest challenge to college affordability in Georgia.
(Photo Credit: Fiona King/41NBC)MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Georgia Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability held its third meeting Wednesday at Georgia College and State University, focusing on college affordability, Georgia’s student loan debt crisis and the rising cost of living. Though tuition at Georgia’s public colleges has remained relatively steady, students and education leaders told lawmakers that rising rents,…