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The cost of higher education is outrageous. Even community college tuition is too high for most to pay for out of pocket. While I am not currently working (as I am a full-time student), my husband's salary is just high enough to keep us ineligible for grants or subsidized loans. As a result, I am forced to accumulate a huge debt in order to persue a higher education. That is not a great way to end school. I am an almost 40 year old student with a 4.0 GPA. I'll graduate with over $30,000 in loans.

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I am a student at Clark College in Vancouver, WA. My husband works in Portland and pays Oregon state taxes. I would like to be able to attend PSU or another Oregon public university, however I have to pay out-of-state tuition, which seems ridiculous since my husband pays taxes to Oregon state, Vancouver is a suburb of Portland, and considering that a number of Washington colleges offer in-state tuition rates to Oregon residence. Has this subject been discussed? What can be done to help students like me?

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