"In this Oct. 6, 2011, file photo, Gan Golan, of Los Angeles, dressed as the ""Master of Degree,"" holds a ball and chain representing his college loan debt, during a protest in Washington. A new report shows two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with loan debt, and those who borrowed walked off the graduation stage owing on average $26,600. That's up about 5 percent from the class before. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)"