Gary Burtless, a Yale alumni economist, recently disputed claims that college is a waste of money in his article "College Is Not a Waste of Money." Burtless reveals that the economic reward from obtaining a college degree has never been higher. A student's economic reward from completing college not only depends on the price of the college and anticipated salary after graduating, but also on what the student would make without a college degree. Nowadays, people associate college with the "debt" that they believe they will have after attending. A common aspect that people are not aware of is that the high sticker price for college is decreased by financial aid options. Even with the cost of attendance, college graduates are still making more