Funding the Dream

Adjusting for inflation, the cost of college tuition since the mid-1970s has tripled at private universities—and it has quadrupled at public universities. Room and board have also more than doubled over the same period.

How do families pay for that? In many cases, by going into debt. Student loan debt in the United States has surpassed $1.3 trillion. (That is almost twice the amount of credit card debt in the U.S.!) According to the U.S. Department of Education, the average student loan debt for a college graduate in 2015 was about $35,000.

The need to assist students trying to afford college is real. And we can help. Our philosophy is this: If a lot of caring people give a little, it adds up to a lot.

Will you help young Memorial graduates to fulfill their dream of going to college? Donate here!