Is college financially impossible for many young people?

I recommend the community college for one or two years. My daughter did that and went on to graduate at the top of her class in a major college.

I'd suggest going to a community college for 2 years. Get the basics out of the way. Make sure that they stay in contact with an academic advisor EVERY SEMESTER so that they are only taking classes that will transfer to university. That's what I did. Graduated with no problem. You can also do payment plans. I wish I had known that when i was in CC, I thought the only way to pay was to pay in full or financial aid or scholarships...which I didn't receive until university level.

You can work, get the GI Bill, they used to have grants and loans.
I thought Joe was going to help...

For many, yes. Maybe not impossible, but [b]very[/b] hard in some circumstances.

If they have decent grades, not necessarily the best, Christian colleges offer scholarships that cover about half the cost of attending.

Depending on what they plan on studying, it may however not be a bad idea for them to do their entire lower-level classes (first two years) at a community college. Classes are typically much smaller and in the lower-level, they're doing cookie cutter stuff.

Navy Campus was my gig from 1981-1987.
Finished my undergrad while serving.

There are affordable colleges out there, and once you understand that they all teach the same stuff and companies just like to see a degree, you can save some serious cash.

@latinbutterfly So what do you thin of Kris Bryant & Would You Do Him

If they have kids themselves and a shitty support system it can be extremely difficult but not impossible

Without kids it’s a cake walk

We have a college here that the students work on campus to pay for their education all graduate with no debt

Community college is great to fulfill the pre electives

I just went to local colleges. I didn't want to out a loan. Ironically I don't even use my degrees. I started a business and never looked back.