Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

by Sara Goldrick-Rab

Book Overview

If you are a young person, and you work hard enough, you can get a college degree and set yourself on the path to a good life, right?

Not necessarily, says Sara Goldrick-Rab, and with Paying the Price, she shows in damning detail exactly why. Quite simply, college is far too expensive for many people today, and the confusing mix of federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid leaves countless students without the resources...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022640434X
• ISBN13: 9780226404349
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"