SHANNON HALLIGAN WHY THEY'RE
UPSET.
SHANNON HALLIGAN WHY THEY'RE
GRADUATED LAST YEAR HAD MORE
THAN 26 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
STUDENT LOANS ACCORDING TO A NEW
REPORT. AND CURRENT STUDENTS ARE
GETTING FED UP WITH THE COST.
STUDENTS AT HOLYOKE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SPOKE OUT AGAINST
STUDENT DEBT.
43:24 THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE
AND IT'S SOMETHING NOT TO BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY AND THAT THE
GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO WHAT IT
CAN TO HELP OUT TODAY.
49:01 THESE STUDENTS SAY THAT
EVEN THOUGH THEY CHOSE TO GO TO
A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THEY'RE
STILL EXPERIENCING THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS OF DEBT AND HAVING TO
WORK MULTIPLE JOBS AT THE SAME
TIME.
38:56 I'M WORKING TWO JOBS RIGHT
NOW BUTTO PLUS TAKING A REALLY
HEAVY COURSELOAD AND THAT'S THE
REALITY FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS
HERE, MANY OF THE STUDENTS GO TO
7 CLASSES AND WORK THREE JOBS
AND THERE'S SO MUCH STRESS. AND
SHE'S NOT ALONE. ACCORDING TO
THE INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE ACCESS
AND SUCCESS, THE AVERAGE STUDENT
WITH LOANS HAD 26,000 DOLLARS IN
EDUCATION DEBT... AND MOST GRADS
HAVE SOME LOANS. BUT IS IT ALL
WORTH IT? THE STUDY FOUND MANY
RECENT GRADS ARE WORKING IN JOBS
THAT DO NOT REQUIRE A COLLEGE
DEGREE. BUT THESE STUDENTS
AREN'T GIVING UP...
45:54 TO LET THOSE KNOW THAT
EVEN THOUGH YOU COMMITTED
MISTAKES, PAY YOUR DEBT TO
SOCIETY, PUSH FORWARD AND THIS
DEBT IS REALLY CAUSING A RIPPLE
EFFECT ON EVERYDBODY.
AND THESE STUDENTS ARE CONCERNED
THE STUDENT DEBT CRISIS COULD BE
THE NEXT HOUSING BUBBLE... WITH
STUDENT DEBT EXCEEDING 1
TRILLION DOLLARS... HIGHER THAN
