The cost of housing has risen sharply in recent years, including for college students. Living in a dorm or renting an off-campus apartment can be the single largest expense a student faces, even more than tuition.
Laura Barron-Lopez reports on how students are coping with the high cost of living and how some universities are responding. It’s the first part of our fall series Rethinking College.
College senior, Adrian Aguilar, who is studying civil engineering at the University of Texas, expresses that one of the biggest stressors during his time at school has not been academics. It’s how much he has to pay in rent.
Listen here at PBS.org.
